One year after announcing it had begun work to establish a college dedicated to computer science, artificial intelligence and data science, Vanderbilt University announced Thursday that veteran academician and roboticist Matthew Johnson-Roberson will oversee the entity as dean.

Matthew Johnson-Roberson

Matthew Johnson-Roberson

According to a release, Johnson-Roberson will arrive after having served as director of the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Robotics Institute in Pittsburgh.