About
Master's Student & Software Developer
- Bachelor's Degree: Bachelor of Computer Science - Honours (Co-op)
- Master's Degree: Master of Science - Computer Science Major
- Expected Graduation: Fall 2023
- Email: thiess83@myumanitoba.ca
I am a Master’s Student at the University of Manitoba, specializing in Human-Robot Interaction. I did my Bachelor’s also at the University of Manitoba where I specialized in Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction and Graphics. Outside of Computer Science, I enjoy playing Ultimate Frisbee and baking!
Summarized CV
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science Major
2021 - Present
University of Manitoba
Bachelor of Computer Science - Honours (Co-op)
2016 - 2021
University of Manitoba
Professional Experience
Development Intern
May 2021 - Aug 2021
Invenia Technical Computing Corporation
Software Development Engineer Co-op
May 2020 - Aug 2020
A Thinking Ape
Junior Tool Program
Sept 2019 - Dec 2019
Ubisoft Winnipeg
Junior Developer
Jan 2019 - Aug 2019
Invenia Technical Computing Corporation
Conference Publications
Infrasound for HRI: A Robot Using LowFrequency Vibrations to Impact How People Perceive its Actions.
In the Proceedings of the 14th ACM/IEEE International Conference of Human-Robot Interaction
Thiessen, R., Rea, D. J., Garcha, D. S., Cheng, C.,Young, J. E. (2019)
What? That’s not a chair!: How robot informational errors affect children’s trust towards robots
In the Proceedings of the 14th ACM/IEEE International Conference of Human-Robot Interaction
Geiskkovitch, D. Y., Thiessen, R., Young, J. E., Glenwright, M. R. (2019)
