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Dr. Henrik I. Christensen is the Qualcomm Chancellor's Chair of
Robot Systems and a Professor of Computer Science at
Dept. of Computer Science
and Engineering UC San Diego.
He is also the director of the
Institute for Contextual Robotics. Prior to UC San
Diego he was the founding director of Institute for
Robotics and Intelligent machines (IRIM) at Georgia
Institute of Technology (2006-2016). Dr. Christensen
does research on systems integration, human-robot
interaction, mapping and robot vision. The research is performed
within the Cognitive Robotics
Laboratory. He has published more than 350 contributions
across AI, robotics and vision. His research has a strong emphasis
on "real problems with real solutions". A problem needs a
theoretical model, implementation, evaluation, and translation to
the real world. He is actively engaged in the setup and coordination
of robotics research in the US (and worldwide). Dr. Christensen
received the Engelberger Award 2011, the highest honor awarded by the
robotics industry. He was also named the "Boeing Supplier of the
Year 2011" while at Georgia Tech. Dr. Christensen
is a fellow of American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) and
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). He
received an honorary doctorate in engineering from Aalborg University
2014. He collaborates with institutions and industries across three
continents. His research has been featured in major media such as
CNN, NY Times, BBC, ...