Patrícia Alves-oliveira
Advisory Board at ETH Zürich
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPatricia Alves-Oliveira is an assistant professor of robotics and director of StudioRobot at the University of Michigan, blending eight years of applied research and design to make robots that connect meaningfully with people. Her work sits at the intersection of robotics, design, and psychology—translating human behavioral insights into interaction frameworks and character designs for consumer robots, including contributions to Amazon’s Astro. She advises Meta on critical AI issues and is an academic guest at ETH Zürich, reflecting a career that spans industry impact and high-level policy and research influence. A former postdoc in computer science at the University of Washington and co-founder of the Talking Robotics seminar series, she fosters cross-disciplinary dialogue as much as she builds systems. Patricia’s background in psychology (PhD) informs nuanced interaction patterns that prioritize human agency and accessibility, demonstrated by her volunteer work with Open Style Lab. Based in Ann Arbor, she combines rigorous academic training with practical product experience to shape how robots relate to everyday people.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Computer Science, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Computer Science at University of WashingtonUndergraduate Education, Psychological Sciences, Undergraduate Education, Psychological Sciences at Instituto Superior de Psicologia AplicadaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Psychology at Iscte - Instituto Universitário de LisboaMS in Psychology, Psychology, MS in Psychology, Psychology at Universidade de AveiroDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Psychology at Cornell University
Github Skills (7)
controlling9
robot8
robotics7
css6
html4
jekyll-theme4
jekyll3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Malulu/metaphorsrobot
Aug 2020 - Jul 2021
Contributions:224 pushes in 10 months
patricialvesoliveira/YOLO-Software
Oct 2018 - Feb 2020
Contributions:17 commits, 2 pushes in 1 year 3 months
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