Maja Matari\u0107, University of Southern California \/ Google DeepMind, USA<\/strong><\/h5>\nACM Distinguished Speakers Program<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Maja](\"https:\/\/icmi.acm.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Maja-Mataric-keynote.jpg\")
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Socially Assistive Robotics Right Now: Personalized Embodied Systems for In-Home Support of Health, Wellness, Education, and Training<\/strong><\/h6>\nBio:<\/strong><\/h6>\nMaja Matari\u0107 is a Chaired and Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Neuroscience and Pediatrics at the University of Southern California, and Principal Scientist at Google DeepMind. She has a PhD and MS in CS & AI from MIT, and a BS in CS from Kansas University. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AMACAD), and a Fellow of AAAS, IEEE, AAAI, and ACM.<\/p>\n
She is the recipient of the US Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics & Engineering Mentoring from President Obama, the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Award, the ACM Athena Lecture Award, the ACM Eugene Lawler Award, the Mass Robotics Medal, the NSF CAREER Award, the MIT TR35 Award, and the IEEE-RAS Early Career Award. She authored The Robotics Primer<\/em> (MIT Press) and led the USC K-12 STEM Center.<\/p>\nA pioneer of socially assistive robotics, her research develops personalized support for a wide range of users and needs, including autism, stroke, dementia, anxiety, among others.<\/p>\n
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Keynote Speakers Maja Matari\u0107, University of Southern California \/ Google DeepMind, USA ACM Distinguished Speakers Program Socially Assistive Robotics Right Now: Personalized Embodied Systems for In-Home Support of Health, Wellness, Education, and Training Bio: Maja Matari\u0107 is a Chaired and Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Neuroscience and Pediatrics at the University of Southern California, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n
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Socially Assistive Robotics Right Now: Personalized Embodied Systems for In-Home Support of Health, Wellness, Education, and Training<\/strong><\/h6>\nBio:<\/strong><\/h6>\nMaja Matari\u0107 is a Chaired and Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Neuroscience and Pediatrics at the University of Southern California, and Principal Scientist at Google DeepMind. She has a PhD and MS in CS & AI from MIT, and a BS in CS from Kansas University. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AMACAD), and a Fellow of AAAS, IEEE, AAAI, and ACM.<\/p>\n
She is the recipient of the US Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics & Engineering Mentoring from President Obama, the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Award, the ACM Athena Lecture Award, the ACM Eugene Lawler Award, the Mass Robotics Medal, the NSF CAREER Award, the MIT TR35 Award, and the IEEE-RAS Early Career Award. She authored The Robotics Primer<\/em> (MIT Press) and led the USC K-12 STEM Center.<\/p>\nA pioneer of socially assistive robotics, her research develops personalized support for a wide range of users and needs, including autism, stroke, dementia, anxiety, among others.<\/p>\n
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Keynote Speakers Maja Matari\u0107, University of Southern California \/ Google DeepMind, USA ACM Distinguished Speakers Program Socially Assistive Robotics Right Now: Personalized Embodied Systems for In-Home Support of Health, Wellness, Education, and Training Bio: Maja Matari\u0107 is a Chaired and Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Neuroscience and Pediatrics at the University of Southern California, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n
This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hi there! I'm a bike messenger by day, aspiring actor by night, and this is my website. I live in Los Angeles, have a great dog named Jack, and I like pi\u00f1a coladas. (And gettin' caught in the rain.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
...or something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The XYZ Doohickey Company was founded in 1971, and has been providing quality doohickeys to the public ever since. Located in Gotham City, XYZ employs over 2,000 people and does all kinds of awesome things for the Gotham community.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Maja Matari\u0107 is a Chaired and Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Neuroscience and Pediatrics at the University of Southern California, and Principal Scientist at Google DeepMind. She has a PhD and MS in CS & AI from MIT, and a BS in CS from Kansas University. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AMACAD), and a Fellow of AAAS, IEEE, AAAI, and ACM.<\/p>\n
She is the recipient of the US Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics & Engineering Mentoring from President Obama, the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Award, the ACM Athena Lecture Award, the ACM Eugene Lawler Award, the Mass Robotics Medal, the NSF CAREER Award, the MIT TR35 Award, and the IEEE-RAS Early Career Award. She authored The Robotics Primer<\/em> (MIT Press) and led the USC K-12 STEM Center.<\/p>\n A pioneer of socially assistive robotics, her research develops personalized support for a wide range of users and needs, including autism, stroke, dementia, anxiety, among others.<\/p>\n (Photo courtesy of Maja Matari\u0107)<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Keynote Speakers Maja Matari\u0107, University of Southern California \/ Google DeepMind, USA ACM Distinguished Speakers Program Socially Assistive Robotics Right Now: Personalized Embodied Systems for In-Home Support of Health, Wellness, Education, and Training Bio: Maja Matari\u0107 is a Chaired and Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Neuroscience and Pediatrics at the University of Southern California, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hi there! I'm a bike messenger by day, aspiring actor by night, and this is my website. I live in Los Angeles, have a great dog named Jack, and I like pi\u00f1a coladas. (And gettin' caught in the rain.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n ...or something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The XYZ Doohickey Company was founded in 1971, and has been providing quality doohickeys to the public ever since. Located in Gotham City, XYZ employs over 2,000 people and does all kinds of awesome things for the Gotham community.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n