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Mathieu SalzmannView profile

Academic

• Computer Vision
• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
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Mathieu Salzmann is a Senior Scientist and Lecturer at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the Computer Vision Laboratory (CVLAB) in the School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC). He also holds a courtesy appointment with the EPFL College of Humanities and serves as Deputy Chief Data Scientist at the Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC). He has held concurrent roles in teaching units including SIN, SODH, and SSC, reflecting his interdisciplinary engagement. His research focuses on the intersection of machine learning and computer vision, particularly in deep learning for 2D and 3D visual scene understanding, efficient and robust models, domain adaptation, and interpretable AI. These interests are evident across his extensive publication record in top-tier venues. His recent publications (2023–2024) show a consistent trend in advancing deep learning methods for visual recognition, with strong representation at CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, ICML, ICLR, and NeurIPS. Topics include domain generalization, 3D understanding, model robustness, and multimodal learning, often with applications in real-world systems. His editorial roles as Associate Editor for IEEE TPAMI and Action Editor for TMLR further highlight his leadership in the field. Area Chair: ICML 2023, CVPR 2023, ICCV 2023, NeurIPS 2023, AAAI 2024, ECCV 2024 Associate Editor: IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (TPAMI) Action Editor: Transactions on Machine Learning Research (TMLR) Mathieu Salzmann has supervised numerous PhD students at EPFL, both current and past, including Bouquet Yann Yanis, Javed Saqib, Li Shuangqi, and others. He has also been involved in research grants and collaborative projects, such as his work with S. Süsstrunk and R. Baroni on comics reconfiguration. His part-time role as Senior GNC Engineer at ClearSpace (2020–2024) illustrates his applied research engagement in aerospace systems. He is actively involved in EPFL’s data science and AI research ecosystem through SDSC and multiple labs.

• Computer Vision
• Computer Graphics
• Machine Learning
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Andrea Tagliasacchi is an Associate Professor in the School of Computing Science at Simon Fraser University (SFU), where he holds the Visual Computing Research Chair. He is also a part-time (20%) Staff Research Scientist at Google DeepMind in Toronto and holds an associate professor (status only) appointment in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. Education: PhD in Computing Science – Simon Fraser University (NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Fellow) Postdoctoral Research – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) MSc in Computer Science – Politecnico di Milano (Gold Medalist) His research lies at the intersection of computer vision, computer graphics, and machine learning, with a focus on 3D visual perception. Key areas include neural radiance fields (NeRF), 3D Gaussian splatting, inverse rendering, and geometric deep learning, with applications in robotics, augmented reality, and autonomous systems. His work emphasizes robust and efficient scene understanding and reconstruction from visual data. His recent publications, appearing in top venues like CVPR, SIGGRAPH, NeurIPS, and ECCV, demonstrate a strong emphasis on neural fields, 3D reconstruction, and generative modeling. Trends include improving rendering efficiency, enhancing robustness to noise and distractors, and enabling controllable and 3D-aware generation. His group has made significant contributions to Gaussian splatting, NeRF optimization, and diffusion-based 3D/4D synthesis. Scientific Awards: 2024 CVPR Best Paper Award (Honorable Mention) 2020 CVPR Best Student Paper Award 2015 SGP Best Paper Award NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship MITACS Best Paper Award (SIGGRAPH Asia 2009) NSF Best Poster Award (SGP 2012) He has advised numerous PhD and MSc students, many of whom are now researchers at leading institutions and companies. His research has been supported through collaborations with Google, Intel, and academic partners. He serves the community as a Senior Area Chair for CVPR 2025, Associate Editor for IEEE TPAMI (2024–2026), Guest Editor for IEEE TPAMI on 3D GenAI, and Program Chair for 3DV 2024. He leads a vibrant research lab at SFU focused on pushing the boundaries of 3D scene understanding with machine learning.

