Taha Shaheen
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Mail code: 8809Campus: Tempe
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Student Information
Graduate StudentComputer Science
Ira A Fulton Engineering
Ph.D. student in Computer Science at Arizona State University working on human-robot collaboration with over 4 years of research experience. Background in engineering low-cost socially assistive robots for autism therapy, preventing misuse of teleoperated robots, studies involving human-robot interaction, and preference-based reinforcement learning.
M.S. Social Informatics, Kyoto University, Japan (April 2023) | Received MEXT Research Scholarship by Japanese Government | Awarded Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award
B.E. Electronic Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan (November 2017) | Achieved rank 5 in batch of 142
- Preference-Based Reinforcement Learning
- Human-Robot Interaction
- Taha Shaheen, Dražen Brščić, and Takayuki Kanda. 2024. Investigation of Low-Moral Actions by Malicious Anonymous Operators of Avatar Robots. ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction. (September 2024). doi.org/10.1145/3696466
MEXT (文部科学省) Research Scholarship | Japanese government scholarship | April 2020 – August 2023
- Received full tuition and stipend.
- Selected on the recommendation of the Japanese Consulate General in Karachi after tests and an interview.
- One of only two people selected from Karachi in 2019.
Graduate Trainee Engineer, Instrumentation and Control | Fatima Fertilizer Company, Sadiqabad, Pakistan | Nov 2017 – Nov 2018
- Completed training in field instrumentation, Bently Nevada vibration monitoring system, anti-surge control, Gas Turbine Generator operation, Waste Gas Boiler operation, Yokogawa DCS (Distributed Control System) and ESD (Emergency Shutdown), PLCs, process safety management elements, documentation, and work procedures.
- Managed day-to-day maintenance jobs at Offsites & Utilities and Nitric Acid plants.