Dr. Daniel Hernández García

Daniel Hernandéz García is an Assistant Professor at the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University. He received a MSc. degree in Robotics and Automation and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. His research lies at the intersection of HRI and AI, with a focus on developing socially aware intelligent autonomous systems that can work with and for humans, particullary in assistive, collaborative or education scenarios. He works on the application of data-driven and deep learning approaches for deploying autonomous systems applications in real scenarios for human environments and the evaluation of trustworthy autonomous systems in real scenarios with human users.

Research keywords: 
Human-robot interaction; social robotics; interactive technologies; assistive technologies; cognitive robotics; human behaviour understanding; multimodal interaction
Theme: 
Vision and Perception
Human Robot Interaction
Machine Learning and AI (inc. multi-agent systems)