On September 28, 2016 Dr. Inman came back to NC State and gave a series of RED talks about data science, including an introduction of “Quantification: The Art of Making Data” and three workshops: "The Art of Making Data: Quantifying Touch" , "The Art of Making Data: Quantifying Sound", and "The Art of Making Data: Quantifying Attitudes and Emotions". It was very encouraging for me to see a Psychology alumnus doing so well in the industry. Analyses of interactions and emotions are also one of the most important aspects of my own research and I wanted to learn more. So I attended all four events, even though it was two weeks before my dissertation defense.
One of the take-home messages I got is that: "Doing data science can make a good living, but what is more important is how can we use data science to make a difference in the world". The subject, data science, could be replaced by my research on Human–Robot Interaction (HRI).
More information about talks can be found here:
https://research.ncsu.edu/dsi/red-talks-inman/
After Dr. Inman's talk, I introduced myself and my research on HRI to him. His English is so good that he later shared with me three Haiku about HRI, which is very neat. I got his permission to post them on my blog as below:
Silicon senses
Limbs of steel and motor heart
Made in our image.
Humans and robots
Bandura meets Asimov
But who's watching who?
Robbie the Robot
More humane than a human
Saves Bobo the Doll.
Elliot Inman, Ph.D.
October 2016