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Publications (14)

cs.LG2021

Variational Inference MPC using Tsallis Divergence

Ziyi Wang, Oswin So, Jason Gibson +4

In this paper, we provide a generalized framework for Variational Inference-Stochastic Optimal Control by using thenon-extensive Tsallis divergence. By incorporating the deformed e…

cs.RO2025

Meta-Learning Online Dynamics Model Adaptation in Off-Road Autonomous Driving

Jacob Levy, Jason Gibson, Bogdan Vlahov +4

High-speed off-road autonomous driving presents unique challenges due to complex, evolving terrain characteristics and the difficulty of accurately modeling terrain-vehicle interac…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Machine-learning interatomic potential for AlN for epitaxial simulation

Nicholas Taormina, Emir Bilgili, Jason Gibson +3

A machine learned interatomic potential for AlN was developed using the ultra-fast force field (UF3) methodology. A strong agreement with density functional theory calculations in…

cs.MS2026

MPPI-Generic: A CUDA Library for Stochastic Trajectory Optimization

Bogdan Vlahov, Jason Gibson, Manan Gandhi +1

This paper introduces a new C++/CUDA library for GPU-accelerated stochastic optimization called MPPI-Generic. It provides implementations of Model Predictive Path Integral control,…

cs.RO2024

Dynamics Modeling using Visual Terrain Features for High-Speed Autonomous Off-Road Driving

Jason Gibson, Anoushka Alavilli, Erica Tevere +2

Rapid autonomous traversal of unstructured terrain is essential for scenarios such as disaster response, search and rescue, or planetary exploration. As a vehicle navigates at the…

cs.RO2021

Approximate Inverse Reinforcement Learning from Vision-based Imitation Learning

Keuntaek Lee, Bogdan Vlahov, Jason Gibson +2

In this work, we present a method for obtaining an implicit objective function for vision-based navigation. The proposed methodology relies on Imitation Learning, Model Predictive…