Trustworthy, Intelligent, and Explainable Robotics (TIER) Lab

The Trustworthy, Intelligent, and Explainable Robotics (TIER) Lab is concerned with the design and development of robotic systems that solve complex, real-world problems while they also build trust with people and explain their behavior. This research is at the intersection of artificial intelligence, human-robot interaction, machine learning, robotics, and cognitive science. The long-term goal of this work is to develop intelligent robot systems for social good. The TIER lab was founded in September 2023 at Hunter College, CUNY.

The lab’s main research areas are

  • social robot navigation in human-centered environments
  • cognitively-based models of human behavior
  • explainable robotic systems
  • multi-objective and hierarchical planning
  • ethics, diversity, and inclusion in AI and robotics

Team

Raj Korpan, Director

PhD Students

Daniel Weiner

Masters Students

  • Nneka Hyman
  • Kevin Zhang

Undergraduate Students

Daniel Merino
Georgina Woo
  • Eric Guan
  • Leah Kelley
  • Kelly Lin
  • Sofia Rodriguez
  • Daniel Kaijzer
  • Sreejita Roy

Past Undergraduate Students

  • Sami Chen
  • Anthony Pinales
  • Bryant Zheng
  • Rodney Daniel
  • Saim Imran
  • Jessie Lin
  • Isaac Waters