Graduate Students

Emmanuel Adeniran's picture Emmanuel Adeniran
5th Year PhD Student
emmanuel.adeniran@yale.edu
Emmanuel is a PhD student interested in theory of mind and the effects of robot embodiment on people.  He enjoys listening to interesting podcasts and working out in the gym and with occasional runs down scenic routes.
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Kate Candon's picture Kate Candon
4th Year PhD Student
kate.candon@yale.edu
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Kate earned a B.S. in Mathematics with Computer Science from MIT. She is interested in artificial intelligence, machine learning, human-robot interaction, and socially assistive robots. She is particularly interested in health care and elder care settings.

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Nicholas Georgiou's picture Nicholas Georgiou
5th Year PhD Student
nicholas.georgiou@yale.edu

Nick earned a double major in Computer Science and Computer Engineering, along with a minor in Business, from the University of Virginia. He is interested in artificial intelligence, socially assistive robotics, and human-robot interaction.

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Debasmita Ghose's picture Debasmita Ghose,
5th Year PhD Student
debasmita.ghose@yale.edu
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Debasmita earned a BS in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Manipal University, India and an MS in Computer Science from UMass Amherst. Her areas of interest include robotic manipulation, machine learning, computer vision,  and embedded system development. She is keen on exploring Human-Robot Interaction in industrial settings. 
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Fern Limprayoon's picture Fern Limprayoon
2nd Year PhD Student
fern.limprayoon@yale.edu
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Fern is a Computer Science PhD student interested in human-robot interaction. Her current research focuses on using robots to understand and promote prosocial dynamics. She is excited about creating and using technology to help people improve their daily lives.

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Ellie Mamantov's picture Ellie Mamantov
3rd Year PhD Student
ellie.mamantov@yale.edu

Ellie earned a B.A. in Computer Science and Psychology from Carleton College. She is interested in socially assistive robotics and artificial intelligence. She is particularly excited about the intersection of human-robot interaction and mental health and wellness.

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Kayla Matheus's picture Kayla Matheus
4th Year PhD Student
kayla.matheus@yale.edu
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Kayla received her undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering and Art from Yale University in 2011. After working for multiple years in the design thinking and technology startup spaces, she discovered her passion for HRI while founding the behavior change startup, MOTI. Now, she is excited to dive deep into how socially assistive robots can be best designed across the hardware and
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Liam Merz Hoffmeister's picture Liam Merz Hoffmeister
1st Year PhD Student
liam.merzhoffmeister@yale.edu

Liam earned a triple major in Computer Science, Physics, and Mathematics, from the University of Colorado Boulder. He is interested in artificial intelligence, and integrated task and motion planning in robotics.

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Rebecca Ramnauth's picture Rebecca Ramnauth
5th Year PhD Student
rebecca.ramnauth@yale.edu
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Rebecca received her MS and BS degrees in Computer Science at Long Island University. She is currently a Ph.D. student at the Social Robotics Lab interested in computational creativity for children with learning disabilities.
 

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Shuangge Wang's picture Shuangge Wang
1st Year PhD Student
shuangge.wang@yale.edu

Shuangge received his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Applied and Computational Mathematics from the University of Southern California. He is interested in human-robot interaction, interactive robot learning, and artificial intelligence.

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