Matei Ciocarlie is a roboticist and faculty member at Columbia University, where he focuses on developing intelligent systems designed for human environments. He also holds the position of Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at Tangent Robotics.

His work encompasses several key areas within robotics, including autonomous and Human-in-the-Loop robotic manipulation, shared autonomy, teleoperation, assistive robotics, and the design and control of novel robotic hands.