Daniel W. BlissView profile

Professor

• Radar
• Wireless Communications
• Precision Positioning
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Daniel W. Bliss is a Professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University and Director of ASU's Center for Wireless Information Systems and Computational Architectures (WISCA). With over $50 million in research funding as principal investigator from organizations including DARPA, ONR, Google, and Airbus, his work bridges theoretical foundations with practical implementations across multiple domains of wireless systems. Dr. Bliss received his educational foundation with a B.S.E.E. from Arizona State University (1989), followed by M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from the University of California-San Diego (1995, 1997). His academic journey includes significant industry experience at General Dynamics (1989-1993) and MIT Lincoln Laboratory (1997-2012) before joining ASU. His research program focuses on advanced wireless systems spanning radar, communications, precision positioning, computational architectures, and medical monitoring applications. Bliss employs information theory, estimation theory, and signal processing to develop novel system concepts with disruptive capabilities. Current research emphasizes RF convergence, integrated sensing and communications, and anticipatory medical analytics using wireless technologies, with particular focus on extracting physiological data from radar signals. Analysis of recent publications reveals a strong trend toward integrated sensing and communications systems, particularly utilizing mmWave and radar technologies for medical monitoring applications. His work increasingly bridges traditional communications and radar domains while expanding into physiological monitoring, demonstrating a clear trajectory toward convergence of wireless technologies for healthcare applications and remote vital sign detection. Dr. Bliss has received significant recognition for his contributions: Fellow of the IEEE (2015) 2021 IEEE Warren D. White Award for Excellence in Radar Engineering 2016-2017 Top 5% Teaching Award at ASU 2017 ASU Fulton Engineering Exemplar Faculty As a dedicated mentor, Dr. Bliss has supervised numerous graduate students through successful dissertation and thesis defenses across both PhD and Master's programs. His research portfolio includes substantial funding from diverse sources with over $50 million secured as principal investigator. Current projects include the $17M DARPA DASH project focused on advanced software-reconfigurable heterogeneous SoCs for next-generation RF systems, and multiple initiatives in contactless vital sign monitoring using radar technologies. Dr. Bliss leads the BLISS Lab and serves as director of WISCA, fostering interdisciplinary research in wireless systems. His team includes researchers working on distributed coherent systems, MIMO radar, RF convergence, and medical monitoring applications, with recent successes including the Making Waves team that tied for first place in the Air Force Spark Tank challenge. He has founded two startup companies: DASH Tech Integrated Circuits Company and the Big Little Sensor Company, focusing on high-performance embedded processing and small-scale radar physiological monitoring, respectively.

• Computer Vision
• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
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Andrew Zisserman is a Royal Society Research Professor at the University of Oxford's Department of Engineering Science, affiliated with the Visual Geometry Group (VGG). His research focuses on computer vision, artificial intelligence, and neural networks, with significant contributions to multimodal learning, video understanding, and 3D scene analysis. He leads projects exploring visual-language models, audio-visual synchronization, and clinical imaging applications. Key research areas include: Video analysis and temporal modeling Multimodal systems for sign language translation and action recognition 3D shape estimation and physical property inference Foundation models and cross-modal retrieval Recent work highlights: Developed Flamingo and Tapir models for video-language tasks Advancements in spinal MRI analysis and clinical imaging Leadership in EGO4D and VoxCeleb challenges Honors include Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS) and the ISSLS Prize in Clinical Science 2023 for spinal analysis innovations. His lab collaborates globally, emphasizing real-world applications in healthcare and autonomous systems.

Jiaxuan YouView profile

Assistant Professor

• Graph Neural Networks
• Relational Data
• Machine Learning Systems
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Jiaxuan You is an Assistant Professor at the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, leading the U Lab focused on achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) in digital environments. His research spans graph neural networks (GNNs), relational data, foundation models, and machine learning systems. PhD and MS in Computer Science from Stanford University (2021) Developed GraphGym and PyTorch Geometric (PyG) for graph learning Core member at Kumo AI (2021-2023) His research explores: Graph-enhanced LLMs: Integrating relational structures into foundation models AGI Development: Self-optimizing AI agents and tool utilization ML Systems: Scalable architectures and redundancy-free computation Interdisciplinary Applications: Financial networks, crop yield prediction, and metro systems Recent publications focus on temporal reasoning, multi-agent dynamics, and hybrid architectures for LLMs. He actively develops open-source tools like DBGYM and GraphRouter. Scientific recognition includes: JPMC PhD Fellowship Baidu Scholarship Best Student Paper at AAAI 2017 World Bank Big Data Innovation Challenge winner He mentors PhD and intern students, emphasizing machine learning systems expertise. His lab collaborates on AGI workshops (e.g., ICLR 2024) and industry projects.

