birth_place nationality birth_date spouse known_for article_title name occupation
ibadan , nigeria american 1961 tiffany shlain art , robotics research ken goldberg
 ken goldberg professor
ken goldberg

kenneth y. goldberg -lrb- born 1961 -rrb- is an american artist , writer , inventor , and researcher in the field of robotics and automation .
he is the craigslist distinguished professor of new media and professor of industrial engineering and operations research -lrb- ieor -rrb- , with joint appointments in electrical engineering and computer science -lrb- eecs -rrb- , art practice , and the school of information at the university of california , berkeley .
goldberg also holds an appointment in the department of radiation oncology at the university of california , san francisco .
