Maja Matarić Elected to the NAE

The National Academy of Engineering announced that Maja Matarić, Chan Soon-Shiong Chair and distinguished professor, Computer Science, Neuroscience, and Pediatrics, was elected as one of its members. Election to the NAE is the highest professional honor for engineers.

NAE members are elected by their peers, and the honor is reserved for outstanding engineering accomplishments. Matarić was recognized for contributions to human-robot interaction and socially assistive robotics.

According to the NAE’s press release, she is one of 128 new members (less than half of whom are from academia) and 22 international members in the NAE’s Class of 2025, bringing the total U.S. membership to 2,487 and the number of international members to 336. With her election, 24 USC Viterbi faculty have been elected to the NAE since 2008.

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