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Maja Matarić
American computer scientist
Maja Matarić is an American computer scientist, roboticist and AI researcher, and the Chan Soon-Shiong Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Neuroscience, and Pediatrics at the University of Southern California. She is known for her work in human-robot interaction for socially assistive robotics, a new field she pioneered,[1][2] which focuses on creating robots capable of providing personalized therapy and care that helps people help themselves, through social rather than physical interaction. Her work has focused on aiding special needs populations including the elderly,[3] stroke patients,[4] and children with autism,[5][6] and has been deployed and evaluated in hospitals, therapy centers, schools, and homes.[7] She is also known for her earlier work on robot learning from demonstration, swarm robotics, robot teams,[8] and robot navigation.
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Matarić is also known for her many outreach activities aimed at engaging children, youth, educators, women, and other groups that are under-represented in computing, engineering, and science.[9]