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Elizabeth Johum is an Associate Professor in the RELATE Research Laboratory for Art and Technology. Her research uses the visual and performing arts as catalysts for re-thinking how we design and implement robots and other assistive technologies. From industrial robots to exoskeletons, Dr. Jochum’s work involves transdisciplinary collaboration in human-robot interaction, health, and engineering to develop creative, value-sensitive, and human-centered approaches to ensure the technologies we build address the real needs of people. She coordinates the European ABRA project on Artificial Biology, Robotics and Art, and the ImprovAIze project on machine learning, dance improvisation, and wearables for artistic practice and rehabilitation. She was named one of the top 50 Women in Robotics by Robohub in 2021.

 

Administrative profile

Head of Research Laboratory for Art and Technology (RELATE) 

Teaching profile

Semester Coordinator in Art and Technology (ArT), Faculty in Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters in Media Arts Cultures, PhD Course Coodinator in Robots and Sustainability 

Administrative profile

Study Board Member KUNST - Art, Health and Technology

Education/Academic qualification

Theatre, PhD, Deus Ex Machina: Towards an Aesthetics of Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Machines, University of Colorado Boulder

Award Date: 10 Aug 2013

Theatre, Master of Arts, Inclining East: Interculturalism and Kabuki, University of Colorado Boulder

Award Date: 9 May 2008

Theatre and Italian, Bachelor of Arts, Wellesley College

Award Date: 1 Jun 2001

External positions

Part-Time Lecturer, IT University of Copenhagen

1 Jan 201630 Jun 2016

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