| George A. Bekey | |
|---|---|
| Fields | Robotics |
| Institutions | University of Southern California |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley University of California, Los Angeles |
George A. Bekey is a renowned American roboticist and the Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow in various professional societies. Bekey is best known for his achievements across multiple technical fields, for which he was designated a USC University Professor, which honors the university's most accomplished, multi-disciplinary faculty. He is also affiliated with the College of Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where he teaches a course on world religions. His most recent book is Autonomous Robots: From Biological Inspiration to Implementation and Control from MIT Press.