Dr. Marie Charbonneau

Emeritus Professor

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Biography

Marie Charbonneau is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Human-Centred Robotics Machine Intelligence Lab at the University of Waterloo. Her research focuses on reliable whole-body control for humanoid robots. Marie received her Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering in 2010 and started her career as a mechanical design simulation consultant. In 2011, she introduced robotics mentoring as part of the Robotics Challenge, which motivated her to pursue a Master’s in Robotics Engineering through the Erasmus Mundus EMARO program, earning a joint degree from the University of Genoa, Warsaw University of Technology, and ETH Zürich. She worked as an early-stage researcher at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) in Genoa from 2015 to 2019, where she completed her PhD on whole-body control of humanoid robots. Marie's post-doctoral work at RoboHub involves foundational projects with Humanoid Specialist Alexander Werner to control the TALOS robot.

Research Interests

Experience

Post-Doctoral Fellow

2019-01-01 — Present

RoboHub • Waterloo, ON, Canada

Conducts research on reliable whole-body control for humanoid robots.

Early-Stage Researcher

2015-01-01 — 2019-01-01

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) • Genoa, Italy

Worked on whole-body control of humanoid robots as part of the PhD program.

Requirements for University of Waterloo

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Strong background in Statistics
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Specialization Notes

Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.