Papers
25
Total Citations
731
H-Index
14
About
Joachim de Greeff is a prominent robotics researcher whose work spans human-robot interaction, cognitive architectures, and social robotics. His career reflects a sustained commitment to understanding how robots can more naturally integrate into human environments, from disaster response to child education. De Greeff's most influential contribution, "Child-Robot Interaction: Perspectives and Challenges" (2013, 159 citations), established him as a leading voice in designing robots that interact meaningfully with young users. His work on the Epigenetic Robotics Architecture (105 citations) advanced the theoretical foundations of how robots can develop cognition in biologically inspired ways. His innovative approach to robot embodiment is further demonstrated through his retro-projected robot faces research, offering a compelling alternative to costly mechatronic designs. Beyond individual robots, de Greeff has examined robots within broader societal contexts, contributing to the TRADR disaster-response teaming project and arguing persuasively that social learning makes robots more capable learners. His studies on conversational fillers, gaze tracking, and behavioural alignment collectively reveal a researcher deeply invested in making human-robot communication feel intuitive, responsive, and genuinely collaborative — work that continues to shape both academic research and practical robotics applications.
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Top Papers
- 1Child-Robot Interaction: Perspectives and Challenges159 citations · 2013
- 2Epigenetic Robotics Architecture (ERA)105 citations · 2010
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- 6Evolution of Implicit and Explicit Communication in Mobile Robots28 citations · 2009
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- 8Human-Robot Interaction in Concept Acquisition: a computational model25 citations · 2009
- 9How to improve human-robot interaction with Conversational Fillers25 citations · 2016
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