Marco Pavone

Dr. Marco Pavone is senior director of Autonomous Vehicle Research at NVIDIA and an associate professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University, where he directs the Autonomous Systems Laboratory. He earned his Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2010. His research focuses on physical AI—the development of AI systems grounded in physics, perception, and control that can operate robustly in the real world. His work spans a range of applications, including autonomous vehicles, aerospace systems, and general-purpose robotics. He has received numerous honors, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the White House.