Ron Alterovitz Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3175 Office: 223 Sitterson Hall Phone: 919-962-1768 E-mail:  ron @ cs.unc.edu Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley M.S., University of California, Berkeley B.S., California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Short Bio

Dr. Ron Alterovitz is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He leads the Computational Robotics Research Group which addresses fundamental algorithmic challenges required to enable robots to safely and autonomously complete tasks in clinical and home environments. Prior to joining UNC-Chapel Hill, Dr. Alterovitz earned his B.S. with Honors from Caltech in 2001, completed his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley in 2006, and conducted postdoctoral research at the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Robotics and AI group at LAAS-CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research) in Toulouse, France. Dr. Alterovitz has co-authored a book on Motion Planning in Medicine, was co-awarded a patent for a medical device, and has received multiple best paper finalist awards at IEEE robotics conferences. He is the recipient of an NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, the UNC Computer Science Department's Excellence in Teaching Award, and an NSF CAREER award.

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