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Leslie Pack Kaelbling

Panasonic Professor, MIT

  • Panasonic Professor of Computer Science and Engineering; CSAIL PI, MIT13

Leslie Pack Kaelbling is the Panasonic Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at MIT, a CSAIL principal investigator, and Director of Research at MIT's Siegel Family Quest for Intelligence. She founded the Journal of Machine Learning Research and leads work on learning, state estimation, and planning for robots.123

At a glance

Current role
Panasonic Professor of Computer Science and Engineering; CSAIL PI
Company
MIT
Honors
1
Sources cited
3
Profile reviewed

Accomplishments

  • Panasonic Professor at MIT; SQI Director of Research.2
  • Founder of the Journal of Machine Learning Research.1

MIT CSAIL and Quest for Intelligence

Kaelbling's home page and SQI profile document her MIT professorship, CSAIL affiliation, and role as SQI Director of Research, with a focus on intelligent robots and planning under uncertainty.12

JMLR

She founded and was the first editor-in-chief of the open-access Journal of Machine Learning Research.1

Honors and recognition

  • · 1

Where they work

  • MIT 33 people in the wiki

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References

3 sources · profile reviewed Oct 23, 2026 · data updated Oct 23, 2026

  1. Leslie Pack Kaelbling's Home PageMIT CSAIL · Official page · accessed Oct 23, 2026
  2. Leslie Kaelbling | Quest for IntelligenceMIT SQI · Official page · accessed Oct 23, 2026
  3. Leslie Kaelbling | MIT CSAILMIT CSAIL · Official page · accessed Oct 23, 2026