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David Vernon is responsible for growing the robotics research activities at CMU-Africa, advising graduate CMU-Africa students, and providing technical mentorship to members of the CMU-Africa Industry Innovation Lab (IIL). He teaches several courses on robotics and AI, including cognitive robotics, artificial cognitive systems, and robotics: principles and practice.


He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland, Senior Member of the IEEE, Research Fellow at the Kigali Collaborative Research Centre, Rwanda, co-chair of the IEEE RAS Technical Committee for Cognitive Robotics, an associate editor of Cognitive Systems Research, and a series editor of Cognitive Systems Monographs published by Springer.

Office
D202 Regional ICT Center of Excellence Bldg
Phone
+250.785.927470
Email
dvernon@andrew.cmu.edu
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David Vernon
Websites
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Education

1986 M.A., Computer Science, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Ireland

1985 Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Ireland

1979 B.A./B.A.I., Engineering, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Ireland

Media mentions


Science Robotics

CMU-Africa researchers published in Science Robotics

CMU-Africa researchers were published in Science Robotics, as a Focus article, for their work with culturally sensitive robotics.

CMU Engineering

$3.3 million awarded to advance digital technology in Africa

Afretec has awarded 11 grants, each led by a multi-university research team, to build research capacity and work toward achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa.

CMU College of Engineering

$3.3 million awarded to advance digital technology in Africa

Afretec has awarded 11 grants, each led by a multi-university research team, to build research capacity and work toward achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Africa.

Carnegie Mellon University Africa

For Placca Umuhire, teaching is the way to give back

Placca Umuhire (MSIT '20) has had a lifelong interest in technology and is drawn to teaching as a way of inspiring others; the Mastercard Foundation Scholarship was a perfect opportunity to pursue both of those goals.

Vernon appointed member of IEEE RAS Women in Engineering’s new committee

CMU-Africa’s David Vernon has been appointed a member of IEEE RAS Women in Engineering’s new committee: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility.

IEEE

Vernon invited to be a member of the IEEE robotics and automation committee

CMU-Africa’s David Vernon was invited to be a member of the IEEE Robotics and Automation (RAS) Committee for Women in Engineering.

International Conference on Robot Ethics and Standards

Vernon gives lecture on AI, robotics, and machine learning

CMU-Africa’s David Vernon was invited to deliver a lecture on "Africa Embraces AI, Robotics, and Machine Learning” at the International Conference on Robot Ethics and Standards in Taipei, Taiwan.

Irish Machine Vision and Image Processing Conference

Vernon to be IMVIP committee member

CMU-Africa/ECE’s David Vernon will be a program committee member for the Irish Machine Vision and Image Processing Conference.

ZiF Research Group

Vernon earns ZiF Centre fellowship

CMU-Africa/ECE’s David Vernon has earned a fellowship position at the ZiF Centre for Interdisciplinary Research.

Vernon organizes workshop at IEEE/RSG IROS conference

CMU Africa’s David Vernon organized a workshop on the cognitive architectures for humanoids at the 2019 IEEE/RSG International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2019) in November in Macau, China.