Women In Robotics IV

FORMAT

As in prior versions, the Women In Robotics IV workshop aims to: (1) raise visibility of women in robotics, (2) strengthen the community and provide an opportunity for networking, and (3) foster mentorship of junior female researchers.

The workshop will be a full-day event with a keynote, invited talks, panel discussions, and a poster session. The workshop will end with a dinner to provide networking opportunities for junior female researchers.

Women In Robotics IV is approved, and will take place on Friday June 29, 2018!

INVITED SPEAKERS & PANELISTS

Keynotes

Professor Jessica K. Hodgins, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University

Professor Holly Yanco, Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Early Academic Career Talks

Chinwe Ekenna, Assistant Professor, University of Albany

Katharina Muelling, Systems Scientist, Carnegie Mellon University

Stephanie Rosenthal, Assistant Professor of Applied Data Analytics, Chatham University

Talk: "Applying to Academia"

Laurel Riek, Associate Professor, UC San Diego

Panel on Reinventing yourself: Changing career paths or work direction

Madeline Gannon, Principal Researcher at ATONATON, Carnegie Mellon University

Jennifer King, Berkshire Grey

Kerstin Haring, Postdoctoral Researcher, US Air Force Academy

Victoria Edwards, Researcher, Naval Research Laboratory

Jeannette Bohg, Assistant Professor, Stanford