Pedro Lopes

Assoc. Prof. of Comp. Science @uchicagocs /
Human Computer Integration Lab / XR, haptics, hw / HCI lab: / music:

[Pedro Lopes @plopesresearch]

Text or video is not only form AI can take.
In https://t.co/SIakxtWjTd (#CHI2026, Best Paper 🏆) we create an embodied AI that acts via muscle stimulation to perform physical tasks: e.g., place a bike on a bus rack and more!
https://t.co/9P9s3fveLH
by @yun_yh_ @romainnith

[Pedro Lopes @plopesresearch]

Great review at @natrevbioeng exploring shared principles and modality-specific strategies across cortical stimulation for touch and vision.

[Giacomo Valle @giacomo_valle]

After more than 5 decades of parallel development, #corticalstimulation for artificial #vision & artificial #touch is beginning to converge

https://t.co/GmyhLxLksT

Our @natrevbioeng review brings together shared principles and modality-specific strategies across both fields

[Giacomo Valle @giacomo_valle]

After more than 5 decades of parallel development, #corticalstimulation for artificial #vision & artificial #touch is beginning to converge

https://t.co/GmyhLxLksT

Our @natrevbioeng review brings together shared principles and modality-specific strategies across both fields

[Data Science Institute @DSI_UChicago]

🏫 Are students hiding their AI use?

New research from @AlexKale17, assistant professor of computer science and data science, finds that shame and peer pressure may be pushing students to underreport their AI usage

Read the full story at https://t.co/CICji0VHYk

[Anton Sobinov @AntonSobinov]

Extremely excited to share our preprint describing the framework for quantifying the mechanics of dexterous grasp.

https://t.co/nnWl81Hccb

[Luca Carlone @lucacarlone1]

3 out of 4 keynote speakers in Spatial AI at #ICRA2026 are editors of the #SLAMHandbook (https://t.co/VamHLhn7k7)! If you cannot be in Vienna, pick the chapter you like and learn about the past, present, and future of #SLAM and #SpatialAI!

[Pedro Lopes @plopesresearch]

@yuichi_itoh Great idea and initiative!!!

[Yuichi ITOH / 伊藤雄一 @yuichi_itoh]

学生・院生・教員の皆さん！
今年も学生イノベーションコンテストSICHIを開催します！このコンテストでは，課題ガジェットを使って，いかにイノベーティブなシステムを作れるかを競います．
今年のガジェットは「NIRSによる脳機能計測装置」！

そのまま使うも良し，全く違う使い方を考えるよし！

[Pedro Lopes @plopesresearch]

Great news for the augmented humans conference: (1) it's now a @sigchi conference (welcome to the family!) and (2) it's in Sri Lanka next! #AHs2027 #AugmentedHumans #AugmentedHumans2027

[ACM SIGCHI @sigchi]

The Augmented Humans International Conference* focuses on physical, cognitive, and perceptual augmentation of humans through digital technologies. AH 2027 will take place in Sri Lanka. https://t.co/Q5r27DHxbm

[Luba Elliott @elluba]

If you're coming to @CVPR be sure to visit the on-site gallery next to the expo or come along for a tour or panel discussion 🎨🤖

Full schedule here: https://t.co/NpizJgPuuC

#CVPR2026 #CVPRArt

[Luba Elliott @elluba]

The #CVPR2026 Art Gallery is now live 🥳

114 artworks using or about computer vision, presented online and as videos and installations at the @CVPRConf in Denver between 5-7 June next week 😍

Check it out https://t.co/XTGoCWaDV8

#creativeAI #AIart

[Pedro Lopes @plopesresearch]

@ShriramKMurthi Wow. Love it and that you tried it too!

[Pedro Lopes @plopesresearch]

@erichorvitz @DimitrisPapail Incredible Eric, almost does a visual illusion where my brain first parsed the image as vertical columns (skyscrapers) until I realized it was our lake coastline sideways (and I live in Chicago and still fell for it!)

[Pedro Lopes @plopesresearch]

@Theo_Vanneau Excited to read this! Adding it to the top of the pile!

[Pedro Lopes @plopesresearch]

@Theo_Vanneau Love it! We did something related (more brute force and simplistic) by stimulating movement areas to speed up reaction: https://t.co/WP4wJtZOTz This focus on attention is great!

[Pedro Lopes @plopesresearch]

@NettaGurari @virginia_tech Great initiative!

[ACM UIST @ACMUIST]

#UIST 2026 Student Innovation Contest CFP is out (https://t.co/ZKzWGg1a0J)! This year, we partner with @emotibit to push the boundaries of prototyping with biosignals.

The proposal deadline is June 15. Join the UIST SIC and turn your ideas into reality!

[Vivian Shen @vhshen]

Apply to the SIC and work with the amazing @EmotiBit !

[Pedro Lopes @plopesresearch]

@Vikashplus @macdonaldncode Can even generate human movements using text to motion: https://t.co/1w4p8W9Z8t

[Open Source for Science Fund @os4science]

📣 The inaugural Open Source for the Life Sciences funding opportunity is live!

We're hosting two information sessions to help you learn more, ask questions, and understand the application process. Sessions cover the same content, register for whichever time is most convenient:

[University of Chicago Neuroscience Institute @UChicago_Brains]

We are excited to announce the Alzheimer’s Research Symposium!

Join us on June 2-3 at 9 am in KCBD 1103 to learn from David Aguillón, MD, PhD (Universidad de Antioquia), Nicolas Masse, PhD (Deep Genomics), UChicago faculty members, and trainees.

More: https://t.co/xp3FxyCQRB