Leader profile

Milan Ganai

Milan Ganai is a PhD student in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University.

Current role

Role: PhD student
Company: Stanford University
Official link: https://milanganai.github.io/

Recent viewpoints

R&B Encore uses self-supervised chain-of-thought reasoning for VLAs.

Milan presents R&B Encore, a self-supervised pre-training cycle for VLAs that generates and validates embodiment-specific chain-of-thought reasoning, arguing that selective, action-predictive reasoning (like move and gripper position) is more critical than exhaustive or perceptual reasoning for diverse embodiments.

Milan Ganai Embodied reasoning in VLAs Source at 20:16

Recent interviews

Memory, SimToolReal, and World Action Models | YC Paper Club

Aug 8, 2026

Major topics

Design IterationLast interview Aug 15, 2026 TypographyLast interview Aug 15, 2026 InternationalizationLast interview Aug 15, 2026 Visual PrototypingLast interview Aug 15, 2026 Logo DesignLast interview Aug 15, 2026 Project PlanningLast interview Aug 15, 2026 Creative CollaborationLast interview Aug 15, 2026 Meaningful DesignLast interview Aug 15, 2026 Accessible ComputingLast interview Aug 15, 2026 Design ConstraintsLast interview Aug 15, 2026