Daniela L. Rus
Encyclopedia
Daniela L. Rus is an American
roboticist
and a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, where she is director of the Distributed Robotics Lab at CSAIL, the Co-Director of the CSAIL Center for Robotics, and an Associate Director of CSAIL.
She was a recipient of the 2002 MacArthur Fellowship.
Rus received her Ph.D. at Cornell University
. She was previously an assistant, associate, and professor in the Computer Science Department at Dartmouth College
before moving to MIT.
United States
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roboticist
Roboticist
A roboticist designs, builds, programs, and experiments with robots. Since robotics is a highly interdisciplinary field, roboticists often have backgrounds in a number of disciplines including computer science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer engineering...
and a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, where she is director of the Distributed Robotics Lab at CSAIL, the Co-Director of the CSAIL Center for Robotics, and an Associate Director of CSAIL.
She was a recipient of the 2002 MacArthur Fellowship.
Rus received her Ph.D. at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
. She was previously an assistant, associate, and professor in the Computer Science Department at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
before moving to MIT.