Kenneth P. BirmanView profile

Professor

• Distributed Systems
• Cloud Computing
• Machine Learning Systems
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Kenneth P. Birman is the N. Rama Rao Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University, where he has had a long and impactful career in distributed systems, cloud computing, and AI/ML infrastructure. He is known for foundational contributions to reliable and scalable distributed systems, and for leading high-impact projects such as Cascade, Vortex, and Derecho. He is also the author of a widely used textbook on reliable distributed systems and has founded multiple companies based on his research. Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley M.S. in Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley B.A. in Computer Science, Columbia University Research Interests: Professor Birman's research focuses on building reliable, secure, and scalable distributed systems . His current emphasis is on AI and ML infrastructure , particularly in reducing latency and improving performance through hardware acceleration, RDMA-based communication, and edge computing. He explores how to eliminate data movement bottlenecks in AI pipelines and how to support real-time, mission-critical applications in domains like healthcare, smart grids, and industrial IoT. His work spans systems programming, cloud computing, fault tolerance, and formal verification . He has designed systems that have been deployed in high-stakes environments such as the New York Stock Exchange, the Swiss Exchange, and the French Air Traffic Control system. Scientific Awards: ACM Fellow (1999) IEEE Fellow (2014) IEEE Tsutomu Kanai Award for innovations in distributed computing Teaching and Mentorship: Professor Birman teaches two courses in the fall semester: CS4414: Systems Programming and CS5416: Cloud and ML Systems Programming . He has advised numerous Ph.D. and M.S. students, including Alicia Yang, Tiancheng Yuan, Yifan Wang, Weijia Song, Edward Tremel, Sagar Jha, Jonathan Behrens, and Mae Milano. He has announced that Fall 2025 will be his last semester teaching, and he is no longer recruiting new students, though he will continue supervising current ones. Labs and Projects: He leads the Derecho Project and the Cascade/Vortex Project , both focused on high-performance distributed systems. These projects are collaborative efforts with students and industry partners, and the software is released under open-source licenses. He also maintains strong ties with Cornell's systems group and collaborates with faculty across CS, ECE, IS, and the Cornell Tech NYC campus.

Ram VasudevanView profile

Associate Professor

• Optimization and control of nonlinear systems
• Legged robot locomotion
• Autonomous systems safety
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Ram Vasudevan is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Graduate Studies in the Department of Robotics at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on developing tools for safe and robust deployment of robotic systems, emphasizing optimization, nonlinear control, and real-world applications. Key areas include legged robot locomotion, shared control systems, and safety-critical autonomous systems. Research Interests: Optimization and control of nonlinear systems, locomotion of legged robots, shared control active safety systems, and automation of diagnostic/rehabilitative tasks. His ROAHM Lab prioritizes mathematical guarantees for robotic performance, with applications in medical robotics, autonomous vehicles, and soft robotics. Recent work emphasizes trajectory optimization, sensor fusion, and safety-aware control strategies. He has contributed to benchmarks for autonomous vehicle perception and novel methods in thermal image restoration using neural radiance fields. Awards: None explicitly listed in provided text. Labs/Teams: Directs the ROAHM Lab, collaborating on projects like robotic tail mechanics, real-time motion planning, and sensor data analysis. Active in academic conferences including RSS and ICRA.

