Selma Sabanovic

I am a Professor of Informatics and Cognitive Science at Indiana University, Bloomington. I founded and direct the R-House Laboratory for Human-Robot Interaction research at IUB. My work combines the social studies of computing, focusing particularly on the design, use, and consequences of socially interactive and assistive robots in different social and cultural contexts, with research on human-robot interaction (HRI) and social robot design.

My main research goals are threefold:

1. Developing a critical understanding of the development and use of socially interactive robots in society
2. Studying how social and cultural factors influence robotics science and technology development
3. Using critical perspectives and insights from the social study of interactive robotic technologies to design, implement, and evaluate socially and culturally situated robots.

My research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and Indiana University. I received my PhD in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2007. I was a visiting guest professor at Center for Cognitive Interaction Technology at Bielefeld University in Summer 2014. In 2008/2009, I was a lecturer in Stanford University's Program in Science, Technology and Society. I was also a visiting scholar at the Intelligent Systems Institute in AIST, Tsukuba, Japan and the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University in 2005.

• Doctor of Philosophy in Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2007
• Master of Arts in Political Science and International Relations at Bogazici University, Istanbul, 2001
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Relations at Bogazici University, Istanbul, 1998

• Animal Computer Interaction
• Animal Informatics
• Artificial Intelligence @Luddy
• Computing, Culture, and Society
• Ethics and Values in Digital Society
• HCI@Luddy
• Health@Luddy
• Human Computer Interaction and Design
• Intelligent Interactive Systems
• Social Informatics

• I202 - Introduction to Social Informatics
• I440/H440/I540 - Human-Robot Interaction
• I502 - Human-Centered Research Methods in Informatics
• I609/I709 - Advanced Seminar in Social Informatics