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Christopher Lueg’s research reimagines how humans interact with technology, centering on human-computer interaction, embodied information seeking, and telepresence robotics. His most cited work, “Designing for Humans, Not Robots (or Vulcans)” (11 citations), challenges the field to move beyond rigid, task-oriented interfaces and embrace the messy, physical reality of human information behavior—a call that resonates deeply in an era of increasingly naturalistic design. Lueg’s contributions are marked by a commitment to symmetric evaluation, as seen in his study of multimodal human-robot interaction combining gaze and standard control (4 citations), which provides a rigorous framework for comparing input methods. His applied impact shines in healthcare and education: he demonstrated that mobile remote presence (MRP) robots can successfully support medical consultations and social connectedness for nursing home residents (3 citations), and he pioneered the use of telepresence bots for shared exploration and learning among postgraduate students at a regional university (2 citations). By proving that MRP systems can bridge distance while fostering genuine social presence, Lueg’s work offers practical, human-centered pathways for remote collaboration—making technology feel less like a tool and more like a companion.