The Social Machines and Robotics (SMART) Lab at New York University Abu Dhabi focuses on the development of socially intelligent machines (computer applications, robots, Virtual Agents) that are capable of interacting and communicating in a natural way with humans, expressing through their figure a high degree of social intelligence, with a focus on applications in education and healthcare.

The SMART Lab seeks to recruit a motivated and passionate Junior Research Scientist to work under the supervision of Dr. Hanan Salam on topics including:

• Human-Machine Interaction
• Social Robotics
• Artificial Intelligence for Diagnosis and Therapy of Individuals affected by Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Bias in AI

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and evaluate human-centered AI systems for SMART Lab research projects.
• Support data collection and experimental pipelines involving human participants, mu...