Marynel Vázquez
Assistant Professor at Yale University
Greater Pittsburgh Region United States
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Top SchoolMarynel Vázquez is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Yale who leads the Interactive Machines Group and brings 14 years of interdisciplinary experience at the intersection of human-robot interaction, AI, behavioral science, and design. Her work focuses on enabling situated multi-party interactions with robots, combining perceptual systems, rapid fabrication, and user-centered evaluation to bridge lab prototypes and social contexts. She trained with a PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon and held postdoctoral roles at Stanford, contributing to social robot navigation and group interaction research. Known for blending rigorous technical methods with behavioral insights, she has also explored assisted technologies for people with visual impairments and the social dynamics of robot deception—demonstrating a rare balance of technical depth and human-centered curiosity.
14 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering at Universidad Simón BolívarDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Robotics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (22)
pose10
openface8
computer-vision8
python8
machine-learning8
pytorch8
data-science7
tensorflow7
pose-estimation7
deep-learning7
planning6
ros6
deploying6
neural-network5
java5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
marynelv/assisted-photography
Jun 2013 - Feb 2014
Contributions:26 commits in 7 months
Yale-BIM/f20-assignments
Jul 2020 - Oct 2020
Programming Assignments for Fall 2020
Contributions:1 PR, 151 pushes, 5 branches in 3 months
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