Leigh Levinson 

I am a PhD candidate pursuing a joint degree in Informatics and Cognitive Science at Indiana University.  My particular niche is advocating for children's right to privacy in interactions with embodied AI devices such as Internet-connected toys and social robots.

Working with children has always been one of the most fulfilling roles I have had: starting as an older sister, then as a babysitter, a counselor, a mentor, a teacher and a researcher. I am committed to researching and advancing our understanding of children's interactions with technology, with an emphasis on social robotics. I believe that we should use child-centered design in developing new robotic platforms and interdisciplinary approaches to understand the complexities of socialization, social-emotional intelligence and communication as it pertains to child-robot interactions. 

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Let's get in touch! Email me at lmlevins@iu.edu