assistant prof. @CGT_Purdue; @MITprg @MediaLab @MIT alum; working on equitable design of technologies co-design
Joined November 2017
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Anastasia Kouvaras Ostrowski retweeted
19 Apr 2025
we just concluded the #Design #Retreat in Human-Robot Interaction, where experts from academia & industry gathered for 2 days in @Newlab in Detroit to discuss the current challenges and re-invent the future(s) of #Design for #HRI 🥸hridesignretreat.com/
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Anastasia Kouvaras Ostrowski retweeted
17 Jan 2024
On the Aging Equal Podcast, @MITprg alum and postdoc Anastasia Ostrowski talks about co-designing social robots with users; her work in this area focuses on collaborating with older adults. soundcloud.com/user-99027700…
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Anastasia Kouvaras Ostrowski retweeted
10 Oct 2023
Submissions for HRI Pioneers 2024 are open in the PCS submission portal! Students (graduate/PhD and undergraduate): this is your opportunity to showcase your work at the HRI #HRI2024 Conference! Application information here: hripioneers.org/apply
#robots #interaction #pioneers
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20 Jul 2023
A new study on social robots social connection! Check it out if you are interested
17 Jul 2023
We are exploring the ways social robots can be used to improve connection to others (age 18 , located in the US). Please fill out this survey forms.gle/2cff7K3XrLXCrks7A (< 5 minutes) to sign up for the study! Please share this with anyone who might be interested in participating!
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Anastasia Kouvaras Ostrowski retweeted
A framework to assist engineering designers in thinking through how their work can be used to advance justice. (@umichNERS Prof. @repeatedroots coauthored this @ASMEdotorg article)
Read here: myumi.ch/m7NDg
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6 Jul 2023
We are so excited for this! ❤️
6 Jul 2023
I am very excited to say that I will be joining @PurdueEAPS @LifeAtPurdue in Fall 2024 as an Assistant Professor! 🚂☝️ #BoilerUp
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6 Jul 2023
It’s been a whirlwind of a year! I graduated with my PhD #PHDone from @medialab @MIT and I’m very excited that I’ll be starting as an assistant professor @LifeAtPurdue @CGT_Purdue in August 2024 🎉 Boiler Up! 🚂(1/4)
ALT Person in gray and maroon PhD graduation robes with a graduation hat at a graduation ceremony.
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6 Jul 2023
I’ll be recruiting students and postdocs this fall, so if you are interested or know someone who is interested in these areas, please reach out! (3/4)
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6 Jul 2023
Thank you to everyone who helped me get here! I’m looking forward to this next chapter✨ (4/4)
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Anastasia Kouvaras Ostrowski retweeted
17 Jan 2023
With Ana Tanevska, @rsshruti, @AmyEguchi, @hanzhao, @anastasiaostrow, @KatieJWinkle et al. we are organizing the 2nd ed. of the Inclusive HRI workshop at @HRI_Conference (March 13)
Submission of extended abstract (2-4 pp) is open until Jan 23
More info sites.google.com/view/dei-hr…
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Anastasia Kouvaras Ostrowski retweeted
10 Oct 2022
Happy Monday! #HRIPioneers2023 is officially open for submissions!
Students have until Nov 3 to prepare and submit their abstract via PCS: new.precisionconference.com/…
Check out our website for more details: hripioneers.org/apply
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Anastasia Kouvaras Ostrowski retweeted
21 Oct 2022
MIT PhD students in @MITEECS, @medialab, @MITAeroAstro, @mitbrainandcog, have been awarded Amazon fellowships by the Science Hub (collaboration between MIT and @AmazonScience) to pursue research in the fields of #AI and #robotics. computing.mit.edu/news/five-…
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Anastasia Kouvaras Ostrowski retweeted
27 Oct 2022
Congratulations to @MITprg PhD student @anastasiaostrow, who is among the recipients of the inaugural @amazon fellowships awarded by the @MIT_SCC Science Hub. media.mit.edu/posts/anastasi…
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Anastasia Kouvaras Ostrowski retweeted
4 Oct 2022
Calling all students!
The 18th annual #HRIPioneers2023 Workshop will be held on March 12th, 2023 in conjunction with the 2023 @HRI_Conference!
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29 Aug 2022
Just finished running the #designjusticesummit on Friday and now at @ieeeroman2022! Our workshop on Participatory Design for Human-Robot Interaction is this afternoon. Looking forward to the discussions! @MafaldaGamboa @p_alvesoliveira @sparklebot @wendyju
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Anastasia Kouvaras Ostrowski retweeted
27 Aug 2022
1/10 #designjustice; the future of education in design, engineering, and science education as discussed by:
@OlinCollege Prof @erhardt
@MIT ELO Dean Kate Trimble
@MITArchitecture Prof John Ochsendorf
@NSF @KemiLadejiOsias
See thread
#designjusticesummit
ALT Panel from #designjusticesummit including Prof Erhardt Graeff, Dean Kate Trimble, Prof John Ochsendorf, and Dr. J Kemi Ladeji-Osias
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Anastasia Kouvaras Ostrowski retweeted
26 Aug 2022
I'm so glad that the @design__justice Steering Committee members Sasha Costanza-Chock @schock and Wesley Taylor were here to kick off the @MIT #designjustice summit 🙏 Thank you too to the organizers of this event @anastasiaostrow, @monicarima2 et al. for your hard work!
ALT Sasha Costanza-Chock introduces Wesley Taylor at the Design Justice Summit.
ALT Rima Das and Anastasia Ostrowski welcomes the crowd at the Design Justice Summit.
ALT A slide of the team at MIT organizing the Design Justice Summit.
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Anastasia Kouvaras Ostrowski retweeted
26 Aug 2022
Because the alt text seems to have broken (grr Twitter):
Image 1: Sasha Costanza-Chock introduces the keynote speaker Wesley Taylor at the Design Justice Summit.
Image 2: Rima Das and Anastasia Ostrowski welcomes the crowd at the Summit.
Image 3: A slide of the organizing team
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