Bio
Hello everyone! I am a Postdoctoral Associate at Virignia Tech. I work on human-robot interaction in the Collaborative Robotics Lab (Collab) directed by Dr. Dylan Losey.
Prior to joining VT, I did my Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California (USC) under the guidance of Dr. Stefanos Nikolaidis and Dr. Satyandra K. Gupta. I also have a M.S. in Robotics from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) under Dr. Zhi (Jane) Li.
I am passionate about developing assistive robot technology that can interact with people on a daily basis and enhance their quality of life. Particulary, I design algorithmic and hardware solutions that empower everyday users to teach and collaborate with robots effortlessly. My research efforts lie at the intersection of robotics, human factors, and artificial intelligence.
Currently, I am interested in robots learning from human interactions. My Ph.D. thesis proposed methods for quickly adapting robot behaviors to the preferences of their human partners by leveraging similarities between different humans and different tasks.
Feel free to reach me via email at hnemlekar@vt.edu.
