Utku Norman
Postdoctoral Scientist at Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS)
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Top SchoolUtku Norman is a postdoctoral scientist and computational HRI researcher with a decade of experience building models and experiments that help robots infer and repair misunderstandings in human interaction. Trained with a PhD from EPFL and a background in engineering and philosophy, he blends Bayesian/recursive mental-modeling (I-POMDPs), NLP, and multimodal behavioral analysis to create socially aware robotic systems. He has led large-scale field studies—co-directing data collection with 250+ children across Swiss schools—and published open datasets and tools that bridge lab research and real-world deployments. At ITAS he now evaluates the societal impacts of robotic AI while continuing hands-on system work in Python, ROS and ML. Unusually for an HRI scientist, he pairs deep theoretical modeling with extensive classroom-facing tutoring and practical robotics development, making him adept at both human-centered design and rigorous quantitative analysis.
10 years of coding experience
Master of Science (MSc), Computer Engineering, Master of Science (MSc), Computer Engineering at Bilkent UniversityErasmus Exchange Student, Engineering and Cognitive Science, Erasmus Exchange Student, Engineering and Cognitive Science at Danmarks Tekniske UniversitetBachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical UniversityScience, Scholar Development Programme, Science, Scholar Development Programme at TED Ankara KolejiDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer and Communication Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer and Communication Sciences at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
Turkish, English, German, Spanish, Russian
Github Skills (5)
networkx4
network-analysis4
dynamic3
complex-networks2
network2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
utku-norman/ST-Steiner
Feb 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:34 commits, 27 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
chili-epfl/justhink-alignment-analysis
Apr 2021 - Aug 2022
Contributions:2 releases, 5 pushes, 6 tags in 1 year 4 months
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