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Leila Takayama
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Associate Professor, Computational Media
Department
Computational Media
Office Location
Engineering 2, Room 253
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Mail Stop
SOE3
Biography
Leila Takayama is an associate professor of Computational Media at UC Santa Cruz. She joined the UCSC faculty in 2016. Prior to UCSC, she was a senior user experience researcher at GoogleX, and was a research scientist and area manager for human-robot interaction at Willow Garage. She has served as a World Economic Forum Global Future Council Member and Young Global Leader. In 2015, she was presented the IEEE Robotics & Automation Society Early Career Award. In 2012, she was named a TR35 winner and one of the 100 most creative people in business by Fast Company. With a background in Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Human-Computer Interaction, she examines human encounters with new technologies. Dr. Takayama completed her PhD in Communication at Stanford University. She also holds a PhD minor in Psychology from Stanford, a master's degree in Communication from Stanford, and bachelor's of arts degrees in Psychology and Cognitive Science from UC Berkeley. During her graduate studies, she was a research assistant in the User Interface Research (UIR) group at Palo Alto Research Center (PARC).
Research Areas
Human-robot interaction
Web Page
Personal website
Degree
PhD in Communication, 2008, Stanford University
MA in Communication, 2008, Stanford University
BAs in Cognitive Science and Psychology, 2003, UC Berkeley
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