Anca Dragan
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Research Areas
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR)
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Research Centers
Center for Human Compatible Artificial Intelligence (CHAI)Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society - The Banatao Institute (CITRIS)
Berkeley Institute of Design (BID)
Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Lab (BAIR)
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Laboratory
Berkeley Deep Drive (BDD)
Teaching Schedule
Fall 2020
CS 188. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, TuTh 5:00PM - 6:29PM, Internet/OnlineSpring 2021
CS 287H. Algorithmic Human-Robot Interaction, TuTh 3:30PM - 4:59PM, Soda 310Biography
Anca runs the InterACT lab, focusing on enabling robots to work with, around, and in support of people. Her goal is for robots to autonomously generate their behavior in a way that moves beyond functionality and formally accounts for interaction with humans. This combines optimal control, machine learning, and cognitive science, with applications in collaborative manipulation and autonomous driving. Anca got her PhD in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University on planning intent-expressive robot motion.Education
2015, PhD, Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University2009, B.S., Computer Science, Jacobs University, Bremen
Awards, Memberships and Fellowships
Sloan Research Fellow, 2018MIT Tech Review Top 35 Innovators Under 35 (TR35), 2017
NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER), 2017
Okawa Research Grant, 2017