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Bani Anvari is a researcher working at the intersection of soft robotics, human-robot interaction, and autonomous vehicle systems — a distinctive combination that bridges cutting-edge engineering with human factors research. Their work spans the design of novel actuation mechanisms for soft robotic systems, most notably exploring hybrid fluidic approaches that combine positive and negative pressure to enhance foam-based soft actuators, a contribution that has garnered 14 citations since 2020. Anvari has made meaningful strides in understanding how humans interact with increasingly autonomous technologies, investigating how service robots navigate social dynamics in large public spaces and how multimodal feedback systems — including innovative haptic seat interfaces — can support safe transitions of control in Level 3 automated vehicles. This latter thread of research is particularly timely, as the automotive industry grapples with the critical challenge of keeping human drivers appropriately engaged. With growing citation counts across multiple disciplines and contributions published as recently as 2025, Anvari represents an emerging voice in human-centered robotics and autonomous systems research, offering insights valuable to engineers, psychologists, and transport policy researchers alike.