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Daniela Rus

Director, CSAIL, MIT

  • Director, CSAIL; Professor of EECS, MIT since 201212

Daniela Rus is director of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the Andrew and Erna Viterbi / Panasonic Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Her research focuses on robotics, autonomy, and collaborative machines; she has led CSAIL since 2012.123

At a glance

Current role
Director, CSAIL; Professor of EECS
Company
MIT
Honors
1
Sources cited
3
Profile reviewed

Accomplishments

  • Director of MIT CSAIL since 2012.2
  • Robotics and autonomy researcher; MacArthur Fellow.1

MIT CSAIL

Rus has directed CSAIL since 2012. Lab leadership pages and her faculty profile describe her Distributed Robotics Laboratory work on perception, planning, learning, and human-centered robots.12

Timeline

  1. Became CSAIL director.2

Honors and recognition

  • · 1

Where they work

  • MIT 33 people in the wiki

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References

3 sources · profile reviewed Oct 23, 2026 · data updated Oct 23, 2026

  1. Daniela Rus | MIT CSAILMIT CSAIL · Official page · accessed Oct 23, 2026
  2. Leadership | MIT CSAILMIT CSAIL · Official page · accessed Oct 23, 2026
  3. Daniela Rus — MIT EECSMIT EECS · Official page · accessed Oct 23, 2026