About
Professor Praminda Caleb-Solly
Professor Praminda Caleb-Solly is Professor of Embodied Intelligence in the School of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham, University Academic Lead for the National Rehabilitation Centre, and an Honorary Visiting Professor at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Her research focus is assistive robotics and intelligent sensing, with 25+ years’ experience spanning academia and health technology translation, including four years in an assistive-technology SME/charity, Designability. She holds a PhD in Computer Science, an MSc in Biomedical Instrumentation Engineering, and a BEng (Hons) in Electronic Systems Engineering.
She leads the CHART research group, delivering interdisciplinary research programmes focused on evaluation, safety assurance and adoption of robotics and connected health technologies. Her governance and standards roles include Co-Chair of the IEEE RAS Technical Committee on Robot Ethics and membership of robotics and ethics standards committees, including UK BSI robotics committees.
She led the EPSRC Healthcare Technologies Network+ EMERGENCE, which has produced a White Paper on Robotics in Health and Social Care, and co-leads the NIHR RehabHRC Enabling Participation theme. She is also Co-Founder and Director of Robotics for Good CIC, supporting responsible development and deployment of robotics and AI for public benefit. She chairs the IEEE AgeTech committee on Intelligent Care Augmentation Systems.