Nikolaus Correll

Nikolaus Correll is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he has been a faculty member since 2009. He previously served as a post-doctoral associate at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Nikolaus earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in 2007 and holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich, obtained in 2003.His research focuses on reasoning under uncertainty in robotic manipulation and swarm robotics, areas that are critical for advancing autonomous systems. Nikolaus has received several prestigious awards, including the NASA Early Career Faculty Fellowship in 2012, the National Science Foundation's CAREER award, and the Provost Achievement Award at CU Boulder in 2016. He is recognized for his contributions to the field through keynote talks at international conferences and has received multiple best paper awards. At CU Boulder, he teaches courses such as "Basic Robotic Behaviors and Odometry," "Robotic Mapping and Trajectory Generation," and "Robotic Path Planning and Task Execution," equipping students with essential skills in robotics and automation. Through his work, Nikolaus Correll continues to shape the future of robotics research and education.