I am a Computer Science PhD student at UW Madison, where I have worked with Michael Gleicher and Yin Li.
I received my BS and MS degrees from UC San Diego, where I worked with Pamela Cosman and Xinyu Zhang.
My research lies at the intersection of robotics and computer vision, with a primary focus on robot perception. Most recently, I was a research intern at Nokia Bell Labs, where I worked on multi-agent LLM systems with Thomas Woo.
Publications
Robust Plane Estimation with Low-Resolution Distance Sensors
William Sun, Carter Sifferman, Michael Gleicher
In review, manuscript available on request
We enhance robot perception performance (e.g. on robust plane estimation) using low-level time-of-flight data.
William Sun, Carter Sifferman, Michael Gleicher
In review, manuscript available on request
We enhance robot perception performance (e.g. on robust plane estimation) using low-level time-of-flight data.
Using a Distance Sensor to Detect Deviations in a Planar Surface
Carter Sifferman, William Sun, Mohit Gupta, Michael Gleicher
RA-L, ICRA 2025
project page / bibtex
We detect deviations in a planar surface over a wide field-of-view using an off-the-shelf proximity sensor.
Carter Sifferman, William Sun, Mohit Gupta, Michael Gleicher
RA-L, ICRA 2025
project page / bibtex
We detect deviations in a planar surface over a wide field-of-view using an off-the-shelf proximity sensor.
Other projects
Closed-loop Mobile Manipulator Control Using a Distance Sensor
William Sun, Michael Gleicher
Aug 2024
project page
We improve mobile manipulator control with exteroception from a miniature proximity sensor in a closed-loop system.
William Sun, Michael Gleicher
Aug 2024
project page
We improve mobile manipulator control with exteroception from a miniature proximity sensor in a closed-loop system.
Improving Image Generation for Rare Entities With LLM Augmentation
William Sun, Wenqing Wei, Nian Lu
Dec 2023
code / pdf
William Sun, Wenqing Wei, Nian Lu
Dec 2023
code / pdf