He led research projects including the RobotWorld joint effort by Microsoft and MIT, and the Agent Simulation Program funded by the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center.
Prior to joining Harvard in 1992, he taught at Carnegie Mellon, and led research projects on the design and experiment of novel parallel computers and switch-based networks.
Before joining MIT, he was a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation, where he led research projects on China, Japan, and regional security issues and regularly briefed senior military, intelligence, and political leaders.
In these positions, Matei contributed to the development of the open-source Robot Operating System (ROS), and led research projects in areas such as hand design, manipulation under uncertainty, and assistive robotics.
She leads research projects focused on customer-centric culture, employee engagement, and the value of customer experience.
While at PNNL, he led research projects for the Department of Homeland Security, the National Institutes of Health, DOE, and the National Science Foundation, and directed a four-year advanced research program at PNNL on predictive analytics focused on security, energy and environment applications.
The institute leads research projects funded by government agencies and corporations, then spins out its most promising technologies into standalone startups.
Psychologically, "different kids respond to different situations in different ways," David Osher, a vice president and fellow at the American Institutes for Research who leads research projects on school safety, said.
