Steffi Paepcke

Steffi Paepcke is an experienced professional in the field of user experience (UX) and human-robot interaction. Currently serving as the Manager of Robotics User Experience at Toyota Research Institute, Paepcke has also held various roles including Staff UX Designer and Senior UX Designer. Prior to this, Paepcke co-founded and led UX design at Open Source Robotics Foundation. Additional experience includes working as an Interaction Designer at Intuit and as a Human-Robot Interaction Research Assistant at both Carnegie Mellon University and Willow Garage, Inc. Steffi Paepcke holds a Master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.