[Access Lunch] [Accessibility Lunch] - 4/14 GHC 6115 @ 12 PM

[Peya Mowar]

Hi everyone, We have Prof. Eshed Ohn-Bar joining us remotely for the  
upcoming accessibility lunch. Please find the details below: Abstract:  
Despite decades of progress in AI, making AI systems usable and helpful in  
real-world situations remains challenging. This gap becomes especially  
clear when designing systems for people with disabilities, whose diverse  
needs and behaviors often confound existing models and remain a  
(suboptimal) afterthought. In this talk, I will describe our efforts to  
build adaptive AI systems that safely and efficiently assist individuals  
with visual impairments in complex navigation tasks. At the core of our  
approach are AI models that can leverage diverse supervision and realistic  
interactions to learn multimodal models for how people perceive the  
environment, respond to instructions, and dynamically move through 3D  
spaces. Beyond addressing fundamental questions in interactive AI, e.g.,  
for effectively modeling diverse data, the research will pave the way  
toward a foundational framework for building scalable systems that can  
seamlessly adapt to varying users, environments, and applications—whether  
in transportation, healthcare, and education. Bio: Eshed Ohn-Bar is an  
Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer  
Engineering at Boston University (BU). His research lies at the  
intersection of machine intelligence, computer vision, and interactive  
systems, with the goal of developing scalable AI frameworks that enhance  
quality of life—from self-driving vehicles to wearable technologies for  
individuals with disabilities. His collaborations with colleagues have been  
recognized with numerous awards, including the BU College of Engineering  
Early Career Excellence in Research Award, best PhD dissertation award from  
the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society, and best paper awards  
(the CVPR AMFG Workshop, Web for All Conference, and finalist at ICPR). His  
team was also a semifinalist in the 2022 DoT Inclusive Design Challenge.  
Prior to joining BU, he was a Humboldt Fellow at the Max Planck Institute  
and a Postdoctoral Researcher at Carnegie Mellon University. Eshed received  
a BS degree in Mathematics from UC Los Angeles in 2010, MEd from UC Los  
Angeles in 2011, and the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from UC San  
Diego in 2017. We will meet in GHC 6115 for this fascinating talk! Thanks  
and regards, Peya

Accessibility Lunch Seminar
Monday Apr 14, 2025 ⋅ 12pm – 1pm
Eastern Time - New York

Location
GHC 6115, Gates and Hillman Centers, 3, Gates Hillman Complex, 4902 Forbes  
Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA	
https://www.google.com/maps/search/GHC+6115,+Gates+and+Hillman+Centers,+3,+Gates+Hillman+Complex,+4902+Forbes+Ave,+Pittsburgh,+PA+15213,+USA?hl=en



Attachments
Accessibility Lunch Schedule 2024  
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1k1Pmh9jo-N7S73Fi10y-5tEynvhw3xLbPf-NMAjTSxU

CMU Accessibility Lunch Seminar SeriesAbout: This seminar series explores  
the evolution and future directions of accessibility research and practice.  
Each week, we discuss diverse facets of accessible and assistive  
technologies, featuring speakers from academia, industry, and beyond. The  
seminar is organised by the Accessibility Research Group at Carnegie Mellon  
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