Dr. Nialah Wilson-Small
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I am an Industry Assistant Professor at NYU in the Tandon School of Engineering. I teach Mechatronics and other robotics courses in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department.
I am a recent graduate of Cornell University where I was advised by Dr. Kirstin Petersen in the Collective Embodied Intelligence Lab and Dr. Shiri Azenkot in the Enhancing Ability Lab. I've researched coordination algorithms for large collectives of simple robots. My current focus is human-drone interactions. Specifically, I study how drones can use physical feedback to influence human motion. My work is at the cross section of design, human-robot interaction, and autonomy. I have a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University and master's and PhD degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Cornell University. |
News
12/3/2022
My paper "A Drone Teacher: Designing Physical Human-Drone Interactions for Movement Instruction" was accepted to the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)!
8/8/2022
I started a new position as an Industry Assistant Professor at NYU! I'll be teaching robotics courses in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department in the Tandon School of Engineering.
6/27/22
I successfully defended my dissertation entitled "Embodied Physical Interactions for Robot-to-Robot and Robot-to-Human Coordination"!
5/18/21
My abstract, "Designing Tactile Human-Drone Interactions for Movement Instruction" was accepted for an oral presentation at the inaugural STEMNoire Conference.
2/11/21
I was featured in the Black in Robotics 'Meet the Members' Series.
12/3/2022
My paper "A Drone Teacher: Designing Physical Human-Drone Interactions for Movement Instruction" was accepted to the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)!
8/8/2022
I started a new position as an Industry Assistant Professor at NYU! I'll be teaching robotics courses in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department in the Tandon School of Engineering.
6/27/22
I successfully defended my dissertation entitled "Embodied Physical Interactions for Robot-to-Robot and Robot-to-Human Coordination"!
5/18/21
My abstract, "Designing Tactile Human-Drone Interactions for Movement Instruction" was accepted for an oral presentation at the inaugural STEMNoire Conference.
2/11/21
I was featured in the Black in Robotics 'Meet the Members' Series.
