Breaking Barriers through Technology Webinar: David Vernon
February 26, 2025
9:00 a.m. ET
Virtual
An African Perspective on Culturally Competent Social Robotics: Why DEI Matters in Human-Robot Interaction.
Presenter: David Vernon
Bio: David Vernon is a research professor at Carnegie Mellon University Africa in Rwanda. He has been active in the field of robotics for over forty years. He co-founded the IEEE Technical Committee for Cognitive Robotics and serves on the IEEE Women in Engineering Committee and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.
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