Patricia Alves-oliveira

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Patricia 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

6 years of employment as a software developer

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Human-Robot Interaction, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Human-Robot Interaction at Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa

Undergraduate Education Psychological Sciences, Undergraduate Education Psychological Sciences at Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University

MS in Psychology Psychology, MS in Psychology Psychology at Universidade de Aveiro

Github Skills (7)

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jekyll4

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Programming languages (2)

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Github contributions (5)

patricialvesoliveira/YOLO-Software

Oct 2018 - Feb 2020

Contributions:17 commits, 2 pushes in 1 year 3 months

Malulu/metaphorsrobot

Aug 2020 - Jul 2021

Contributions:224 pushes in 10 months

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