Maja Mataric

Who is Maja Mataric?

Maja J Mataric’ is an American computer scientist and roboticist, and the Chan Soon-Shiong Chaired 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 through social rather than physical interaction, through technologies aimed at aiding special needs populations including the elderly [3], stroke patients [4][5], children with autism [6][7], and others. She is also known for her earlier work on coordination of robot teams, and robot navigation.