Tuesday, August 13, 2019, 1:00 pm
Speaker: Professor Leila Takayama, TUM-IAS Hans-Fischer-Fellow
Title: Designing More Effective Remote Presence Systems for Human Connection and Exploration
Venue: TUM Munich School of Robotics and Machine Intelligence, Heßstraße 134, Munich
Abstract: As people are speculating about what the future of robots in the workplace will look like, this could be a good time to realize that we already live in that future. We actually know a lot about what it’s like to telecommute to work everyday via telepresence robot. Coming from a human-robot interaction perspective, I’ll present the research lessons learned from several years of fielding telepresence robot prototypes in companies and running controlled experiments in the lab to figure out how to better support remote collaboration between people. Building upon that work, I will share some recent research on professional robot operators, including service robot operators, drone pilots, and deep sea robot operators. Finally, I will share our current research on identifying needs and opportunities for designing robotic systems that can better support ocean exploration.
With a background in Cognitive Science, Psychology, and Human-Computer Interaction, she examines human encounters with new technologies. Professor Takayama completed her PhD in Communication at Stanford University in 2008, advised by Professor Clifford Nass. She also holds a PhD minor in Psychology from Stanford, a master's degree in Communication from Stanford, and bachelor's of arts degrees in Psychology and Cognitive Science from UC Berkeley (2003). During her graduate studies, she was a research assistant in the User Interface Research (UIR) group at Palo Alto Research Center (PARC).
More info: www.leilatakayama.org