Jedediyah Williams

willij16 [AT] rpi.edu
I am a graduate student in Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where I work with Prof. Jeff Trinkle in the CS Robotics Lab.

I was also a NSF GK-12 Fellow, working with Prof. Ron Eglash and Prof. Mukkai Krishnamoorthy on the Triple Helix project.
Teaching Assistantships:
CSCI-1100 - Computer Science I, with CS department chair Prof. Martin Hardwick [Spring 2011]
CSCI-1010 - Introduction to Computer Programming, with Andrew Schoch [Fall 2010]

Research Interests

Multibody dynamics
Robotic manipulation and grasping
Transit analysis and discovery techniques of extrasolar planets
Effective use of technologies in the classroom

Presentations / Publications:

TitleDateDescriptionLinks
"RPI-MATLAB-Simulator" July 2013 ECCOMAS Multibody Dynamics Conference 2013 in Zagreb. Accepted, and talk to be given on work pertaining to the RPI-MATLAB-Simulator
"Accuracy in Dynamics Simulation of Rigid Bodies in Locally Non-Convex Regions" May 2013 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).
"Stocastic Characterization of Traction on Granular Terrain" Dec 2012 Technical Report 12-06, Department of Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Report
"Stochastic Characterization of Traction on Granular Terrain" July 2012 Work was presented at the DARPA Maximum Mobility and Manipulation (M3) Philadelphia meeting.
"High Performance Multibody Dynamic Simulation for Robot Traction Characterization" May 2012 Poster was presented at the 8th annual New England Manipulation Symposium (NEMS) hosted by iRobot. Poster
"Monitoring Hα Emission and Continuum of UXORs: RR Tauri" Oct 2011 Astronomical Journal; Ref: AJ/406983/ART. AJ-10597. Abstract
"Monitoring Hα Emission and Continuum in RR Tauri with Narrowband Filters" Jan 2011 Work was presented at The 217th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Seattle, WA. I really just helped with some of the numerical computing in analyzing the data. The primary author was awarded the Chambliss Undergraduate Student Medal for her work! Abstract
"Using Sys-Rem as an Alternative Photometry Technique" Jan 2010 Poster presented at 215th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), Washington D.C. A talk was also given in Oct 2009 by Vladimir Strelnitski Ph.D. at B.V. Kukarkin Centenary Conference, Zvenigorod, Russia. Abstract
"Improving the Precision of Differential Photometry on a Determined Target Using SysRem" Jan 2009 Presented poster at the 213th meeting of (AAS) Long Beach, CA. Abstract
Poster
"Observations of Exoplanets at Maria Mitchell Observatory" Oct 2008 Talk given at the 97th meeting of the American Association of Variable Star observers (AAVSO), Nantucket, MA. An update of techniques used for exoplanet observations and data reductions employed by Maria Mitchell Observatory.