Ron Alterovitz (photo by Donn Young)

Ron Alterovitz, Ph.D.

Professor
Department of Computer Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3175

Office: 223 Sitterson Hall
Phone: 919-590-6068

E-mail: 

ron

@

cs.unc.edu

Lab: Computational Robotics Research Group

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
M.S., University of California, Berkeley
B.S., California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Ron Alterovitz is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He leads the Computational Robotics Research Group which develops novel algorithms for robots to learn and plan their motions, with a focus on enabling robots to perform new, less invasive medical procedures and to assist people in their homes. Prior to joining UNC-Chapel Hill in 2009, Dr. Alterovitz earned his B.S. with Honors from Caltech, completed his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley, and conducted postdoctoral research at the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Robotics & 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 awards at robotics and computer-assisted medicine conferences. He is the recipient of an NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, two UNC Computer Science Department Excellence in Teaching Awards, an NSF Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.

More information is available on the Computational Robotics Research Group site.


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