People

Mark Cutkosky	Dr. Mark Cutkosky Dr. Cutkosky is the Fletcher Jones Chair in School of Engineering at Stanford University. He applies analyses, simulations, and experiments to the design and control of robots, tactile sensors, and devices for human/computer interaction. His research interests includes: Flying, Climbing, Running robots. Haptics and perception of friction and texture. Robot hand dexterous manipulation and Telerobotics. His invention, a Gecko like climbing robot was featured in TIME’s best inventions in 2006. He is both an IEEE Fellow and ASME fellow.
Yinyu Ye	Dr. Yinyu Ye Yinyu Ye is the K.T. Li Professor in the School of Engineering at Stanford University. He received his PhD from Stanford and conducts research in optimization, algorithm design, operations research and AI. Ye is an INFORMS Fellow and has received numerous research awards, including the 2009 John von Neumann Theory Prize, the 2014 SIAG/Optimization Prize, the inaugural 2012 ISMP Tseng Lectureship Prize, the inaugural 2006 Farkas prize on Optimization, and the 2009 IBM Faculty Award. He has supervised numerous doctoral students at Stanford who received received the 2015 and 2013 Second Prize of INFORMS Nicholson Student Paper Competition, the 2013 INFORMS Computing Society Prize, the 2008 Nicholson Prize, and the 2006 and 2010 INFORMS Optimization Prizes for Young Researchers.
Li Jiang	Dr. Li Jiang Dr. Li Jiang is the head of Stanford AIRE (AI, Robotics and Education). Dr. Jiang has been doing research in the field of Robotics and AI for many years. He was the top award: “Best of Innovations” award winner for 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovation Awards and the top award: “Best of the Program Award” winner of National Lincoln Design Competition. He also served as a Judge in the Judging Committee for the CES Innovation award. His current research focuses on how AI and Robotic technologies will impact our education system and how we need to adjust our education system to accommodate the coming era of Robotics and AI. His class “AI, Robotics and Design of Future Education” is the first class at Stanford University to address this multidisciplinary field of AI, Robotics, Education and Design Innovation. Dr. Jiang holds more than 60 U.S and international patents. He holds a Master Degree on Design Innovation, a Ph.D on Robotics and a Ph.D minor on Management Science from Stanford University.
Paul Kim	Dr. Paul Kim Dr. Paul Kim is the Chief Technology Officer and Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. He leads initiatives involving the design of learning technologies, educational research, and community development. In a trans-disciplinary project aiming to promote innovation and competition by constructing a Programmable and Open Mobile Internet (POMI 2020), Dr. Kim designs and implements mobile technologies and social learning environments. Dr. Kim has dedicated himself to international development through education and information technology strategies and has advised Saudi Arabia’s national online education initiative, the national evaluation of Uruguay’s One Laptop Per Child project, Rwanda’s national ICT planning, and institutional advancement efforts for numerous universities. Dr. Kim serves on the Board of Directors of WestEd, the Committee on Grand Challenges in International Development for the National Academies of Science, and the advisory committee for the National Science Foundation's Education and Human Resources Directorate. Dr. Kim was born in South Korea and received his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Technology from the University of Southern California in 1999.
Prashant Loyalka	Dr. Prashant Loyalka Dr. Loyalka is an Assistant Professor in Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. He is a Center Research Fellow at Freeman Spogli Institute at Stanford and a Faculty Member of the Rual Education Action Program at Stanford. His research focuses on examining/addressing inequalities in the education of youth and on understanding/improving the quality of education received by youth in large developing economies, including China, Russia and India. In the course of addressing educational inequalities, Prashant examines the consequences of tracking, financial and informational constraints, and psychological factors of both students and teachers in highly competitive education systems. His work on understanding educational quality is built around research that assesses and compares student learning in higher education, high school and (the later stages of) compulsory schooling. He also evaluates programs/policies that seek to improve student outcomes.
Cynthia Breazeal	Dr. Cynthia Breazeal External participator Dr. Breazeal is the Founding Director of Personal Robots Group at MIT's Media Lab. She is the world recognized pioneer of social robotics and human-robot interaction. She is the creator of many globally recognized famous social robots such as: Jibo, Kismet, Leonardo, Nexi etc... She is recognized as a designer and innovator on the national and global stage. She received the Gilbreth Lectures Award by the National Academy of Engineering. She has spoken at a number of prominent global events including the World Science Festival, the World Economic Forum, and TEDWomen. Breazeal is a featured scientist in the Women's Adventures in Science series (sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences). In 2003, Breazeal was recognized as a Finalist in the National Design Awards in Communication at the White House. She is an Overseer at the Museum of Science in Boston, and she is on the Board of Advisors of the Science Channel.