Maria Bualat

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Intelligent Robotics Group Lead

NASA                                                                               

Maria Bualat became the Group Lead of the Intelligent Robotics Group in 2019, after having served as its deputy since 2005. She joined NASA Ames Research Center in 1987, working in the robotics field since 1995. Ms. Bualat has managed projects for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, Office of the Chief Technologist, and Space Technology Mission Directorate including: ARC Rover Testbed, MIDP instrument integrations and demonstrations on the K9 and K10 planetary rovers, Human-Robot Site Survey, Surface Telerobotics, and Astrobee. Ms. Bualat received her Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and her Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, emphasis Controls, from Santa Clara University.