InformatiKOM I, Bldg. 50.19, Atrium, Adenauerring 12

11. July 2025, 13:00

Prof. Dana Kulić conducts research in robotics, learning and human-robot interaction (HRI). Dana Kulić received the combined B. A. Sc. and M. Eng. degree in electro-mechanical engineering, and the Ph. D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of British Columbia, Canada, in 1998 and 2005, respectively. From 2006 to 2009, Dr. Kulić was a JSPS Post-doctoral Fellow and a Project Assistant Professor at the Nakamura-Yamane Laboratory at the University of Tokyo, Japan. From 2009 - 2018, Dr. Kulić led the Adaptive System Laboratory at the University of Waterloo, Canada, conducting research in human robot interaction, human motion analysis for rehabilitation and humanoid robotics.  Since 2019, Dr. Kulić is a professor and director of Monash Robotics at Monash University, Australia. In 2020, Dr. Kulić was awarded the ARC Future Fellowship.  Since 2023, Dr. Kulić is cross-appointed with the Cyber-physical Systems Resarch Group at CSIRO, Australia's national science organisation.

Abstract:

As robots become more capable and autonomous, how do we determine the most appropriate roles of humans and robots during human-robot teaming?  With the advent of large language and foundation models, human-robot communication has the potential to become much easier, more natural and detailed, but may also introduce new sources of misunderstanding and error.  In this talk, I will describe our research analysing human-robot teams and investigations employing deep learning and foundation models to facilitate human-robot teaming while enhancing human capabilities and reducing errors.