Angjoo KanazawaView profile

Assistant Professor

• Computer Vision
• Computer Graphics
• Artificial Intelligence
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Angjoo Kanazawa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) at the University of California, Berkeley. She leads the Kanazawa AI Research (KAIR) lab under the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR) umbrella and serves on the advisory board of Wonder Dynamics. Her research focuses on the intersection of computer vision, computer graphics, and machine learning, with a particular emphasis on 4D reconstruction of dynamic scenes, neural radiance fields (NeRF), and systems that model human-environment interactions from 2D visual data. Education : Ph.D., Computer Science (2017), University of Maryland, College Park BA, Mathematics and Computer Science (2012), New York University (NYU) Her work aims to build systems that can capture, perceive, and understand complex 3D/4D worlds from photographs and videos, enabling applications in scene reconstruction, motion analysis, and generative modeling. She has pioneered techniques for scaling NeRFs across GPUs (NeRF-XL), developing open-source tools like nerfstudio and gsplat. Her recent publications focus on topics like self-occluded avatar recovery (SOAR), decentralized diffusion models, and 4D reconstruction of articulated objects for robotics. Kanazawa's research has been recognized with prestigious awards including the IEEE CS TCPAMI Young Researcher Award (2024) , Sloan Research Fellowship (2023) , and Google Faculty Research Award (2021) . Her lab has trained numerous students who now hold positions at leading institutions and companies like Anthropic, Meta Reality Labs, and Luma AI. Key Scientific Awards : IEEE CS TCPAMI Young Researcher Award (2024) Sloan Research Fellow (2023) Hellman Fellow (2022) Bakar Fellows Spark Award (2022) Google Faculty Research Award (2021) Her KAIR lab collaborates extensively with industry partners and academic institutions, including the Max Planck Institute and Google Research. She has served as an advisor for PhD students and postdocs who now lead teams at UC Berkeley, MIT, Stanford, and Luma AI, while her teaching includes graduate courses like CS 280A (Computer Vision) and CS 294-173 (Learning for 3D Vision).

Ramakrishna GokarajuView profile

Professor

• Power System Protection
• Smart Grid Applications
• Sustainable Energy Systems
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Prof. Ramakrishna Gokaraju is a Professor and Graduate Chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan. His academic journey includes roles as Assistant Professor (2003), Associate Professor (2009), and full Professor (2015). He holds a B.E. from NIT Trichy (1992), M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Calgary (1996, 2000). His research focuses on power system protection, smart grids, and sustainable energy systems, including small modular reactors (SMRs) and renewable integration. He has advised 8 PhD and 25+ Master’s students, with over 80 publications in top journals/conferences. Dr. Gokaraju’s honors include the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship (1998–2000) and the Professor of the Year Award (2008). He has held visiting roles at the University of Manitoba (2009–2010), IIT Kanpur (2018), and institutions in Australia and India. His work emphasizes high-speed digital relaying, PMU-based solutions, and transient stability protection. Current research includes wind generator modeling, SMR integration, and energy storage systems for remote communities. His technical contributions span fault location algorithms, grid resilience enhancement, and GPU-based optimization for transport systems. Ongoing projects explore hybrid energy systems combining SMRs with renewables. Lab affiliations include the Power Systems Research Group at the University of Saskatchewan, focusing on smart grid innovation and sustainable energy solutions.

Wojciech MatusikView profile

Professor

• Computer Graphics
• Computational Design and Fabrication
• Computer Vision
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Wojciech Matusik is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). He leads the Computational Design and Fabrication Group and is a member of the Computer Graphics Group. His research spans computer graphics, robotics, and AI-driven manufacturing, with a focus on computational design, tactile sensing, and material science. Matusik holds a PhD in Computer Science from MIT (2003), an MS from MIT (2001), and a BS from UC Berkeley (1997). His work includes groundbreaking projects like differentiable cloth simulation (DiffCloth), AI-enhanced molecular design, and tactile sensing gloves. He has received prestigious awards such as the MIT TR35 (2004), DARPA Young Faculty Award (2012), and Ruth and Joel Spira Teaching Award (2014). Matusik teaches courses on computer graphics, machine learning, and computational fabrication at MIT. Key research themes include: Robotics: Robotic assembly, tactile interaction, and soft robotics Graphics: 3D holography, procedural material generation Manufacturing: Additive fabrication, topology optimization His recent articles explore AI-driven molecular synthesis, holographic displays, and tactile-enabled VR systems. Matusik collaborates on open-source tools like the WiReSens tactile platform and Simit language for sparse systems.

