About Me
Hey! I’m Max, a second year Master’s student at Georgia Tech. My research focuses on teaching robots. I use reinforcement learning to teach teams of heterogeneous robots to coordinate themselves and quadrupedal robots how to navigate in real-world environments. I graduated from Georgia Tech in May 2020 with a degree in electrical engineering and a minor in robotics.
I do work in the Structured Techniques for Algorithmic Robotics lab (STAR) with Professor Harish Ravichandar and the Robot Autonomy and Interactive Learning lab (RAIL) with Professor Sonia Chernova. I work closely with Robotics PhD student Joanne Truong.
Education
- M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-2021
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Minor in Robotics, College of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-2020
Publications
- Rudolph, M., Goecks, V., Bohannon, A., Waytowich, N., Ravichandar, H. A Bi-Level Approach to Learning Coalition Formation and Control from Expert Demonstrations, Under Review, 2021
- Rudolph, M., Chernova, S., Ravichandar, H. Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures: Towards Risk-Adaptive Task Allocation, In Proc. of The International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2021
- Rudolph, M., Wilson, S., Egerstedt, M. Heterogeneous Multi-agent Coverage Control for Range Limited Robots, In Proc. of The International Conference in Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2021.
In the Media
I was part of an intern spotlight while working on Mars2020 at the Jet Propulsion Lab.
When not herding robots…
I like to play tennis and bake. I’m also a National Parks enthusiast.
Joshua Tree National Park
Olympic National Park
Everglades National Park
