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Ehsan Adeli is a prominent AI researcher whose work spans foundation models, human activity recognition, computer vision, and autonomous systems. He gained significant recognition as a contributor to the landmark 2021 report "On the Opportunities and Risks of Foundation Models," which introduced the influential concept of foundation models — large-scale systems like GPT-3 and DALL-E adaptable across diverse tasks — accumulating an extraordinary 2,177 citations and helping reshape modern AI discourse. Beyond this seminal work, Adeli has made substantial contributions to spatiotemporal reasoning, particularly in pedestrian intent prediction and human pose forecasting, developing graph-based and structured prediction frameworks that address the complexity of real-world human behavior in robotics and autonomous driving contexts. His research on activity recognition from depth and skeleton data demonstrates a sustained commitment to enabling machines to understand and anticipate human motion across diverse conditions. More recently, his work on Interactive Agent Foundation Models signals a forward-looking vision for dynamic, multi-task AI systems. Collectively, Adeli's publications reflect a researcher dedicated to bridging theoretical AI advances with practical applications in human-robot interaction, autonomous vehicles, and intelligent systems, making his work essential reading for students at the intersection of computer vision and embodied AI.