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Center for Embodied Autonomy and Robotics

Souma Chowdhury

PhD

Souma Chowdhury.

Souma Chowdhury

PhD

Souma Chowdhury

PhD

Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Co-Director
Center for Embodied Autonomy and Robotics (CEAR)
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Co-Director
Engineering Science MS in Robotics
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Research Interests

Design Optimization, MINLP, Bio-inspired Computing, Physics-informed Machine Learning, Graph Reinforcement Learning, and Physical AI, with applications to Autonomous Aerospace Systems, Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (aka Drones), Multi-Robot Systems, Robot Swarms, and Physical Networks

Biography Publications Teaching Research Latest News

Latest News

  • Media Advisory: Sunday is UB Robotics Day on North Campus
    4/23/25

    Open to the public, the day will include demos of humanoid and dog robots, driverless cars, drones and more.

  • MAE researchers win best paper award at international computing conference
    9/13/24

    Souma Chowdhury and two mechanical engineering alumni  received a best paper award at the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group On Applied Computing’s annual symposium.  

  • SEAS PhD candidate receives first place in NeuroDesign Innovation
    8/14/24

    Joseph Distefano was recognized for his exploration into how the growing autonomy of artificial intelligence affects human trust.

  • UT Dallas researchers engineer AI model to help prevent power outages
    8/13/24

    The Dallas Morning News reports that a research team that includes Souma Chowdhury (MAE) have developed an artificial intelligence model designed to help electrical grids prevent power outages.

  • AI could create a self-healing grid to put a stop to power outages
    7/9/24

    DPA Magazine shared a story about how UB researchers, including Souma Chowdhury, are using AI to prevent power outages by creating a self-healing grid that can automatically reroute electricity in milliseconds. 

  • Moog gift supports research into safer autonomous vehicles
    7/8/24

    Moog, Inc., a global design, manufacturer and integrator of precision control components and systems, and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences corporate partner, will provide $750,000 to support research in the University at Buffalo’s CEAR.

  • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COULD PREVENT POWER OUTAGES
    7/1/24

    Futurity reported that UB researchers have developed an artificial intelligence model that is designed to help electrical grids prevent power outages by automatically rerouting electricity.