Katie BylView profile

Associate Professor

• Robotics
• Control Systems
• Robot Dynamics and Control
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Katie Byl is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Her research focuses on robot dynamics and control, particularly in locomotion and manipulation, with applications in rough terrain legged locomotion, supervised autonomy, and flapping-wing flight. She holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. Affiliations: Center for Control, Dynamical Systems and Computation (CCDC) Mechanical Engineering Department Research Interests: Byl’s work emphasizes modeling and control of underactuated systems, stochasticity in real-world environments, and the development of robust control principles for dynamic systems. Her applied projects include exoskeletons, autonomous robots like RoboSimian (part of the DARPA Robotics Challenge), and flapping-wing microrobotics. Scientific Awards: NSF Early Career Development Award Hellman Faculty Fellowship Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship in Neuroscience Regents’ Junior Faculty Fellowship Teaching & Advising: Byl teaches courses in control systems (e.g., ECE 147B, ECE 179D) and robotics. She advises students in UCSB’s Robotics Lab, emphasizing a mix of control theory, mechanical design, and algorithm development. Undergraduate researchers are also recruited annually for summer projects. Labs & Teams: Her Robotics Lab focuses on hardware implementation of control ideas, maintaining a high robot-to-student ratio. Collaborations include the Army’s Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies and the DARPA Robotics Challenge with JPL.

Henrik SandbergView profile

Professor

• Cyber-Physical Systems Security
• Power Systems
• Model Reduction
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Henrik Sandberg is a Professor at the Division of Decision and Control Systems , KTH Royal Institute of Technology , Stockholm, Sweden. He holds the title of Deputy Head of Division and is affiliated with the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science . Education: MSc in Engineering Physics (1999) PhD in Automatic Control (2004) from Lund University Postdoctoral position at Caltech (pre-2007) Research Interests: Focus on cyber-physical systems security , power systems , model reduction , and fundamental limitations of control systems . Key sub-areas include attack detection , networked control , privacy-preserving estimation , and resilient control architectures . Publications: Over 150 papers across IEEE Transactions and Automatica , covering topics like stealthy attacks , distributed control , LQG optimization , and thermodynamic costs in filtering . Recent work includes LWE-based encrypted control and Bayesian deception mechanisms . Scientific Awards: Best Student Paper Award Finalist at IEEE CASE 2014; Best Student-Paper Award at IEEE CDC 2004. Grants & Projects: Leads the DYNACON project (WASP Cybersec cluster) and collaborates on CERCES (critical infrastructure resilience). Serves as examiner for multiple advanced courses in cybersecurity and control systems. Contact: Email: hsan@kth.se Phone: +46 (0)8 790 7294 Room: A:607, Malvinas Väg 10, Stockholm

• Natural Language Processing
• Large Language Models
• Digital Libraries
• +7 more

Min Yen Kan is an Associate Professor and Vice Dean of Undergraduate Studies at the National University of Singapore's School of Computing, Department of Computer Science. With a PhD from Columbia University (2002), he leads the Web Information Retrieval / Natural Language Processing Group (WING.NUS) and serves as ACL Ethics Committee co-chair. His research spans Natural Language Processing , Large Language Models , Digital Libraries , and Information Retrieval , with specific focus on scientific discourse analysis, fact verification, and multimodal systems. Current projects include Scholarly Document Information Extraction (TRL 6), Task-Oriented Dialogue Systems (TRL 4), and Recommendation Systems (TRL 5). Recent publications reveal strong trends in LLM limitations (bias, hallucination, evaluation), conversational recommendation systems , and misinformation detection . His work consistently bridges theoretical NLP with real-world applications in digital libraries and scientific communication. Award highlights include: CIKM 2019 Best Paper Award ACL Distinguished Service Awards Vannevar Bush Best Paper Award (JCDL 2012) ACM Distinguished Speaker designation Kan mentors PhD students with placements at Google and USTC, and serves as associate editor for Information Retrieval and survey editor for Journal of AI Research . His lab WING.NUS develops practical tools like SciWING for scientific document processing and FANG for fake news detection. Media engagements include commentary on AI regulations in Southeast Asia and workforce implications in the AI era.

