Prof. Ken Goldberg

ACADEMIC HOST
Prof. Dan Halperin
School of Computer Science and AI

Lowy Distinguished Guest Professor
23.6.26-5.7.26

Education

• BA/BS (Jerome Fisher Management & Technology Program), BSE Electrical Engineering (Moore School of Engineering) and BS Economics (Wharton School), University of Pennsylvania, summa cum laude (1979–1984)
• Junior Year Abroad, University of Edinburgh (1982)
• MS, PhD, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University (1984–1990)
• Visiting Researcher, Center for Manufacturing Systems and Robotics, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (1986)

Professional Experience

• Co-Founder, Jacobi Robotics (2024–Present)
• Professor in Residence (0%), Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (2021–Present)
• Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, Ambi Robotics (2018–Present)
• Distinguished Professor, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR), College of Engineering, with secondary appointments in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (since 2001) and Art Practice (since 2012), UC Berkeley (2018–Present)
• William S. Floyd Jr. Distinguished Chair in Engineering, UC Berkeley (2017–Present)
• Department Chair, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR), UC Berkeley (2017–2018)
• Professor, School of Information (secondary appointment), UC Berkeley (2009–2020)
• craigslist Distinguished Chair in New Media, UC Berkeley (2009–2014)
• Professor of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) (2011–2014)
• Director, Berkeley Center for New Media (2007–2010)
• Professor, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR), UC Berkeley (2002–Present)
• Visiting Professor, MIT Media Lab (2000)
• Visiting Professor, San Francisco Art Institute (1999)
• Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR), UC Berkeley (1997–2002)
• Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR), UC Berkeley (1995–1997)
• Director, Berkeley Automation Sciences Laboratory (1995–Present)
• Associate Director, Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems, University of Southern California (1991–1995)
• Assistant Professor, Computer Science, University of Southern California (1991–1995)

Fellowships and Memberships

• Fellow, Disruptive Innovation Foundation (2013)
• Fellow, Center for Art and the Environment, Nevada Art Museum (2013)
• Elected Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2005)

Awards

• Best Robot Learning Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Atlanta (2025)
• Best Healthcare Automation Award, IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), Bari, Italy (2024)
• Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Yokohama, Japan (2024)
• Chancellor's Award for Research in the Public Interest, UC Berkeley (2018)
• Best Demonstration Award, ACM SIGMOD Conference, San Francisco, CA (2016)
• Best Paper Award, IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), Seattle, WA (2015)
• Nominee, Emmy Award, AOL Series: The Future Starts Here (2014)
• Disruptive Innovation Award, for co-founding the African Robotics Network (AFRON), Tribeca Film Festival (2013)
• Best Medical Robotics Paper, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (2010)
• Joseph Engelberger Award (Robotics), Robot Industries Association (2000)
• Presidential Faculty Fellowship, The White House and the National Science Foundation (1995)
• Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation (1994)
• Eastman-Kodak Prize, University of Pennsylvania (1984)
• A. Atwater Kent Prize, University of Pennsylvania (1984)
• Benjamin Franklin Scholar, University of Pennsylvania (1983)
• National Merit Scholar, University of Pennsylvania (1979)

Research Activities

• Robotics: Manufacturing, Surgery, Agriculture, Cloud, Fog, and Sky Robotics
• Automation and Algorithmic Automation
• Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning
• Algorithms for Feeding, Fixturing, Grasping, and Assembly
• Social Information Filtering
• Art, New Media, and Intersections of Technology and Culture
• Summary of Research Contributions: Integration of robotics, automation, AI, and human-centered design across industrial, medical, and artistic applications