MIT World Speakers

James McLurkin '94, SM '04, PhD '08

James McLurkin returned to MIT to begin work on a Ph.D. in Computer Science focusing on robotics and artificial intelligence, after completing an M.S. in electrical engineering at U.C. Berkeley and an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at MIT. Currently, he is a Lead Research Scientist with iRobot, where he is developing programming techniques for swarms of autonomous robots.
McLurkin taught in both MIT's Interphase and Integrated Studies programs, and mentored in the Black Graduate Engineering and Science Students program at U.C. Berkeley and MIT's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. Also, he is one of the co-founders of Black 6, a support organization for students of color in the Electrical Engineering/Computer Science program at MIT, and a member of the Black Student Union and National Society of Black Engineers.