I am a PhD candidate in the Informatics Department at Indiana University, advised by Selma Sabanovic. My work focuses on human-robot interaction, specifically, consumer-oriented social home robot design. To this end, I fuse elements of design, user experience and market research. 

With a professional background in marketing and business management, my approach to design is a pragmatic one, as my interest lies in exploring how design choices affect potential market viability. Both qualitative and quantitative data are utilized to suggest and evaluate features, forms, and ideas for personal home robots, in an effort to determine which may contribute to success in the consumer market. I am particularly interested in applying this strategic design approach to use cases meant for individual growth or social good, such as applications for improving mental health, social isolation, nutrition, habit formation or discontinuation, and education. 

Additionally, I am interested in how personal robots can be used to teach foreign languages, especially within the home.