Research Professor, Robotics and holder (part time) of the Sixth Century Chair in computing Science, University of Aberdeen UK. Director of the Intelligent Software Agents Lab
Research Interests: artificial intelligence with special focus on: distributed, collaborating intelligent agents negotiation strategies coordination strategies for distributed planning

Professor, Department of Computer Science, Department of Bioengineering(joint appointment), Rice University, Texas, USA
Research field: motion planning

Assistant Professor Director, IDEA lab, School of Computer Science, University of Oklahoma
Research Field: machine learning, knowledge representation, integration of learning and teaching

Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, Department of Computer Science, 2002-.
Adjunct Distinguished R&D Staff Member, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Computer Science and Math. Div., Oak Ridge, TN, 2002-.
Research Interests: Distributed mobile robotics, artificial intelligence, autonomous learning, sensor networks, embedded and multi-agent systems.

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Secondary Appointment in Computer Science
Director of the Haptic Exploration Laboratory
Faculty Member of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology (Surgical Assistants Thrust Leader, 2004-present)
Johns Hopkins University, 2000-present
Research Interests: Haptic feedback in virtual environments, Human-machine collaborative systems, Reality-based modeling, Robotic fingers and hands; tactile sensing, Medical robotics and surgical assistance, Education and learning using haptics.

Professor
Algorithms & Applications Group
Parasol Laboratory
Department of Computer Science
Texas A&M University
USA
Research Interests: algorithmic solutions for problems in areas such as computational biology (e.g., protein folding and drug design), motion planning (e.g., animation and robotics), computational geometry, parallel and distributed computing (e.g., parallel algorithms, performance modeling & prediction), and computational science (e.g., physics, geosciences, neuroscience)

Associate Professor
Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering (RACE),
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Secondary Appointment in Science Integration Program - Humans,
The University of Tokyo, Japan
PRESTO Researcher, JST
Reseasrch Interests: Neuroinformatics, Robotics, Polymer Science, Data Science, Collaborative Learning, SSME (Service Science, Management and Engineering)

She has started up, been developing and organizing this "Women in Robotics and Automation" community.

TU Berlin, DAI Labor, Berlin, Germany
Research Interests:Developmental robotics, joint attention, robot-robot interaction and communication. Biorobotics, navigation strategies, adaptation to the environment, adaptation of different sensory modalities

Maria Gini
Professor
Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Computer Science
Member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers, University of Minnesota, 1998-.
Winner of the Inaugural Distinguished Women Scholars Award, University of Minnesota, 2001.
Areas of interest: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Intelligent Agents.

Research Assistant,
Mitech Lab, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Pisa, Italy
Research Interests: Microsystem Technologies (MST) for environmental and medical applications