Ankit Kumar Srivastava

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Ankit Kumar Srivastava is a leading researcher in human-robot interaction, with a focus on trust dynamics and immersive experimental design. His most-cited work, "An Immersive Investment Game to Study Human-Robot Trust" (2021, 22 citations), introduces a novel methodology that uses virtual reality and economic decision-making to measure how humans develop trust in robotic partners. By creating a controlled yet realistic environment, Srivastava addresses the challenge of isolating trust from confounding social and environmental factors—a critical step as robots become more autonomous in collaborative settings. This contribution has been influential in shaping how researchers design experiments to study trust, offering a reproducible framework that bridges psychology, game theory, and robotics. Beyond this paper, his broader work explores how transparency, reliability, and task complexity affect human-robot cooperation, with implications for manufacturing, healthcare, and service robotics. Srivastava’s research is particularly valuable for students and engineers seeking to build trustworthy autonomous systems, as it provides both theoretical insights and practical tools for measuring and fostering trust in human-robot teams.