Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science

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COVID Coalition

From computer simulations of new medical technology durability to simplified PPE designs for mass production, a coalition drawing on expertise from across the university is working to help provide healthcare professionals the tools they need to fight COVID-19.

Faculty Spotlight

Brian Scassellati

Professor of Computer Science & Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

Brian Scassellati's research focuses on building embodied computational models of human social behavior. Using computational modeling and socially interactive robots, Scassellati's Social Robotics Lab evaluates models of how infants acquire social skills and assists in the diagnosis and quantification of disorders of social development. Other interests include humanoid robots, humanrobot interaction, artificial intelligence, machine perception, and social learning.

News

What you’re breathing, right now

Perhaps you're aware of the air quality right outside your home. But that's one data point. What's the air inside your home when you wake up? Or on the mornings when you burn your toast? Perhaps...