What can in-home robots do, and what does it take to gain control of one? This talk will include an overview of the capabilities of in-home robots and related human-robot interaction research. Come discuss the security, privacy, and ethical implications of in-home robots, the Web-based applications used to control them, and the possibility of a future where we face more threats from inside our home than out.
Brittany is an information privacy and security, human-computer interaction, and social robotics researcher rooted in academia. She holds an honours B.C.Sc. from the University of Manitoba, two college diplomas from Red River College, and soon an M.Math from the University of Waterloo. The once titled "hyper-geek" of her university department enjoys discussing theory, puzzles, robotics, books, and anything sci-fi or fantasy.