My research goal is to develop a computational cognitive model of practice which accounts for behavioral and neurological findings in humans, and will be implemented on robotic and other artificial agents. On the one hand, this could serve to inform psychological models of practice. On the other, it will result in the design of agents that (i) demonstrate a higher level of efficiency and quality when repeatedly performing a task, and (ii) perform at a higher level of fluency, adaptation, and coordination when performing a task with human counterparts.
| 2009 | postdoctoral associate, center for music technology, georgia institute of technology |
| 2008 | visiting research fellow, media innovation lab, interdisciplinary center herzliyah |
| 2007 – 2008 | postdoctoral associate, personal robots group MIT media lab. |
| 2003 – 2007 | ph.d, media arts and sciences, personal robots group MIT media lab. (dissertation) |
| 2002 – 2003 | m.f.a design and technology (incomplete), parsons school of design. |
| 2001 – 2002 | project manager, cellular network security, check point software technologies. |
| 1999 – 2000 | v.p of product development, internet applications, utok inc. |
| 1998 – 2000 | m.sc, computer science, image processing thesis, tel aviv university. |
| 1997 – 2004 | writer and columnist, haaretz israeli daily newspaper. |
| 1996 – 2000 | interdisciplinary honors program for outstanding students, tel aviv university. |
| 1991 – 1996 | officer and course commander, intelligence corps, israeli defense forces. |
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| 2009 | Best paper, IEEE RO-MAN 2008 CoTeSys Cognitive Human-Robot Interaction |
| 2009 | Virginia Center for the Arts Residency |
| 2007 | Best student paper, 2nd Int'l Conference for Human-Robot Interaction |
| 2007 | Gold Prize, IEEE RO-MAN Robot Design Competition |
| 2006 | Best student poster, 1st Int'l Conference for Human-Robot Interaction |
| 2003-2007 | MIT Full Tuition Scholarship |
| 2004-2005 | Office for Naval Research Grant |
| 2002 | Parsons School of Design Scholarship |
| 1999 | Hermann Minkovsky-MINERVA Center for Geometry grant |
| 1996-2000 | Adi Lautman Full Tuition Scholarship |
Fluent in English, Hebrew, German; literate in Spanish, French; basic knowledge of Italian, Dutch, Arabic, Czech
C, C++, Java, perl, python, PHP, Linux, Unix system administration, Irix-GL, COM, networking; Photoshop, Maya, SolidWorks, Final Cut Pro, Flash, Illustrator, Motion, and others
CNC / manual lathe, CNC / manual mill, waterjet cutter, laser cutter, circuit design, mechanical design and assembly
2008: pending. Robotic Lamp, G. Hoffman, C. Breazeal
2007: pending. Physically Animated Desktop Computer, C. Breazeal, R. Picard, H. Ahn, G. Hoffman
| 2008 | digital water pavilion, zaragoza 2008 world expo |
| 2007 | time bracketing composite in SIGGRAPH 2007 art gallery |
| 2007 | time bracketing composites in w.j.mitchell's "imagining MIT", mit press |
| 2007 | co-curated online exhibit for the international museum of women |
| 2006 | time Bracketing composites and data visualization studies for exhibit |
| 2006 | time Bracketing composites, DIME art show, bangkok |
| 2006 | interactive slit-scan video installation, art interactive, cambridge, MA |
| 2005 | book cover art, "how to get around MIT" |
| 2004 | video art and audio installation, simplicity design show, cambridge, MA |
| 2004 | short film licensed to comedy central (mtv) |
| 2003 | short film opening the SIGGRAPH MetroCAF animation festival, NYC |
| 2003 | two short films, parsons animation and DV Festival, NYC |
online portfolio.