About

> Education

• Harvard University
  • Biorobotics Laboratory
  • Postdoctoral Fellow in Mechanical Engineering
  • Advisor: Rob Howe
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence Lab
  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Computational Neuroscience, 1998.
  • Thesis: “Models of Generalization in Motor Control”
  • Advisors: Rodney Brooks and Emilio Bizzi
• Massachusetts Institute of Techology
  • Artificial Intelligence Lab
  • S.M. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. 1995.
  • Thesis: “Embodiment and Manipulation Learning Process for a Humanoid Hand”
  • Advisor: Rodney Brooks
• University of California, Berkeley
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1993.

> Research and Teaching Interests

Neurobotics, Neural Engineering, Physical Human-Robot Interaction (pHRI), Rehabilitation and medical robotics, brain-machine interface, human augmentation, robotic control and learning, human neural control of movement.

> Recent Awards

• • 2007  MacArthur Fellowship
  • 2007  “Brilliant 10“ Popular Magazine
  • 2005  IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Early Academic Career Award
  • 2004  Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
  • 2004  Anna Loomis McCandless Career Faculty Chair
  • 2003  NSF CAREER Award

> About Yoky

Along with her commitment to education and her ongoing work in prosthetic research Yoky enjoys working with junior high and high school students and teachers. She herself has three young children and a dog who occupy most of her time, but she loves to play tennis, golf, run, and snowboard, if time allows.