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Georg Jahn is a cognitive scientist whose research sits at the dynamic intersection of human-robot interaction, spatial cognition, and the social integration of emerging technologies. His work focuses on how people perceive, trust, and navigate alongside Embodied Digital Technologies (EDTs), including robots, autonomous vehicles, and telepresence systems in what he terms "hybrid societies." Among his most significant contributions, Jahn has investigated how virtual reality environments can facilitate spatial learning for real-world robot teleoperation, demonstrating the practical potential of immersive training tools. His research on social perception and trustworthiness of robots has helped clarify previously inconclusive findings in the field, offering a more systematic understanding of how humans evaluate and interact with artificial agents. He has also explored resilience engineering for autonomous systems, examining how implicit and explicit human communication strategies might be extended to artificial agents navigating shared spaces. Jahn's work on pro-social behavior toward robots — particularly human willingness to help robots across different contexts — addresses a critical gap in understanding the social conditions for successful robotic integration. With citations accumulating across multiple 2022–2025 publications, his research is gaining traction as autonomous technologies become increasingly embedded in everyday public and private life.