--- title: ROBO Global Adds Esteemed MIT Professor Daniela Rus to Advisory Board description: Daniela Rus, Ph.D., Professor and Director of CSAIL (Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory) at MIT, one of the largest AI departments in the U.S., is the newest member of ROBO Global image: https://insights.roboglobaletfs.com/hubfs/daniela.jpg --- - [![](https://px.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=2261676&conversionId=4842593&fmt=gif)Newsletter Signup](https://insights.roboglobaletfs.com/robo-global-adds-esteemed-mit-professor-daniela-rus-to-advisory-board#newsletter-form) ### Newsletter Form ROBO Global uses this information to keep you up to date on the latest investment insights and technology trends. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time. For more information, check out our [Privacy Policy](https://insights.roboglobaletfs.com/privacy). If you cannot see the form above, you may have an ad blocker preventing it from loading. 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The third ROBO Global advisory board member to obtain the award, Rus’ research specifically focuses on mobile computing, robotics and data science. “Our advisory board is comprised of some of the brightest minds in robotics, automation and AI to ensure that our indices and investment strategies deliver exposure to the leading companies in these fields,” said Travis Briggs, CEO of ROBO Global U.S. “Dr. Rus’ extensive experience studying and educating others on robotics and AI will perfectly complement the expertise of existing board members, further enhancing our ability to aggressively monitor these emerging technologies and ultimately, help investors capitalize on their rapid growth.” Rus is the seventh Ph. D. to join the elite group of industry experts on ROBO Global’s board, including the most recent additions of [Ken Goldberg](http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesswire.com%2Fnews%2Fhome%2F20170814005662%2Fen%2FDistinguished-Robotics-Automation-Expert-Joins-ROBO-Global%25C2%25AE&esheet=51822752&newsitemid=20180615005070&lan=en-US&anchor=Ken+Goldberg&index=3&md5=32d1e2e33549f7e698959c4ee6a56f62), Ph.D., Chair of the Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Department at UC Berkeley and [Illah R. Nourbakhsh](http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesswire.com%2Fnews%2Fhome%2F20180207005208%2Fen%2FDistinguished-Carnegie-Mellon-University-Professor-Illah-R.&esheet=51822752&newsitemid=20180615005070&lan=en-US&anchor=Illah+R.+Nourbakhsh&index=4&md5=7b491f5c5bbc17987b122368f84c8849), Ph.D., Director of the Community Robotics, Education and Technology Empowerment Lab at Carnegie Mellon. “The ROBO Global advisory board is a dream team of robotics and AI professionals who are on the front lines of these disruptive technologies,” said Rus. “I look forward to contributing to such a powerful, knowledgeable team of industry experts and working with ROBO Global’s management team to help capture the potential of computer science and AI for investors.” ROBO Global Indices are licensed in 11 countries and trade on nine exchanges throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, Canada and Australia. 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