Magnus Egerstedt
Stacey Nicholas Dean of Engineering · UC Irvine
Magnus Egerstedt is a leading research on control theory, complex networks and robotics.
Multi-system robots Mobile Sensor Networks Complex networks (e.g., optimization and control, resource sharing, dimension reduction) Control Theory Robotics
Professor Nigel Crook
Professor of AI and Robotics and Founding Director of the Institute for Ethical AI · Oxford Brookes University
His work addresses how to equip artificially intelligent robotic systems with moral competence.
Neurocomputing Trust Artificial Intelligence Ethical AI Moral Robots
Erin Hunt
Program Manager · Mines Action Canada
Humanitarian disarmament expert focusing on indiscriminate weapons, victim assistance, casualties and international disarmament treaties.
Disarmament Landmines Cluster Munitions Nuclear Weapons Civil Society Campaigning
Dr Lola Canamero
Reader in Adaptive Systems and Head of the Embodied Emotion Cognition and (inter-) action Lab · University of Hertfordshire
Lola’s work explores the emotions between humans and robots, particularly when robots are used to provide therapy or learning opportunities.
Human-Robot Interaction Artificial Intelligence Robots Robots as Therapy
Nikolas Martelaro
Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Nikolas Martelaro's lab focuses on augmenting designer's capabilities through the use of new technology and design methods
Interaction with Autonomous Systems Mechatronics Design Tools Interaction Design
Selmer Bringsjord
Director, Rensselaer AI & Reasoning Lab; Professor, Cognitive Science and Computer Science · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Expert in logic and philosophy, specializing in AI and reasoning
Artifical Intelligence Philosophical Foundations of AI Computational Economics AI Systems Formal Logic
Howie Choset
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Howie Choset's research reduces complicated high-dimensional problems found in robotics to low-dimensional simpler ones.
Field & Service Robotics Applied Mathematics Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles Computer Science Mechanical Systems
Pramod Abichandani
Associate Professor of Applied Engineering and Technology · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Researches drones, robotics and embedded systems
Controls and Communications Controls Electrical and Computer Engineering Drones Robotics
Jodi Forlizzi
Professor and Associate Dean · Carnegie Mellon University
Jodi Forlizzi is responsible for establishing design research as a legitimate form of research in human computer interaction.
Human Robot Interaction Design Theory Artificial Intelligence Human Computer Interaction (Hci)
Elizabeth Croft
Associate Dean, Education and Professional Development, Faculty of Applied Science; Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Director, Collaborative Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Systems Laboratory · University of British Columbia
Professor Croft's research investigates how robotic systems can operate efficiently and effectively in partnership with people
Robotics Mechanical Engineering Human Robot Interaction Community Outreach Student Recruitment
Carmel Majidi
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Carmel Majidi’s mission is to discover materials and methods that allow robots and machines to behave like soft biological organisms.
Soft Robotics Medical Device Manufacturing Wearable Robotics Medical Devices Advanced Manufacturing
Zachary Manchester
Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Zachary Manchester is a researcher and aerospace engineer with broad interests in dynamics, control, estimation and optimization.
Legged Robots Robotics Commercial Aerospace Simulation Software Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Aerospace Engineering
Henny Admoni
Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Henny Admoni directs the Human And Robot Partners (HARP) Lab, which develops assistive and collaborative robots and AI.
Cognitive Psychology Robotics Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Healthcare Human Assistance
Eakta Jain
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Eakta Jain's studies modeling users to improve user-technology interaction, specifically visual attention modeling and eye tracking.
Human-Robot Interaction Virtual Reality (VR) Computer Graphics Eye Tracking
Read Hayes
Research Scientist · University of Florida
Read Hayes' research team aims to better protect vulnerable people and places from crime victimization.
Active assailant shooter Artificial Intelligence Burglary Fear of crime IoT
Katherine "Kat" Collard, MS, RN-BC, NP
Chief Nursing Information Officer · ChristianaCare
Katherine Collard is the chief nursing informatics officer at ChristianaCare, responsible for systems that directly impact nurses.
Nursing Informatics Technology implementor
David Wettergreen
Research Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
David Wettergreen is well known for deploying robots in locations that compel scientific investigation without human presence.
Human-Robot Interaction Underwater Robotics Space Robots and Systems Robotics for Scientific Discovery AI Reasoning for Robotics
Arthur Trembanis
Professor, Marine Science and Policy · University of Delaware
Prof. Trembanis research focuses on understanding beaches for resilience and mapping the seafloor using robots to develop the Blue Economy.
Seafloor Mapping Coastal Erosion and Morphodynamics Hurricanes and Nor'easters Underwater Robots Shipwrecks
Abhisesh Silwal
Senior Project Scientist · Carnegie Mellon University
Abhisesh Silwal's research interest is in end-to-end robotic systems tailored for complex outdoor environments.
Field Robotics Robots for Education Reinforcement Learning Human Robot Collaboration 3-D Vision and Recognition
William Whittaker
Founders University Research Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
A field robotics pioneer, William "Red" Whittaker's research interests centers on mobile robots in unpredictable environments.
Multisensor Data Fusion Robotics in Hazerdous Application Industrial Robotics Field & Service Robotics Outdoor Mobile Robots