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Epaminondas Kapetanios is a leading researcher at the intersection of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), computational linguistics, and dialogue systems. His work focuses on understanding and engineering robust communication between humans and autonomous agents, particularly in contexts where miscommunication and failure are inevitable. Kapetanios is best known for his foundational contributions to modeling conversational trouble and repair in human-robot dialogue, drawing on insights from conversation analysis to design more resilient interactive systems. His highly cited workshop report, "Working with troubles and failures in conversation between humans and robots" (2023), synthesizes interdisciplinary perspectives from roboticists, HRI researchers, and dialogue system experts, establishing a shared framework for studying breakdowns in human-machine communication. This work has garnered significant attention, with over 6 citations in a rapidly evolving field, and has shaped subsequent research on error recovery and adaptive interaction. Kapetanios’s research is notable for bridging the gap between empirical studies of human conversation and the engineering of socially aware robots, making him a key figure in advancing more natural and forgiving human-robot collaboration.