Her research interests lie in the intersection of robotics, control theory, formal methods and human-robot interaction. Specifically, she works on developing efficient algorithms for safe and interactive human-robot systems such as semiautonomous driving. Sadigh received her doctoral degree in electrical engineering and computer sciences (EECS) at UC Berkeley in 2017, and received her bachelor’s degree in EECS at UC Berkeley in 2012. She has been awarded the NSF and NDSEG graduate research fellowships as well as Leon O. Chua departmental award, Arthur M. Hopkin departmental award and the Google Anita Borg Scholarship.