Alumni-PhD
Emmanuel AdéníranAssistant Professor, United States Military Academy West Point Yale University, PhD Computer Science, 2024 Dissertation: From Distraction to Interaction: Leveraging Robot-Driven Interplay for Effective Technical Education Amid Interruptions |
Henny AdmoniAssistant Professor, Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University Yale University, PhD Computer Science, 2015 Dissertation: Nonverbal Communication in Socially Assistive Human-Robot Interaction |
Jake BrawerPostdoctoral Researcher, University of Colorado Boulder Yale University, PhD Computer Science, 2023 Dissertation: Fusing Symbolic and Subsymbolic Approaches for Natural and Effective Human-Robot Collaboration |
Chris CrickAssistant Professor, Oklahoma State University Yale University, PhD Computer Science, 2009 Dissertation: Intention from Motion |
Kevin GoldAI and Machine Learning Researcher, MIT Lincoln Laboratory Yale University, PhD Computer Science, 2008 |
Elena Corina GrigoreResearch Scientist, NuTonomy Yale University, PhD Computer Science, 2019 Dissertation: Learning Supportive Behaviors for Adaptive Robots in Human-Robot Collaboration |
Justin W. HartClinical Assistant Professor with the College of Natural Sciences and Postdoctoral Fellow affiliated with the Building-Wide Intelligence Project and the Learning Agents Research Group Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas at Austin Yale University, PhD Computer Science, 2014 Dissertation: Robot Self-Modeling |
Brad HayesAssistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Boulder Engineering and Applied Science Yale University, PhD Computer Science, 2015 Dissertation: Supportive Behaviors for Human-Robot Teaming |
Elizabeth (Eli) KimPostdoctoral Associate, The Technology and Innovation Laboratory (TIL), Yale Child Study Center Yale University, PhD Computer Science, 2013 Dissertation: Robots for social skills therapy in autism: evidence and designs toward clinical utility |
Dan LeyzbergLecturer, Department of Computer Science, Princeton University Yale University, PhD Computer Science, 2014 |
Ahsan NawrojYale University, Engineering and Applied Science (Robotics), 2017 Dissertation: Design of an articulated, network-robot for constructing discrete structures |
Meiying QinAssistant Professor (teaching stream), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University Yale University, PhD Computer Science, 2022 Dissertation: Robot Tool Use: Learning, Transferring, Reasoning, and Applying Knowledge about Robots Using Human Tools |
Nicole SalomonsLecturer (equivalent to Assistant Professor), Imperial College London Yale University, PhD Computer Science, 2022 Dissertation: Robots that Tutor in Complex and Dynamic Environments |
Sarah SeboAssistant Professor, University of Chicago Yale University, PhD Computer Science, 2020 Dissertation: Developing Robot Teammates that Enhance Social Dynamics and Performance in Human-Robot Teams |
Aditi RamachandranHuman-Robot Interaction Lead Designer, Vän Robotics Yale University, Engineering and Applied Science (Robotics), 2019 Dissertation: Building Effective Robot Tutoring Interactions for Children |
Fred ShicAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington Yale University, PhD Computer Science, 2008 Dissertation: Computational Methods for Eye-Tracking Analysis: Applications to Autism |
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Ganghua SunVice President, Goldman Sachs Dissertation: From Motor Learning to Social Learning: A Study of Development on a Humanoid Robot |
Ying (Jean) ZhengAssistant Director, Center for Research on Interface Structures and Phenomena, Yale University Yale University, PhD Mechanical Engineering, 2013 |
Henny AdmoniAssistant Professor, Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University Yale University, PhD Computer Science, 2015 Dissertation: Nonverbal Communication in Socially Assistive Human-Robot Interaction |