Webinar | HHIT Series Episode 14: “Automation, robots and care”, with Naonori Kodate
15 October 2024. 2pm | via Zoom Webinar
On the Human Health, Impact and Technology webinar series on 15 Oct 2024, Naonori Kodate, Associate Professor in Social Policy and Social Robotics in the UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice will speak to host Professor Patricia Maguire about "Automation, robots and care".
Nao's recent research projects have been focused on the impact of digitalization and eHealth (e.g. robots) on care, patient safety regulation, and gender equality in STEM education. He serves as an occasional visiting professor at EHESS (Graduate School for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, France) and Hokkaido University. He is a member of the Board of Academic Councilors, the Japanese Society for Wellbeing Science and Assistive Technology. He is currently a Co-PI on two international and transdisciplinary research projects on care robots funded by the Toyota Central R&D Labs (2023-) and the French Government's National Research Agency (ANR) (2024-2028), respectively.
The Human Health Impact and Technology (HHIT) series is a 15 minute interview and audience Q&A via zoom webinar. View more episode here.