Pieter van GoorView profile

Research Fellow

• Robotics
• Control Theory
• Equivariant Systems Theory
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Pieter van Goor is a Research Fellow at the Australian National University (ANU), affiliated with the School of Engineering and the Systems Theory and Robotics (STR) group. He holds a PhD in Control Theory (completed 2022) and dual bachelor's degrees (BEng/BSc, 2018). His research focuses on equivariant systems theory, state estimation, and robotics applications. Key contributions include equivariant observer design, Lie group-based control, and geometric data fusion. Education: Bachelor of Engineering (Research & Development) (Honours) in Mechatronics (ANU, 2018) Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (ANU, 2018) PhD in Control Theory (ANU, 2022) Research Interests: Equivariant systems theory, nonlinear control, robotics applications, state estimation on Lie groups, sensor fusion, and geometric control methods. His work emphasizes symmetry exploitation in filter design and observer construction for systems with inherent geometric structures. Grants & Collaborations: Active collaborations include work with Robert Mahony and institutions like the IEEE. Research spans theoretical frameworks (e.g., equivariant filters) and applied systems (e.g., ArduPilot autopilot, event cameras). Labs/Teams: Member of the Systems Theory and Robotics (STR) group at ANU, focusing on advanced control theory and robotics.

Adriana TapusView profile

Professor

• Robotics
• Human-Robot Interaction
• Machine Learning
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Adriana Tapus is a Full Professor at ENSTA Paris, affiliated with Institut Polytechnique de Paris, leading the Autonomous Systems and Robotics Laboratory (SAR) within the Computer Science and Systems Engineering Unit (U2IS). She holds an HDR (Habilitation) and a PhD from EPFL, Switzerland, with postdoctoral experience at USC. Her research focuses on socially assistive robotics, human-robot interaction (HRI), and personalized therapy for individuals with physical/cognitive impairments. She directs the IP Paris Doctoral School and coordinates national/international projects like the EU-funded ENRICHME and SWEET. Education: PhD in Mobile Robotics, EPFL (2005) Habilitation (HDR), ENSTA Paris (2011) M.S. Computer Science, University Joseph Fourier Engineer, Politehnica University of Bucharest Research Interests: Tapus pioneers socially assistive robotics, integrating machine learning, human modeling, and multimodal communication (verbal/non-verbal/para-verbal). Her work addresses adaptive therapies for vulnerable populations using robotics, physiological data interpretation, and context-aware interaction. Key themes include: Human-robot cooperation and trust Emotion recognition and expression Personalized rehabilitation systems AI ethics and human-centered design Publications: Over 150 articles, with recent work exploring humor in HRI, teleoperation trust models, and cross-cultural intelligent vehicles. Notable 2025 contributions include studies on robot laughter efficacy and multimodal facial expression frameworks. Awards: 2025: 4 IROS papers accepted 2016: 25 Women in Robotics recognition 2010: Romanian Academy Award Multiple conference best paper awards (RO-MAN, ICRA, etc.) Advising & Grants: Supervised over 20 PhD students and led projects like EU Horizon 2020 ENRICHME. Current students focus on teleoperation dynamics, robot humor, and haptic interfaces. Active in editorial roles (IJSR, THRI) and conference organization (HRI General Chair 2019). Labs/Teams: Founder of RoboticsByDesign lab and co-initiator of the Hi! Paris interdisciplinary AI center. The SAR lab develops systems for healthcare, education, and human-robot collaboration.