CV

Basics

Name Brendan Crowe
Label Computer Scientist
Email brendan.crowe@colorado.edu
Url https://brendanjcrowe.com
Summary Ph.D student in Computer Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. My research interests include semantic scene completetion and robotic mapping using generative methdos, as well as millimeter-wave radar.

Work

  • 2021.09 - 2023.08
    Machine Learning Engineer
    Ultra Electronics
    Developed models to reduce operator cognitive load, and increase battlespace understanding.
  • 2020.05 - 2021.08
    Student Researcher
    University of New Hampshire
    Investigated connections between inverse reinforcement learning, behavioral cloning and maximum entropy methods.
  • 2019.08 - 2021.08
    Database and API Developer
    Brands Express LLC
    Developed and maintained database and API integrations with ecommerce platforms.

Education

  • 2023.08 - current

    Boulder, CO

    PhD in Computer Science
    University of Colorado Boulder
    Department of Computer Science
  • 2017.08 - 2021.05

    Durham, NH

    Bachelor of Science
    University of New Hampshire
    Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Projects

  • 2023.12 - current
    Reinforcement learning for Partially Observed Markov Decision Processes
    Traditional POMDP solves do not scale to realistic problems. POMDPs also violate the assumption of existing RL framework, therefore we need a representation that allows existing RL to bne used for POMDPs.
    • Reinforcement Learning
    • Partial Observed Markov Decision Processes
  • 2025.05 - current
    Semantic Octree Latent Diffusion
    Latent diffusion models are a powerful tool for generating high-quality images. Use representaitons like octrees we can generate semantically rich 3d scenes for robotapplications.
    • Latent Diffusion
    • Semantic Scene Generation
    • 3D Scene Generation
  • 2025.08 - current
    Robot Centric Foundation Models
    Use rich sensor data to train foundation models that can be used for a variety of robot tasks.
    • Robot Learning
    • Foundation Models
    • Robot Navigation