EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

• Iteratively design and test new features as they are added to ROS and the Gazebo simulator.
• Create interface mock-ups and work closely with engineers during implementation.
• Conduct user research and usability testing sessions to ensure designs meet users’ needs and are user-friendly.
• Provide visual design support for all aspects of the company.
• Organize and execute company outreach events.

• Designed user sign-up process for new e-commerce tool.
• Conducted user research with small business owners to determine their e-commerce needs.

• Designed and conducted a study for an interface that controls multiple robots at a time.
• Performed and analyzed Contextual Inquiries; developed scenarios and personas.

• Wrote and edited company publications and tutorials.
• Maintained and wrote for the company website and blog.
• Researched, designed, and conducted studies on robot user expectations and concerns.

PUBLICATIONS

C. Aguero, N. Koenig, I. Chen, H. Boyer, S. Peters, J. Hsu, B. Gerkey, S. Paepcke, J. Rivero, J. Manzo, E. Krotkov and G. Pratt, 'Inside the Virtual Robotics Challenge: Simulating Real-Time Robotic Disaster Response', IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 494-506, 2015.
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Robots, Women, and Design: Opportunities Abound, OSRF blog, April 2015.

Paepcke, S. & Takayama, L. (2010). Judging a bot by its cover: An experiment on expectation setting for personal robots. Proceedings of Human-Robot Interaction: HRI 2010, Osaka, JP, 45-52. [21% acceptance rate]
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ET CETERA

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