# Matthew Johnson-Roberson: person

Canonical ID: `11246a03-9131-4da7-8308-267119941cda`

Co-founder and (titular) CTO of Refraction AI; operationally departed since ~2020. Subsequently Director of the CMU Robotics Institute and now inaugural Dean of the College of Connected Computing at Vanderbilt. PhD in Robotics from the University of Sydney.

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## Foundings (1)

- [Refraction AI](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/refraction-ai.md) (cofounder)

## Former / Previously (1)

- [Refraction AI](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/refraction-ai.md) Co-founder & CTO (operationally departed) (secondary-verified)

## Education (2)

- University of Sydney PhD, Robotics
- Carnegie Mellon University BS, Computer Science

## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Johnson-Roberson


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