Shahram Najam Syed
Vision-language-action models and visuo-acoustic manipulation
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Publications
Wiggle and Go! System Identification for Zero-Shot Dynamic Rope Manipulation
A Jakobsson, A Mahajan, K Pullalarevu, K Suresh, Y Yao, Y Mao, ...
arXiv:2604.22102 · 2026
ExpReS-VLA: Specializing Vision-Language-Action Models Through Experience Replay and Retrieval
SN Syed, Y Ahuja, A Jakobsson, J Ichnowski
ICRA 2026
CHAMELEON-SLAM: Adaptive feature selection and uncertainty-aware matching for robust monocular visual SLAM
SN Syed
arXiv preprint · 2026
FAR: Failure-Aware Retry for Test-Time Recovery and Continual Policy Improvement
H Hao, SN Syed, J Ichnowski, J Schneider
arXiv preprint · 2026
Hierarchical Skill Retrieval for Data-Efficient Adaptation of Vision-Language-Action Models
H Hao, SN Syed, J Schneider, J Ichnowski
arXiv preprint · 2026
Intercepting the Future: Latent-Space Predictive World Model for Dynamic VLA Manipulation
SN Syed, A Jakobsson, H Hao, J Ichnowski
arXiv preprint · 2026
Not All Layers Need Tuning: Diagnosing and Directing Adaptation in Vision-Language-Action Models
SN Syed, A Jakobsson, J Ichnowski
arXiv preprint · 2026
Joint learning of depth, pose, and local radiance field for large scale monocular 3D reconstruction
SN Syed, Y Hu, Y Yao
arXiv:2512.18237 · 2025
Visuo-Acoustic Hand Pose and Contact Estimation
Y Mao, U Yoo, Y Yao, SN Syed, L Bondi, J Francis, J Oh, J Ichnowski
arXiv:2508.00852 · 2025
SuperPoint-SLAM3: Augmenting ORB-SLAM3 with deep features, adaptive NMS, and learning-based loop closure
SN Syed, I Roongta, K Ravie, G Nageswar
arXiv:2506.13089 · 2025
Autonomous Navigation in Controlled Environments
S Jha, P Oza, L Pedersen, A Pulapaka, DR Pamnani, J Shah, Z Guter, ...
arXiv preprint · 2025
Bump Detection for Facilitating a Defined Vehicle Stop Behavior
J Shah, S Jha, DR Pamnani, A Pulapaka, P Oza, T Eto, T Aguiar, ...
arXiv preprint · 2025
Open X-Embodiment: Robotic Learning Datasets and RT-X Models Open X-Embodiment Collaboration0
P Abbeel, Y Bisk, J Bohg, W Burgard, HI Christensen, T Darrell, L Fei-Fei, ...
ICRA 2024
System and method for correlating video frames in a computing environment
QH Tran, MZ Zia, A Konin, S Haresh, S Kumar, SN Syed
US Patent 11,368,756, 2022
Learning by aligning videos in time
S Haresh, S Kumar, H Coskun, SN Syed, A Konin, Z Zia, QH Tran
Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern , 2021
Assistive mobile robot for industrial and academic applications
A Ahmed, A Azam, UB Ihsan, SN Syed, R Uddin
2020 17th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and
RetroActivity: Rapidly deployable live task guidance experiences
A Konin, SN Syed, S Siddiqui, S Kumar, QH Tran, MZ Zia
IEEE Int. Symp. Mixed Augmented Reality (ISMAR), Demonstration, 2020
A novel hybrid biometric electronic voting system: Integrating finger print and face recognition
SS Najam, AZ Shaikh, S Naqvi
Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology 37 (1), 59-68, 2018
Remote monitoring system for diesel generators at cellular base stations
SS Najam, AZ Shaikh, S Naqvi, T Altaf
International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences 4 (8), 133-138, 2017
Greenhouse monitoring and automation system
SN Syed, AZ Shaikh
Proc. 1st Int. Conf. Innov. Comput. Sci. Softw. Eng.(ICONICS), Karachi , 2016