Ken Goldberg

Why you should listen

Ken Goldberg (IEEE Fellow, 2005) is William S. Floyd distinguished chair of engineering at UC Berkeley and chief scientist of Ambi Robotics and Jacobi Robotics. He leads research in robotics and automation, which includes grasping, manipulation and learning for applications in warehouses, industry, homes, agriculture and robot-assisted surgery. He is a professor of industrial engineering and operations research with appointments in electrical engineering and computer sciences and art practice. He is chair of the Berkeley AI Research (BAIR) Steering Committee and is cofounder and editor-in-chief emeritus of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE). He has published more than 300 refereed papers and 10 US patents.