Fanjun (Frank) Bu
I am a Ph.D. Candidate at Cornell Tech, supervised by Wendy Ju. My research focuses on deploying robots in real-world social environments, where success depends on understanding and responding to human behavior.

Leveraging foundation models, I design and deploy robotic systems that integrate social and situational factors to improve adaptability and responsiveness in human-centered settings. I have extensive experience across robotics, simulation, VR/XR, and generative models, with an emphasis on translating research insights into deployed interactive systems.

Latest News

  • [June 2025] Returned to Toyota Research Institute for a second internship.
  • [June 2025] Some new publications at CHI 2025!
  • [Nov 2025] Gave a talk at the 2nd HRI International Symposium held by Naver Labs Europe.
  • [May 2024] Start my summer internship at Toyota Research Institute.
  • [May 2023] Presented our work Portobello at CHI and received an Honorable Mention Award!
  • [May 2023] Gave a talk at Nokia Bell Labs Responsible AI Seminar.

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