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

• • 2009  Torode Family Endowed Career Development Professorship
  • 2008  "Power 25"; Seattle Magazine
  • 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, Yoky enjoys working with middle 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, snowboard, hike, and travel, if time allows.