Maria Jose Galvez Trigo

(She/Her)
  • Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Human-Centred Robotics and AI, Cardiff University

Marisé is a Senior Lecturer in Human-Centred Robotics and AI at Cardiff University, where her research spans robotics, human-robot interaction and accessible technology design. She is part of The Centre for Social Care and Artificial Intelligence Learning (SCALE). She works through participatory and co-design methods, developing robots and other technologies alongside disabled and neurodivergent people, clinicians and educators who will use them rather than designing for them at a distance. She holds a PhD in Rehabilitation and Health Care research, and is an Executive Board member of the UK Robotics and Autonomous Systems Network and an Expert Evaluator for the European Commission.

Experience

  • 2026–present
    Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in human-Centred Robotics and AI, Cardiff University
  • 2023–2026
    Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Human-Centred Robotics and AI, Cardiff University

Education

  • 2024 
    University of Nottingham, PhD in Rehabilitation and Healthcare Research

Professional Memberships

  • IEEE (Senior Member)
  • ACM

Contact Maria for

  • General
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  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision