Andrew Borowiak
Papers
1
Total Citations
9
H-Index
1
About
Andrew Borowiak is a rising scholar at the intersection of human-robot interaction, construction safety, and cognitive ergonomics. His research focuses on how emerging technologies—particularly autonomous robots—reshape the cognitive demands placed on construction workers, with a central emphasis on situational awareness (SA) in high-stakes, time-pressured environments. In his most cited work (2024, 9 citations), Borowiak provides a critical framework for understanding how faulty robots, fluctuating trust, and time pressure collectively degrade workers’ SA, a factor often overlooked in conventional construction safety models. This contribution is notable for bridging robotics engineering with occupational psychology, offering early empirical grounding for designing safer human-robot collaborative worksites. By highlighting the hidden cognitive costs of automation, Borowiak’s work has quickly gained traction among researchers in construction informatics and human factors engineering. His findings carry practical implications for training protocols, robot transparency design, and trust calibration in dynamic work settings. As the construction industry accelerates toward automation, Borowiak’s research serves as a vital cautionary lens, ensuring that worker cognition remains central to the future of safe, efficient building environments.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1