Anh-Quan Pham

Enhanced diffusion policy frameworks for robotic manipulation tasks by introducing transformer-based observation and action encoders to capture relationships across the whole trajectory. The algorithm is evaluated in a PyMunk-based PushT simulation environment, with comprehensive evaluation metrics.

Designed and implemented planning and control algorithms for the Franka Emika Panda 7-DOF robot to efficiently pick, place, and stack static and dynamic blocks for maximum height. Utilizing ROS and Gazebo for simulation.

This project implements a NeRF-based framework that represents a 3D scene in a compact way and render novel views given a number of 2D views of the same static scene. It integrates positional encoding, stratified sampling, and volumetric rendering.

Developed a real-time face verification system in C++ using OpenCV, integrating yunet.onnx for detection and sface.onnx for feature extraction and matching. Optimized for edge devices, ensuring efficient performance with minimal latency and low power consumption, suitable for IoT deployments.

A real-time emotion recognition system was built using Python, leveraging Mediapipe holistic solution to detect and track face and hand landmarks. The data was normalized to enhance model performance, ensuring it was position-invariant. Computer vision techniques were applied for real-time object detection and tracking, and the emotion recognition model was implemented with Keras. Videos were captured via OpenCV, processed with Mediapipe, and fed into the trained model for real-time mood prediction, with a Streamlit-based web interface and WebRTC for live video streaming.

A virtual machine that simulates the LC-3 architecture, providing a simplified CPU model. It reads, writes data, performs arithmetic, and interacts with I/O devices, making it ideal for learning system-level programming. Similar to the Java Virtual Machine, it abstracts hardware, allowing programs to run across devices without modification. Written in C, this LC-3 virtual machine was tested with 2048, hangman, and rogue game files (also uploaded in the repo).