Leila Takayama

• Research Scientist and Manager
  Willow Garage

BA, Psychology and BA, Cognitive Science, Univ. of California, Berkeley; MA and PhD, Communication, and PhD minor, Psychology, Stanford. Former: Research Assistant, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC); Research Scientist, Nokia Research Center. Since 2009, Research Scientist and Manager, Human-Robot Interaction, Willow Garage. Examines the social and cognitive psychology people engaging with personal robots and interacting through remote presence devices. Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35 and Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business, 2012.