Meet our team
The INTERACT Animal Lab is led by Dr. Rébecca Kleinberger at Northeastern University. Our team of researchers, scientists, and technologists is uniquely experienced in developing technology for animal users. We are dedicated to using thorough academic methods to advance our understanding of animal needs and to deploying ethical, real-world applications.
Dr. Rébecca Kleinberger
Principal Investigator
Rébecca Kleinberger is an Assistant Professor of Humanics and AI at Northeastern University and an Affiliate Researcher at MIT. She obtained her PhD from the MIT Media Lab. She has over ten years of experience creating technology for animals. Her research focuses on designing more adapted animal-centered systems and leveraging technology to ethically give animals more control over their environment and their social interactions.
LAB MEMBERS
Lena Ashooh
Undergraduate student at Harvard, with Special Concentration in Animal Studies
Undergraduate student at Northeastern University
Master’s student at Northeastern University (IS)
PhD Candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PAST MEMBERS
Zitong Bao
Master’s student at Northeastern University (CS)
Hao Jin
Master’s student at Northeastern University (CS)
Megan McMahon
Undergraduate student at Northeastern University
Mega Vemuri
Undergraduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cassandre Crawford
Animal Behaviorist
COLLABORATORS
Pr. Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas
Lecturer/ Assistant Professor at The University of Glasgow. Head of the Glasgow ACI Lab