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Maya Cakmak is a Professor at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, where she leads the Human-Centered Robotics Lab. She holds a B.Sc. degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering and an M.Sc. in Computer Engineering from Middle East Technical University. Cakmak earned her Ph.D. in Robotics at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she spent five years conducting research in the Socially Intelligent Machines Lab under the supervision of Andrea L. Thomaz. Following her doctoral studies, she served as a post-doctoral research fellow at Willow Garage, Inc., working with Leila Takayama. Her research interests include human-robot interaction, end-user programming, and assistive robotics, with a focus on developing robots that can be programmed and controlled by a diverse group of users with unique needs and preferences for various useful tasks.
University of Washington • Seattle, WA
Lead the Human-Centered Robotics Lab, supervise student research, and teach courses on robotics and related fields.
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