Scholar
Nathaniel Dennler
Google Scholar ID: jCtHLIQAAAAJ
Postdoctoral researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citations & Impact
Citations
281
H-index
9
i10-index
9
Publications
20
Co-authors
21
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Selected to attend UC Berkeley NextProf Nexus program in 2025; Awarded Order of the Laurel and the Palm at USC for leadership and service in 2025; Selected for 2025 RSS Pioneers Cohort; Nominated for two best papers (Technical Track and Systems Track) at IEEE/ACM Conference on Human-Robot Interaction in 2025; Published 'A metric for characterizing the arm nonuse workspace in poststroke individuals using a robot arm' in Science Robotics in 2023, etc.
Research Experience
- Postdoctoral researcher at MIT, advised by Andreea Bobu. Focuses on manipulation, rehabilitation, and socially assistive applications with real robots interacting with real users.
Education
- PhD from University of Southern California, advised by Stefanos Nikolaidis and Maja Matarić; B.S. in Computer Science and B.Eng. in Robotics Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Background
- A full-stack roboticist, postdoctoral researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research interests include learning human-aligned robot representations from observed user behaviors, identifying constraints through interaction to reduce search complexity, and creating human-in-the-loop optimization algorithms. Also enjoys building open-source tools like PyLips and The MUFaSAA Dataset.
Miscellany
- In spare time, enjoys figure skating, designing and sewing garments, running along the Charles, and waacking/punking in various spaces.
