Rob Royce

Rob received his B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he was admitted as a Regents Scholar. He is currently a Data Scientist in the Artificial Intelligence \& Analytics Group at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and serves as the Systems Integration Lead for various robotics projects, including NAISR/NeBula and EELS. Rob is a leading practitioner and subject matter expert in Generative AI (GenAI) at JPL, and is also registered as a NASA AI Advisor. He has worked on numerous innovative GenAI projects, such as utilizing retrieval-augmented generation to analyze vast datasets, developing code generation tools for flight software, and creating applications that enable users to interact with their documents through conversational interfaces. His extensive experience in software engineering, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics has culminated in the development of ROSA, the Robot Operating System Agent.