April 12, 2026

Privacy-Sensitive Robot Design: Interventions Across Data Collection

Biography

Dakota Sullivan is a senior Ph.D. student in the People & Robots Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research focuses on privacy in human-robot interaction, including the design of robots for privacy-sensitive data collection, processing, and exposure. He is also interested in the ethical development and use of technology broadly to empower users and reduce risks of harm.