My research explores development in autism through computational tools & methods 

I am a Senior Research Scientist in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech. I am a developmental psychologist interested in early trajectories and predictors of social-communicative development in autism. Most recently, I have been collaborating with computer scientists to develop novel tools to objectively measure such behaviors in natural settings, and to capture novel dimensions of these behaviors, such as their intensity and timing. 

Together, my collaborators and I are forging a new multidisciplinary research area, which we call computational behavioral science. Our research vision is that we can transform how we measure, analyze, and understand behavior by leveraging advances in sensing and wearable technologies and computational modeling and analysis methods. The goal is to develop tools that can help us better detect, understand, and ultimately treat conditions such as autism.

Recent publications

Recent talks & activities
* denotes student co-authors
  • *Edmunds, S.R., Rozga, A., *Li, Y., Karp, E.A., Ibanez, L.V., Rehg, J.M., Stone, W.L., (2017). Using a point-of-view camera to measure eye gaze in young children with autism spectrum disorder during naturalistic social interactions: A pilot study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
  • Jones, R.M., *Southerland, A., *Hamo, A., *Carberry, C., *Bridges, C., *Nay, S., *Stubbs, E., Komarow, E., *Washington, C., Rehg, J.M., Lord, C., & Rozga, A., (2017). Increased eye contact during conversation compared to play in children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 

  • PhD student Eunji Chong will be presenting her work on Visual 3D Tracking of Child-Adult Social Interactions at the 7th IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning, September 18-21, 2017, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • April 2017: Presented my work on Attention to Faces, Objects, and Gaze Modulation in Toddlers At-Risk at the Society for Research in Child Development symposium, A closer look at infant eye gaze: exploring ecological influences on attention dynamics in typical and atypical development. Thank you Kaya DeBarbaro & Gina Mason for organizing such a fantastic symposium!

Get in touch with me

agata at gatech dot edu

Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Interactive Computing
85 5th Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30308

My office: Technology Square Research Building Rm.219
Office Phone # 404-894-2304