Dr. Ken Goldberg

Biography

Ken Goldberg supervises research in Robotics and Automation. He holds dual degrees in Electrical Engineering and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania (1984) and a PhD in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University (1990). He joined the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley in 1995 and serves as a Professor in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, with secondary appointments in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, School of Information, and Art Practice, as well as UCSF's Department of Radiation Oncology. Ken has co-authored over 300 peer-reviewed technical papers on algorithms, robotics, automation, and social information filtering, and he holds ten U.S. patents. He has served as Editor-in-Chief for the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, and is a co-founder of the Berkeley Center for New Media, Ambidextrous Robotics, and the Moxie Institute, along with being the founding director of UC Berkeley's Art, Technology, and Culture Lecture Series. His art installations, which are based on his research, have been exhibited internationally at venues such as the Whitney Biennial, Berkeley Art Museum, and Pompidou Center. He co-wrote award-winning documentary films and has received recognition such as the Presidential Faculty Fellowship from President Clinton in 1995 and the National Science Foundation Faculty Fellowship in 1994.

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