Julie Shah is the H.N. Slater Professor at the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and leads the Interactive Robotics Group at MIT’s Schwarzman College of Computing . She focuses on creating robots that work effectively alongside humans in dynamic environments, combining expertise in artificial intelligence, human factors, and systems engineering. BS, SM: Aeronautics and Astronautics (MIT) PhD: Autonomous Systems (MIT) Her research explores human-robot collaboration , emergent communication , and trust calibration in automated systems, with applications in manufacturing, surgery, and space exploration. Recent publications highlight advancements in language-guided abstraction , human-in-the-loop policy adaptation , and ethics-aware AI . Julie Shah has received prestigious accolades including the NSF CAREER award and recognition in the MIT Technology Review TR35 . Her lab’s work on industrial human-robot collaboration was named one of the 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2013 by Tech Review. She previously worked at Boeing Research and Technology , where she developed innovative methods for human-robot teamwork in safety-critical domains. Her lab at MIT continues to push boundaries in robot locomotion , situational awareness , and sociotechnical systems .



