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CAREER: Inferring Physics from Images: Inverse Rendering and Simulation with Generative Pr — NSF Award to University of North Caro

This project aims to teach computers how to understand the physical properties of the world from images and videos. When humans look at a video, they intuitively understand how light reflects off surfaces and how objects move under force. However, artificial intelligence systems struggle to understand these physical ru

Award titleCAREER: Inferring Physics from Images: Inverse Rendering and Simulation with Generative Pr
Award ID2543161
AwardeeUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CityCHAPEL HILL
StateNC
Amount obligated$328,476
Principal investigatorRoni Sengupta
ProgramRobust Intelligence
Start date06/01/2026
AbstractThis project aims to teach computers how to understand the physical properties of the world from images and videos. When humans look at a video, they intuitively understand how light reflects off surfaces and how objects move under force. However, artificial intelligence systems struggle to understand these physical rules. This project supports the development of new computer vision systems that can automatically figure out an object's three-dimensional shape, what it is made of, how it reacts t
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