Ben Newman

Ben Newman, PhD, is a Doctoral Student in Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University from September 2016 to September 2024, focusing on computer vision and human-robot interaction. Previously, Ben held positions as a Research Assistant at Tufts University, an Undergraduate Instructor at Indiana University Bloomington, and various internships at companies such as Haemonetics, JPMorgan Chase, EY, and Meta. At Meta, Ben contributed as a Research Scientist and participated in the Meta AI Mentorship program as a visiting researcher within the Fundamental AI Research Lab. Ben earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Cognitive Science from Indiana University Bloomington, and initially pursued Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University.