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Geoff Hollinger Candidate for PhD in Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University M.S. in Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University, Fall 2007 B.A. in Philosophy and B.S. in Engineering with High Honors at Swarthmore College, Spring 2005 Geoff DOT Hollinger AT gmail DOT com |
Interests
I am currently a PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University in the Robotics Insitute. My specific interests include multi-robot systems, space robots, evolutionary robotics, and humanoid robots. I am working with Dr. Sanjiv Singh on the EMBER project to assist firefighters in disaster scenarios using multiple robots. In my free time, I enjoy golf, video games, debate, movies, contemporary art, and philosophy.
Refereed Conference Papers
Geoffrey Hollinger and Sanjiv Singh. “Proofs and Experiments in Scalable, Near-Optimal Search by Multiple Robots." RSS Conference Proceedings, Summer 2008. To Appear.
Geoffrey Hollinger, Joseph Djugash, and Sanjiv Singh. “Tracking a Moving Target in Cluttered Environments with Ranging Radios." ICRA Conference Proceedings, Spring 2008.
Geoffrey Hollinger, Joseph Djugash, and Sanjiv Singh. “Coordinated Search in Cluttered Environments Using Range from Multiple Robots." FSR Conference Proceedings, Summer 2007.
Geoffrey Hollinger, Athanasios Kehagias, and Sanjiv Singh. “Probabilistic Strategies for Pursuit in Cluttered Environments with Multiple Robots." ICRA Conference Proceedings, Spring 2007.
Geoffrey Hollinger, Yavor Georgiev, Anthony Manfredi, Bruce Maxwell, Zachary Pezzementi, and Benjamin Mitchell. “Design of a Social Mobile Robot Using Emotion-Based Decision Mechanisms." IROS Conference Proceedings, Fall 2006.
Geoffrey Hollinger and David Gwaltney (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center). “Evolutionary Design of Fault-Tolerant Analog Control for a Piezoelectric Pipe-Crawling Robot." GECCO Conference Proceedings, Summer 2006.
Elizabeth Liao, Geoffrey Hollinger, Joseph Djugash, and Sanjiv Singh. “Preliminary Results in Tracking Mobile Targets Using Range Sensors from Multiple Robots." DARS Conference Proceedings, Summer 2006.
Geoffrey Hollinger and Jeri Briscoe (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center). “Genetic Optimization and Simulation of a Piezoelectric Pipe-Crawling Robot." ICRA Conference Proceedings, Spring 2005.
Technical Reports
Geoffrey Hollinger, Joseph Djugash, and Sanjiv Singh. Tracking a Moving Target in Cluttered Environments with Ranging Radios: Extended Results." Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute Technical Report, CMU-RI-TR-08-07, February 2008.
Undergraduate Thesis
Geoffrey Hollinger, Zachary Pezzementi, Alexander Flurie, and Bruce Maxwell. “Design and Construction of an Indoor Robotic Blimp for Urban Search and Rescue Tasks." Swarthmore College Senior Design Thesis, Spring 2005.
Unrefereed Papers
Geoffrey Hollinger and Nicholas Ward. “Introducing Computers to Blackjack: Implementation of a Card Recognition System using Computer Vision Techniques.” Winner of Honorable Mention at IEEE Philadelphia Student Paper Contest, Spring 2004
Geoffrey Hollinger and Bruce Maxwell. “Color Space Invariance for Various Edge Types in Simple Images.” Displayed at Sigma Xi Poster Session, Fall 2003.
Geoffrey Hollinger and Bruce Maxwell. “Perceptual Grouping using Active Contours in the FLUFFER Software.” Displayed at Sigma Xi Poster Session, Fall 2003.
Academic Links
CMU project web page: EMBER - Robots in Emergency Response
Parrot hardware designed by my group at CMU: Sonar-based multiple direction ranging system
Contest web page for my undergraduate Senior design project: Drexel University flying robot competition
Evolutionary robotics simulation and optimization software: Darwin2K
My Swarthmore College advisor's home page: Dr. Bruce Maxwell
Philosophy Papers
My reading group at CMU: Philosophy of Robotics Reading Group
Geoffrey Hollinger. "Reasonably Free Societies: An Analysis of Positive Liberty Using Scanlon's Contractualist Morality." Senior Course Study in Philosophy.
Geoffrey Hollinger. "The Unemotional Revolution: A Critique of Van Fraassen's Empiricist Picture of Scientific Revolution." Senior Course Study in Philosophy.
Geoffrey Hollinger. "Aristotelian Virtue Ethics and the Problem of Friendship." Senior Honors Study in Philosophy.
Geoffrey Hollinger. "Callicles's Will to Power: A Nietzschean Reading of the Gorgias." Final paper for Plato.
Geoffrey Hollinger. "Drugs, Friendship, and the Secret: A Poststructuralist Interpretation of Moral Alienation." Final paper for Poststructuralism.
Geoffrey Hollinger. "The Angelic Quantum Mechanist: A Critique of the Empiricist Interpretation of Modern Physics." Final paper for Philosophy of Science.
Geoffrey Hollinger. "Self-Realization and the Place of Positive Liberty in Marxism." Final paper for Social and Political Philosophy.
Fun Links
Swarthmore College debate society web page: Amos J. Peaslee Debate Society
NCAA Division III golf: Swarthmore College golf team
Cheapest video games on the internet: gogamer.com