Supervised multiple PhD and Master's students, with research focusing on areas such as machine learning, data science, technology-mediated playful interaction, personalized pedagogical style, etc. Former PhD students' work covered topics like the intersection of planning and learning, explaining robot behavior, etc.
Research Experience
Current position: Associate Professor at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS), leading the Affective Computing and Human-Robot Interaction group. Former CTO of Interactive Robotics, current CTO of Daisys.
Background
Research interests include affective computing and the interaction between humans and socially interactive agents. He is the President of the Association for the Advancement of Affective Computing (AAAC). He is an associate professor at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) of Leiden University, where he leads the Affective Computing and Human-Robot Interaction group. Co-founder and former CTO of Interactive Robotics, and co-founder and CTO of Daisys.
Miscellany
No specific personal interests or additional information provided.