Henrik I Christensen is director of Georgia Tech's new Robotics Program and a Distinguished Professor of Computing. Christensen will divide his time between Georgia Tech and the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)until January 2007, after which he will be full-time at the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. Christensen's main research interests include human centered robotics, sensory/data fusion, and systems integration.

A fundamental assumption remains that all work must be evaluated, therefore a solid theoretical model, a credible scenario, and thorough testing and verification is required. Christensen has contributed over 200 publications within robotics, vision, and artificial intelligence, including nine books. He has served the most prestigious robotics journals, and is currently serving on the editorial board of five journals in robotics and AI. Christensen is the founding chairman of the EU network of excellence in robotics - EURON (1999-2006), and is a science advisor to the European Commission, as well as several international companies.

Christensen has held positions at Oak Ridge National Laboratory(1988), Aalborg University (1991-1996), University of Pennsylvania (1996), and the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (1996-2006). He received his certificate of apprenticeship in mechanical engineering(1981),and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Aalborg University (1987 and 1990). In his spare time, Christensen enjoys gourmet food, fine wine, and photography.