I am a Human-Robot Interaction researcher with a Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction background. Prior to joining Monash University, first, as a Research Fellow (2020-2023) and later on as a Lecturer(2023- ), I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow working on human-robot collaboration at the University of Waterloo (Canada) from 2017-2019. I obtained a PhD in Sciences and Technologies of Information and Communication from Université de Bretagne-Sud (France) in 2016,  a Master of Science in Computer Science from the École Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Brest (France) in 2012, and a Bachelor in Computer Systems Engineering from Universidad EAFIT (Colombia) in 2010.

My expertise lies at the intersection of human-robot interaction, computational modelling of human decision-making, and robot learning. My current research is focused on making robots more intelligent and able to interact with humans in different situations. I am interested in two main approaches: first, developing computational representations and models of human behaviour and second, endowing robots with novel algorithms that can learn and exploit these models to make better decisions during an interaction. I am also interested in designing robots that can help people with their physical and mental well-being.