Thursday, February 14, 2019
Kerstin Dautenhahn, a cross-appointed professor of electrical and computer engineering and systems design engineering, was named an IEEE fellow for her contributions to social robotics and human-robot interaction.
Dautenhahn, a leading international researcher in social robotics from the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom, joined Waterloo Engineering in 2018 as a Canada 150 Research Chair for the next seven years.
She leads a large, multidisciplinary research program integrating artificial intelligence and collaborating with other experts across campus.