Scholar
Nancy Pollard
Google Scholar ID: Lsr_-hsAAAAJ
Carnegie Mellon University
Citations & Impact
Citations
2,009
H-index
25
i10-index
60
Publications
20
Co-authors
0
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Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published multiple papers on physical interaction, hand motion modeling, and techniques for evaluating perceived quality of human or humanoid motion.
Research Experience
- Before joining CMU, Nancy was an Assistant Professor and part of the Computer Graphics Group at Brown University. She has extensive research experience in robotics and computer graphics, particularly in hand motion modeling and understanding interaction forces.
Education
- Received her PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in 1994, where she performed research on grasp planning for articulated robot hands.
Background
- Professor in the Robotics Institute and the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University. Her primary research objective is to understand how to create natural motion for animated human characters and humanoid robots.
Miscellany
- Interests include Three Rivers Aikikai.
Co-authors