QuoriProf. Maja Matarić
Chan Soon-Shiong Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
BIOGRAPHY
Maja Matarić is the Chan Soon-Shiong Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southern California, where she leads pioneering research in socially assistive robotics, human-robot interaction, and multi-robot systems.
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Dr. Chris Birmingham
Chris Birmingham is a human-robot interaction researcher and software engineer at Semio AI. He earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California in March 2023 with a concentration in Socially Assistive Robotics. His dissertation, Multiparty Human-Robot Interaction: Methods For Facilitating Social Support, developed computational models of group dynamics (e.g., turn-taking and trust) and a facilitation framework grounded in empathy and disclosure. Chris builds open-source tools for reproducible HRI, including HCI-FACE (a web-based facial animation and conversation engine) and HARMONI (a ROS-based modular interaction framework). His work spans multimodal perception, time-series modeling for affect recognition, and end-to-end deployment across cloud and robot platforms.
Prof. Naomi Fitter
Naomi Fitter is a faculty member at Oregon State University, specializing in human-robot interaction research. Her work focuses on developing socially assistive robots and studying how robots can effectively interact with and support humans in various contexts.
Dr. Andy Schoen
Andy Schoen is an interaction designer and frontend developer working at Semio AI. He completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, working with Dr. Bilge Mutlu on human-robot interaction. His research focused on developing systems for specifying and designing robot behaviors. Andy is passionate about creating intuitive tools that empower users to effectively design and interact with robotic systems.