My Fulbright Project will allow robotic platforms to make critical decisions in more complex environments with physically based models of light captured by their sensors. From urban cities to low-earth orbit, this will enable systems to bring together different sources of information under a common scene representation, enabling new capabilities and understanding.

Jack Naylor is a PhD candidate in robotic imaging at the University of Sydney’s Australian Centre for Robotics. His research develops radiance-based representations to enable robotic systems to navigate visually complex environments.

As a Fulbright Future Scholar, Jack will collaborate with Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute to unify data from multiple sensing modalities within these representations, enhancing robotic mapping capabilities.

Home Institution The University of Sydney
Host Institution Carnegie Mellon University
Award Name Fulbright Future Scholarship, Funded by the Kinghorn Foundation
Discipline Robotic Imaging
Award Year 2025