Zhaobo Zheng
Professor, Namibia University of Science and Technology
Introduction
Zhaobo Zheng is a senior scientist at Honda Research Institute USA, Inc (HRI) located in San Jose, California. His research mainly focuses on multimodal machine learning and human-computer interaction. At HRI, his research focuses on human state understanding in mobilities, such as driving style preference detection, workload estimation, and wellbeing predictions. He got his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 2021. At Vanderbilt, his research focused on pattern recognition and interaction design for individuals with Autism. Aspects of the dissertation include early detection of Autism, problem behavior prediction, and behavioral intervention games. He got his bachelor’s degree also in Mechanical Engineering, from Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2015. He exchanged at the University of Michigan, Dearborn in his senior year to study automobile engineering. Zhaobo serves on the organization committee of RO-MAN 2024.
