Eshtiak Ahmed
Papers
6
Total Citations
55
H-Index
4
About
Eshtiak Ahmed is an emerging researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction (HRI), social robotics, and more-than-human design. His work explores how robots can function as meaningful companions in everyday human life, spanning domains such as healthcare, education, wellbeing, and outdoor recreation. Ahmed's most cited work, "Human–Robot Companionship: Current Trends and Future Agenda" (2024, 35 citations), offers a comprehensive survey of social robotics, charting the trajectory of robot integration across multiple sectors and setting a forward-looking research agenda. His contributions extend into co-design methodologies, where he investigates how companion robots can be collaboratively envisioned with users for real-world deployment, as seen in his work on robot dogs and virtual language learning companions. Notably, Ahmed engages with the growing More-than-Human (MtH) turn in HCI, advocating for practice-based, non-anthropocentric design research — including speculative workshops exploring forest-robot interactions. His body of work bridges theoretical design frameworks with applied robotics, making him a distinctive voice in shaping how humans and robots might co-exist, collaborate, and companion one another across both social and natural environments.
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Top Papers
- 1Human–Robot Companionship: Current Trends and Future Agenda35 citations · 2024
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- 4Walking Your Robot Dog: Experiences and Lessons Learned4 citations · 2024
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