Scholar
Aaron Steinfeld
Google Scholar ID: CQ39OowAAAAJ
Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Citations & Impact
Citations
5,416
H-index
32
i10-index
72
Publications
20
Co-authors
27
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Contact
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Publications
Resume (English only)
Research Experience
- Leads the Transportation, Bots, & Disability Lab
- Contributed to the NSF-funded AI-CARING Institute (led by Georgia Tech), focusing on supporting older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment; his lab developed exercise support systems and metrics
- Participated in the Mobility COE center (led by UCLA, funded by FHWA), researching curb-side interaction with autonomous vehicles and delivery robots
- Previously worked on the RERC on Accessible Public Transportation, developing methods for accessible transit equipment and environments, using Tiramisu Transit as a testbed
- Collaborated on the ONR-funded MURI-SUCCESS project with CMU, BYU, Tufts, and UMass Lowell on machine self-assessment of competence
- Led the Tiramisu Transit project, which developed crowdsourced real-time transit information systems and a public smartphone app for personalized transit info
- Engaged in the DRRP on Robotics and Automation for Inclusive Transportation, developing cloud-based robotic assistance in transit hubs
- Led the NSF-funded NRI project 'Mutually Aware Social Navigation' to improve robot navigation in social spaces
Background
- Specializes in human-robot interaction and advanced transportation
- Interested in enabling timely and appropriate interaction under interface constraints due to design, tasks, environment, time pressure, or user abilities
- Trained and experienced in robotics, intelligent transportation, rehabilitation, human factors and ergonomics, human-computer interaction, universal design, and research methods
- Research Professor at the Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, with a courtesy appointment in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute
- Leads the Transportation, Bots, & Disability Lab
