User profiles for Samir Menon
Controlling articulated robots in task-space with spiking silicon neurons
Emulating how humans coordinate articulated limbs within the brain's power budget
promises to accelerate progress in building autonomous biomimetic robots. Here, we used a …
promises to accelerate progress in building autonomous biomimetic robots. Here, we used a …
Spiral: Fast, high-rate single-server PIR via FHE composition
We introduce the SPIRAL family of single-server private information retrieval (PIR) protocols.
SPIRAL relies on a composition of two lattice-based homomorphic encryption schemes: the …
SPIRAL relies on a composition of two lattice-based homomorphic encryption schemes: the …
Mapping stiffness perception in the brain with an fMRI-compatible particle-jamming haptic interface
S Menon, AA Stanley, J Zhu… - 2014 36th Annual …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We demonstrate reliable neural responses to changes in haptic stiffness perception using a
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) compatible particle-jamming haptic interface. …
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) compatible particle-jamming haptic interface. …
Haptic fMRI: accurately estimating neural responses in motor, pre-motor, and somatosensory cortex during complex motor tasks
Haptics combined with functional magnetic resonance imaging (Haptic fMRI) can non-invasively
study how the human brain coordinates movement during complex manipulation tasks, …
study how the human brain coordinates movement during complex manipulation tasks, …
Human motion reconstruction and synthesis of human skills
Reconstructing human motion dynamics in real-time is a challenging problem since it requires
accurate motion sensing, subject specific models, and efficient reconstruction algorithms. …
accurate motion sensing, subject specific models, and efficient reconstruction algorithms. …
YPIR: High-Throughput Single-Server PIR with Silent Preprocessing
We introduce YPIR, a single-server private information retrieval (PIR) protocol that achieves
high throughput (up to 75% of the memory bandwidth of the machine) without any offline …
high throughput (up to 75% of the memory bandwidth of the machine) without any offline …
Haptic fMRI: Combining functional neuroimaging with haptics for studying the brain's motor control representation
A challenging problem in motor control neuroimaging studies is the inability to perform complex
human motor tasks given the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner's disruptive …
human motor tasks given the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner's disruptive …
Respire: High-Rate PIR for Databases with Small Records
Private information retrieval (PIR) is a key building block in many privacy-preserving systems,
and recent works have made significant progress on reducing the concrete computational …
and recent works have made significant progress on reducing the concrete computational …
Experimental analysis of human control strategies in contact manipulation tasks
Here, we present insights into human contact-control strategies by defining conditions to
determine whether a human controls a contact state, empirically analyzing object-to-…
determine whether a human controls a contact state, empirically analyzing object-to-…
A parameterized family of anatomically accurate human upper-body musculoskeletal models for dynamic simulation & control
Modeling human motion requires an accurate specification of musculoskeletal physiology,
yet there exists no method to quantify the modeling accuracy required, or to predict the effect …
yet there exists no method to quantify the modeling accuracy required, or to predict the effect …