Fall 2019 Robotics Colloquium
Henny Admoni
Leading Authority on Human-robot Interaction; Assistant Professor, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Biography
Henny Admoni is an Assistant Professor in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, where she leads the Human And Robot Partners (HARP) Lab. Dr. Admoni studies how to develop intelligent robots that can assist and collaborate with humans on complex tasks like preparing meals. She is most interested in how natural human communication, such as where someone is looking, can reveal underlying human intentions and can be used to improve human-robot interactions. Dr. Admoni’s research has been supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, the U.S. Office of Naval Research, the Paralyzed Veterans of America Foundation and Sony Corporation. Her work has been featured by media outlets such as NPR’s Science Friday, Voice of America News and WESA radio.
Previously, Dr. Admoni was a postdoctoral fellow at CMU with Siddhartha Srinivasa in the Personal Robotics Lab. She completed her PhD in Computer Science at Yale University with Professor Brian Scassellati in the Social Robotics Lab. Her PhD dissertation was about modeling the complex dynamics of nonverbal behavior for socially assistive human-robot interaction. Dr. Admoni also holds an MS in Computer Science from Yale University, and a BA/MA joint degree in Computer Science from Wesleyan University.
Henny Admoni is available to advise your organization via virtual and in-person consulting meetings, interactive workshops and customized keynotes through the exclusive representation of Stern Speakers, a division of Stern Strategy Group®.
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Shaping the Future of Human-Robot Interaction at Davos
January 16, 2020
CMU Team Uses AI to Help Machines Play Nice With Humans
October 15, 2019
Building a Smart Robot for Seniors
October 30, 2018
Robotic Head and Arms Let Two People Share One Body
September 5, 2018
How to Make a Robot Use Theory of Mind
August 17, 2018
Dead Robots Raise Questions on How Far Home Technology Has Come
August 10, 2018
Your Barista is a Robot. Should it be Friendly?
June 16, 2018
A Bot You Can Trust
May 25. 2018
AI's Rapid Advance Sparks Call for a Code for Robots
August 31, 2017
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Admoni, HennyBiography
Henny Admoni is an Assistant Professor in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, where she leads the Human And Robot Partners (HARP) Lab. Dr. Admoni studies how to develop intelligent robots that can assist and collaborate with humans on complex tasks like preparing meals. She is most interested in how natural human communication, such as where someone is looking, can reveal underlying human intentions and can be used to improve human-robot interactions. Dr. Admoni’s research has been supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, the U.S. Office of Naval Research, the Paralyzed Veterans of America Foundation and Sony Corporation. Her work has been featured by media outlets such as NPR’s Science Friday, Voice of America News and WESA radio.
Previously, Dr. Admoni was a postdoctoral fellow at CMU with Siddhartha Srinivasa in the Personal Robotics Lab. She completed her PhD in Computer Science at Yale University with Professor Brian Scassellati in the Social Robotics Lab. Her PhD dissertation was about modeling the complex dynamics of nonverbal behavior for socially assistive human-robot interaction. Dr. Admoni also holds an MS in Computer Science from Yale University, and a BA/MA joint degree in Computer Science from Wesleyan University.
Henny Admoni is available to advise your organization via virtual and in-person consulting meetings, interactive workshops and customized keynotes through the exclusive representation of Stern Speakers, a division of Stern Strategy Group®.
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