Presenter

Dr. Sam Krening is an Assistant Professor at the Ohio State University. She studies machine learning, human-agent interaction, robotics, interactive ML, and ethics in AI. Dr. Krening received both Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, emphasizing in astrodynamics and control theory. Dr. Krening then
earned a Ph.D. in Robotics from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2019. Before starting her Ph.D. at Georgia Tech, Dr. Krening worked for three years at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, spending two years as a Guidance & Control Engineer for the Cassini Spacecraft orbiting Saturn.

Dr. Krening’s research has spanned machine learning, human-agent interaction, natural language,
dynamics, and control for both AI and robotic systems. She is currently exploring many aspects of human-agent interaction, including explainable AI (XAI), ethics in AI, and the design of ML algorithms that foster a positive user experience.