Graduate Research Showcase
A TedX-like event where I presented my research.
Professional Summary
Abhinav Jain is a PhD Candidate in Robotics at Oregon State University,
minoring in Artificial Intelligence. His research focuses on designing complex simulations
and learning-based control methods.
Education
PhD Robotics, Minor in AI
2021
2026
Oregon State University
MS in Robotics, Minor in AI
2021
2023
Oregon State University
B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering
2016
2020
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology
Interests
Deep Reinforcement Learning
Imitation Learning
Sim-to-Real Transfer
Agricultural Robotics
Computer Vision
📚 My Research
I’m a PhD Candidate in Robotics at Oregon State University, minoring in Artificial Intelligence. My research interests span deep reinforcement learning, synthetic data generation, and their applications in agricultural robotics.My current work focuses on visuomotor robotic tree pruning and dexterous manipulation for fruit harvesting using hybrid reinforcement learning methods. I’m passionate about building the future of agricultural robots and closing the sim-to-real gap. Reach out to collaborate! 😃
Featured Publications
Recent Publications
(2025).
Learning to Prune Branches in Modern Tree-Fruit Orchards.
2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).
(2024).
A Dataset for Semantic and Instance Segmentation of Modern Fruit Orchards.
CVPR V4A Workshop (Vision for agriculture).
(2024).
Integrating Stakeholder Perspectives into Robot Pruning Designs.
In review.
Recent & Upcoming Talks
Recent News
Defended Masters Degree and Passed Preliminary Exam
I have successfully defended my Masters degree and passed my preliminary exam.
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