Robin Roberson Murphy (IEEE Fellow) is the Raytheon Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M, Director of the Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue, and the Center for Emergency Informatics. She received a B.M.E. in mechanical engineering, a M.S. and Ph.D in computer science in 1980, 1989, and 1992, respectively, from Georgia Tech where she was a Rockwell International Fellow. She has over 150 publications on artificial intelligence, human-robot interaction, and robotics including the textbook, Introduction to AI Robotics, and the forthcoming Disaster Robotics. Her insertion of ground, air, and marine robots at 15 disasters including the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster, Hurricanes Katrina and Charley, and Fukushima has led to numerous professional awards, such as the Motohiro Kisoi award, as well as being declared an “Innovator in AI” by TIME, an “Alpha Geek” by WIRED Magazine and one of the “Most Influential Women in Technology” by Fast Company. Dr. Murphy serves on several government and professional boards, including the Defense Science Board and the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Administrative Committee. She recently co-chaired the NSF/CCC Workshop on Computing for Disaster Management and the DSB study on the Role of Autonomy for DoD Systems.