Rebecca Ramnauth
Yale University · Social Robotics Lab · rebecca.ramnauth@yale.eduPh.D. candidate exploring computational cognition for individuals with learning disabilities
The NSF-GRFP is a prestigious grant awarded to approximately < 10% of student applicants pursuing research-based graduate degrees.
$46,000 x 3 yrs · Discovering the neural mechanisms of dyadic social interaction using human-robot interaction
Yale SRL article Yale CS article NSF-GRFP Awardee List NSF-GRFP Award InfoThe Ford Fellowship is a competitive grant awarded to < 5% of Ph.D. or Sc.D. students applicants by the National Academics of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.
$27,000 x 3 yrs · Discovering the neural mechanisms of dyadic social interaction using human-robot interaction
FFPF Award InfoRebecca Ramnauth, Emmanuel Adéníran, Timothy Adamson, Michal A. Lewkowicz, Rohit Giridharan, Caroline Reiner, and Brian Scassellati. 2022. “A Social Robot for Improving Interruptions Tolerance and Employability in Adults with ASD.” In Proceedings of the 2022 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI '22). Association for Computing Machinery, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Nathan Tsoi, Joe Connolly, Emmanuel Adéníran, Amanda Hansen, Kaitlynn Taylor Pineda, Timothy Adamson, Sydney Thompson, Rebecca Ramnauth, Marynel Vázquez, and Brian Scassellati. 2021. “Challenges Deploying Robots During a Pandemic: An Effort to Fight Social Isolation Among Children.” In Proceedings of the 2021 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI '21). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 234–242.
August 2019 - current
Ph.D. in Computer Science · Yale Social Robotics Lab · Advisor: Brian Scassellati
August 2019 - May 2020
M.Sc. in Computer Science · Yale Social Robotics Lab · Brain Function Lab Project: Discovering the Neural Mechanisms of Dyadic Social Communication using Human-Robot Interaction · Advisors: Brian Scassellati and Joy Hirsch
August 2019 - May 2020
M.Phil. in Computer Science · Yale Social Robotics Lab · Interactive Machines Group Project: Cognitive Appraisal Interventions for Buffering the Emotional Effects of Isolation · Advisors: Brian Scassellati and Marynel Vazquez