Papers
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Total Citations
577
H-Index
13
About
Kerstin Eder is a pioneering researcher whose work sits at the intersection of human-robot interaction, robot trustworthiness, and safety assurance. Her research addresses one of modern robotics' most pressing challenges: enabling humans and robots to work safely and effectively alongside one another in real-world environments such as manufacturing and healthcare. Eder has made landmark contributions to understanding how robots can communicate and behave in ways that foster human trust. Her highly influential work on expressive robot communication — exemplified by the "Believing in BERT" study (133 citations) — demonstrated that affective interaction strategies can meaningfully mitigate the impact of robotic errors. Her research on joint action understanding in robot-to-human object handover (91 citations) showed how insights from human psychology can be integrated into robot design to enhance predictability and usefulness. Beyond individual robots, Eder has extended her enquiry to swarm robotics, developing formal verification methods including symmetry reduction techniques and exploring the multidimensional trustworthiness of swarm systems. Her coverage-driven verification framework offers practical tools for testing robots operating in complex human environments. More recently, her work on haptic feedback in space teleoperation (19 citations) highlights the breadth of her impact. Collectively, Eder's research shapes how engineers, psychologists, and policymakers think about responsible, human-centred robotics.
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- 2Joint action understanding improves robot-to-human object handover91 citations · 2013
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- 7Effects of Faults, Experience, and Personality on Trust in a Robot Co-Worker23 citations · 2017
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- 10Trustworthy Swarms14 citations · 2023