ADRIANA TAPUS, France 

Adriana Tapus (S’02-GSM’05-M’07) is Full Professor in the Autonomous Systems and Robotics Lab at ENSTA Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France. She received her PhD in Computer Science from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) in 2005. She worked as an Associate Researcher at the University of Southern California, where she was among the pioneers on the development of socially assistive robotics and human-robot interaction. Her main interests are on long-term learning, human modeling, and on-line robot behavior adaptation to external environmental factors. Prof. Tapus is an Associate Editor for International Journal of Social Robotics, ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, and IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, and in the steering committee of several major robotics conferences. She received the Romanian Academy Award for her contributions in assistive robotics in 2010. She was recognized in 2016 as one of the 25 women in robotics you need to know about. 

COMMITTEES/BOARDS: 

• IEEE RAS TC on Robot Learning Member, 2010 

CONFERENCES: 

• General Chair, IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) 2020 
• Associate Editor, IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) 2019 
• General Chair, Human-Robot Interaction Conference (HRI) 2019 
• Program Chair, Human-Robot Interaction Conference (HRI) 2018 
• Program Committee, Human-Robot Interaction Conference (HRI) 2017 
• Program Committee, IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (ICRC) 2017 
• Associate Editor, IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) 2017 
• Editor, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2017 
• General Chair, European Conference on Mobile Robotics (ECMR) 2017 
• Associate Editor, IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) 2016 
• Program Chair, European Conference on Mobile Robotics (ECMR) 2015 
• Editor, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2015 
• Associate Editor, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2015 
• Program Committee, Human-Robot Interaction Conference (HRI) 2015 
• Editor, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2014 
• Special Area Chair, IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) 2014 
• Program Committee, Human-Robot Interaction Conference (HRI) 2014 
• Associate Editor, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2013 
• Program Committee, Human-Robot Interaction Conference (HRI) 2013 
• Program Committee, Human-Robot Interaction Conference (HRI) 2012 
• Publication Chair, Human-Robot Interaction Conference (HRI) 2012 
• Associate Editor, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2011 
• Associate Editor, IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2011) 
• Scientific Committee, International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) 2011 
• Steering Committee, Human-Robot Interaction Conference (HRI) 2011 – Workshop Chair 
• General Chair, IEEE-RAS/ IFRR School of Robotics Science on Social and Cognitive Robotics Interaction, 2010 
• Steering Committee, Human-Robot Interaction Conference (HRI) 2010 – Workshop Co-Chair 
• Associate Editor, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2009 
• Steering Committee, Human-Robot Interaction Conference (HRI) 2009 – Local Organization Chair 
• Steering Committee, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2008 – Video Proceedings Co-Chair (with Nancy Pollard) 
• Program Committee, IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) 2007 

OTHER:

• Associate Editor – Frontiers in Robotics and AI (HRI Section) – starting August 2018. 
• Associate Editor – ACM Transaction on Human-Robot Interaction (T-HRI) – starting January 2017 
• Associate Editor – IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems (TCDS) – starting January 2016. 
• Associate Editor – International Journal of Social Robotics – starting 2012 
• Guest co-editor, special issue of IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine (RAM), on “Socially Assistive Robotics”, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, June 2019 
• Guest co-editor, special issue Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, May 2014 on “Computer-Based Intelligent Technologies for Improving the Quality of Life” 
• Guest co-editor, special issue of Autonomous Robots, September 2007 on “Socially Assistive Robotics” 
• Guest co-editor, special issue of IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine (RAM), Vol. 14, No. 1, March 2007 on “Grand Challenges in Robotics” 

QUALIFICATIONS: In the past 20 years, I have been an active volunteer and served the IEEE RAS. I have also been involved with university programs that promote engineering amongst women scientists and have been recognized in 2016 as one of the leading women researchers of my generation in the field of Robotics. Based on my extensive experience I believe that I am qualified for serving as an AdCom member. 

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS 

• Worked to improve the quality of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) conference since it was started in 2006 through involvement in roles such as TPC, local organizing chair, workshop chair, financial chair, publication chair, program chair, and general chair of the conference. Through my involvement I strived to keep the conference at a high standard. 
• Contributed twice as a guest-editor for the IEEE Robotic and Automation magazine 
• General Chair for HRI 2019, Daegu, South Korea 
• Program Chair for HRI 2018, Chicago, USA 
• General Chair for ECMR 2017, Paris, France 
• General Chair for RO-MAN 2020, Napoli, Italy 

POSITION STATEMENT

The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society is the most recognized and respected global organization in Robotics and Automation. It was a pleasure to be involved with IEEE RAS and provide my contribution for almost 20 years now. In joining the RAS AdCom, I will continue to provide my enthusiastic help to the community. I will encourage, initiate, and support innovative education and training programs for existing and new generations of engineers in the RAS community. I will continue to evangelize the principles of RAS and through my affiliations with several universities across Europe, I will help the creation of new chapters in various regions around the world (e.g., Eastern Europe). I will also strive to promote high quality conferences and publications that play a significant role in maintaining high quality and standards of IEEE RAS. 

I believe that the women engineers play a critical role in shaping RAS. I am committed to invest in programs that encourage young women to pursue careers in engineering and robotics and promote diversity and inclusion.