ADVENTOR Supervisors
The ADVENTOR team is comprised of 11 faculty members from Queen's University, McGill University, University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, and University of Ottawa.
To join the ADVENTOR Program as a trainee, you must be enrolled in one of our 5 affiliated universities, and be supervised by at least one of our ADVENTOR team members.
Our team members are experts and leaders in their respective fields, from human-robot interaction, to field robotics, autonomous systems, privacy, cybersecurity, cognition, ethics, and more!
ADVENTOR team members support student initiatives, lead by example, and strive towards human-centered robotic innovation.
ADVENTOR Trainees
The ADVENTOR Program is a graduate training program focused on our trainees.
Research-based graduate-level programs do not offer the same opportunities for collaboration, experiential learning, and professional development that comes with the ADVENTOR Program.
Our trainees are driven, curious, and exceptional within their fields of research, as aspiring professionals and leaders towards next-generation robotic innovation.
Get to know our traineesSupervisor List
Amy Wu
Associate Professor, Director CREATE ADVENTOR
Human-Robot Interaction, Human Biomechanics, Locomotion, Mechatronics and Robotics
Smith Engineering
Joshua Marshall
Professor
Field robotics, autonomous vehicles, systems control, and mechatronics
CREATE ADVENTOR Co-Director
Smith Engineering
James Forbes
Professor
Navigation, guidance, and control
CREATE ADVENTOR Supervisor
McGill University
Keyvan Hashtrudi-Zaad
Professor
Haptics, telerobotics, tele-rehabilitation, autonomous vehicles, control Systems
CREATE ADVENTOR Supervisor
Smith Engineering
Yue Hu
Assistant Professor
Physical-social human-robot interaction, collaborative robots, privacy and cybersecurity in robotics, human motion analysis, optimal control
CREATE ADVENTOR Supervisor
The University of Waterloo
Valerie Kuhlmeier
Associate Department Head
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Queen's University
Arts and Science
Hsiu-Chin Lin
Assistant Professor
CREATE ADVENTOR Supervisor
McGill University
Jason Millar
Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in the Ethical Engineering of Robotics and AI
Ethical Engineering of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
CREATE ADVENTOR Supervisor
Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa
Goldie Nejat
Professor
Autonomous systems, assistive devices, service robots/ vehicles, robot-assisted emergency response, sensor agents, socially assistive robots
CREATE ADVENTOR Supervisor
The University of Toronto
Matthew Pan
Assistant Professor
Human-Robot Interaction, Social Robotics, Assistive Robotics Haptics,Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality
CREATE ADVENTOR Supervisor
Smith Engineering
Matthew Robertson
Associate Professor
Bioinspired robotics, Soft Robotics, Mechatronics, Actuators, Wearable Technology
CREATE ADVENTOR Supervisor
Smith Engineering
Sara Fraser
Research Coordinator
CREATE ADVENTOR: Advanced Engineering and Training in Next-Generation Mobile Robotics for Human Spaces
Smith Engineering
