I'm Gabriel Brostow, and I am a professor in Computer Science here at UCL.

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My group explores blue-sky research problems in AI, especially Computer Vision and Human Computer Interaction (HCI). My students and colleagues have diverse interests, mostly aligned around "Human in the Loop AI." This largely fits in the field now known as Human-Centered AI (check out Ben Shneiderman's book!).

I love this field because it allows us to apply our expertise to a variety of tough tasks. That includes assistive technology for everyday life, and super-tools for professionals making graphics e.g. film makers/architects, roboticists, or scientists studying people, animals, cells, or entire environments. I also have a special interest in authoring systems (for architecture, animation, presentations) that make the most of user effort.

I split my time between UCL and Niantic, the company behind Pokémon GO. At Niantic, I'm the Chief Research Scientist and Senior Director of the famous R&D Team.

Before UCL, I did postdocs with Marc Pollefeys in ETH Zurich's CVG Group, and a Marshall Sherfield Fellowship in Roberto Cipolla's Computer Vision & Robotics Group at Cambridge University. I did my PhD with Irfan Essa at Georgia Tech, and my BS in Electrical Engineering at UT Austin.