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Keith Cortis is a leading researcher at the intersection of artificial intelligence, social robotics, and healthcare, with a primary focus on improving the quality of life for older adults and people living with dementia (PLWD). His most impactful work, the MARIO Project, validated the use of companion robots to support PLWD, demonstrating significant potential for assistive technology in geriatric care—a study that has garnered 77 citations. Cortis also spearheads research into socially intelligent robots through the CASIE project, which develops ethical, emotion-aware AI capable of multilingual and multimodal emotion recognition. This work, though newer, is foundational for creating contextually appropriate and trustworthy robot behaviours in healthcare settings. His contributions extend to international symposia, where he has presented evidence on how robots can mitigate the challenges of dementia. By combining rigorous validation studies with cutting-edge affective computing, Cortis is shaping a future where robots are not just tools, but empathetic companions. His research is pivotal for students and researchers in human-robot interaction, gerontechnology, and ethical AI, offering a roadmap for deploying socially assistive robots that are both effective and ethically sound.