Oliver Brock

Background:  Ph.D., Computer Science, Stanford University (2000) and M.Sc. (1994), Computer Science, Stanford University, Diplom (B.S. / M.Sc.), Technical University Berlin (1993). Professor Brock joined the faculty of the Department of Computer Science in 2002 as an Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Laboratory for Perceptual Robotics. Most recently, he was a Research Associate and Scientific Consultant at Stanford University's Robotics Laboratory in the Computer Science Department. Previously, he was a Lecturer and Research Associate at Rice University and also held the position of Founder and Chief Technology Officer of AllAdvantage.com.

Research:  Professor Brock's research is mainly concerned with the motion of high-dimensional systems under physical constraints. This applies to robotic systems, such as mobile dexterous manipulators or humanoid robots, as well as to simulated systems, such as molecules or animated characters. His interests include sensing methods required for robust motion of robotic systems in dynamic and unstructured environments and in the algorithmic foundations of modeling and simulating physical processes, such as control, computational geometry, haptics, and computer graphics.

Activities and awards:  Professor Brock is a 2002 Member of the Emmy-Noether-Program. He received an NSF CAREER award in 2006 and a DAAD graduate scholarship in 1998.

 

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