Dr. Andreea Bobu

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Andreea Bobu is a Boeing Career Development Professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, along with an S.B. in Computer Science Engineering from MIT. Her research is primarily centered on human-centered robotics and covers various interests such as algorithmic human-robot interaction, robot learning from human feedback, and personalization in robotics. She actively works on developing human-aligned representation learning and is focused on ensuring that robots can interact seamlessly and reliably with humans while completing shared tasks. Additionally, Andreea has been involved as a research scientist at the Boston Dynamics AI Institute and collaborates with the Collaborative Learning and Autonomy Research Lab. Her teaching interests include algorithmic human-robot interactions and artificial intelligence in aerospace.

Research Interests

Experience

Boeing Assistant Professor

— Present

Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA

Boeing Career Development Professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics specializing in human-centered robotics.

Research Scientist

— Present

Boston Dynamics AI Institute • Cambridge, MA

Conducting research on robotics and human-robot interaction.

Awards

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EECS Rising Star

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HRI Pioneer Paper