COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

Human-Aware Planning & Interaction Lab

We develop AI agents that help empower people to achieve their goals more effectively. Our group explores human-AI collaboration, focusing on explainable AI, value alignment, AI safety, and effective teaming.

RESEARCH AREAS

We study and develop algorithmns for use in artifical intelligence applications pertaining to automated planning, explainable AI, and more.

Artificial Intelligence

Neuro-symbolic AI

Robotics

Reinforcement Learning

Explainable + Human-aware AI

Automated Planning

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THE HAPI TEAM

The HAPI Lab is led by Dr. Sarath Sreedharan and consists of Ph.D., Masters and Undergraduate students doing research at all levels. If you are a student interested in joining the lab, please read our FAQ and consider contacting us here.

LAB PROJECTS

Our team has worked on a diversity of projects ranging from the development of artificially intelligent systems that can work with people from all walks of life to accomplish their goals, to systems that capture the knowledge states of human learners to aid with Bee Conservation Efforts.

We have received grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and collaborated with a number of different industry partners and researchers from around the world.

RECENT NEWS

June 30, 2025

Turgay Caglar has just completed his Ph.D. Dissertation Defense

May 09, 2025

Kelsey Sikes has just completed her Master's Defense

February 25, 2025

Sarath was selected as one of the AI's 10 to Watch by IEEE Intelligent Systems

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