Collaborative Intelligent Systems
Multimodal sensing and modeling tools for studying social behavior in real-world animal groups: inferring social values/preferences, and how environments shape cognition, coordination, and affect.
People
Sreela Kodali
Research Scientist, Basis Research Institute
Sreela Kodali is a research scientist at Basis focusing on novel embedded systems and robotics platforms. She previously completed her PhD in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University where she collaborated with the NIH and led interdisciplinary research in human perception, medical devices, and wearable design. Her professional interests include environmental and health applications, reconfigurable hardware, and robotic systems.
About
I am a research scientist at Basis where I work primarily in the Collaborative Intelligent Systems group. I am currently designing novel multimodal sensing systems for urban ecology research with focuses on privacy and edge-enabled protection from surveillance.
My background is in multidisciplinary research, and I am motivated by concrete, real-world problems — I like to build things that help people. I previously completed my Ph.D. and M.S. in electrical engineering at Stanford University where I collaborated closely with the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Together, we studied tactile perception and proprioception of individuals with the rare genetic disorder PIEZO2 Loss of Function and developed wearable sensory prostheses.
I am interested in creating hardware systems that help — and not harm — our communities. Some of my interests include public interest technology, embedded systems, robotics, edge AI & computing, community organizing and co-design, environmental and health applications, and open-source development.
Projects
Current and recent Basis projects.
R-ADA
A rational automated design agent for robotics, combining language models, simulation, probabilistic programming, and Bayesian inference.
Recent Publications
Recent papers and preprints.
Loop closure grasping: Topological transformations enable strong, gentle, and versatile grasps
Kentaro Barhydt, O. Godson Osele, S. Kodali, Cosima du Pasquier, Chase M. Hartquist, H. Harry Asada, Allison M. Okamura
Wearable Sensory Substitution for Proprioception via Deep Pressure
S. Kodali, Brian B. Vuong, Thomas C. Bulea, Alexander T. Chesler, Carsten G. Bonnemann, Allison M. Okamura