Grasp and manipulation, hand biomechanics, haptics, human-machine systems, machine learning, machine perception, neural control of movement, prosthetics, robotics, stochastic modeling, tactile sensors.

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• Artificial intelligence and moral issues: AI between war and self-consciousness | Modern Diplomacy, June 2022
• The Audacious Science Pushing the Boundaries of Human Touch | National Geographic, June 2022 (subscription required)
• Teaching robots to touch | Nature, May 2022
• Giving Robots a Sense of Touch | Mission Unstoppable, June 2021
• $100-million gift to UCLA shows growing role of private donors in public universities | Los Angeles Times, June 2019

• Cornell University, 2007
  • Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering with Biometry minor
• University of California, at Berkeley, 1999
  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with Music minor

• 2018: Robohub.org list of “25 women in robotics you need to know about”
• 2018-2019: Defense Science Study Group Selectee
• 2017: UCLA Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dept. Teaching Award
• 2010: National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium Selectee
• 2010: National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program CAREER Award