Michael Pettinati

Michael Pettinati is a Senior Data Scientist at Biofourmis, a position held since August 2019, following a role as Data Scientist. Prior experience includes serving as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where a dissertation focused on how robots can support healthier dyadic human relationships with power differentials, featuring the proposal of a computational model and action-selection mechanism. Additional roles involved teaching assistance in courses related to robotics and computer science, including responsibilities for leading lectures, grading assignments, and holding office hours. Michael's academic background includes a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Computer Science from the College of the Holy Cross.