Ananya Yammanuru

Ananya is a 3rd year PhD student studying robotics with Drs. Nancy Amato and Katie Driggs-Campbell. Her research focuses on robotic motion planning and human-robot interaction. She is heavily involved in K-12 STEM outreach activities in the Champaign-Urbana area, including leading the Siebel School’s Girls Who Code and Sunday Coding Studio clubs. Ananya completed her bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Brain and Cognitive Science here at UIUC.