Konstantinos Votis

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Konstantinos Votis is a prominent researcher at the intersection of social robotics, human-computer interaction, and digital health, with a particular focus on leveraging intelligent robotic systems to address pressing healthcare challenges. His work spans two interconnected domains: pediatric health interventions and ambient assisted living for elderly populations. Votis has made significant contributions to the field of social robot-assisted healthcare, most notably through his systematic review of social robot interventions in child healthcare (2023, 34 citations), which has become a key reference for researchers developing robot-based health solutions. His sustained investigation into childhood obesity prevention — spanning multiple publications from 2019 through 2023 — has produced innovative platforms that harness interactive social robots to promote healthier behaviors in children, a concern amplified by the lifestyle disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. His automated diet-tracking system further demonstrates his commitment to practical, unobtrusive health monitoring tools. Beyond pediatric applications, Votis has developed frameworks for activity recognition and ambient assisted living, designing smart-home sensor networks and edge-based robotic pipelines that support elderly individuals with cognitive impairments in their daily lives. Collectively, his research — accumulating over 80 citations — reflects a cohesive vision: deploying intelligent, human-centered robotic technologies to meaningfully improve health outcomes across diverse populations.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Social robot interventions for child healthcare: A systematic review of the literature

   34 citations · 2023
2. 2
   A social robot-based platform for health behavior change toward prevention of childhood obesity

   17 citations · 2022
3. 3
   A Social Robot-Based Platform for Prevention of Childhood Obesity

   11 citations · 2019
4. 4
   A Social Robot-based Platform towards Automated Diet Tracking

   8 citations · 2020
5. 5
   A Living Lab Infrastructure for Investigating Activity Monitoring Needs in Service Robot Applications

   5 citations · 2016
6. 6
   A Framework Towards Ambient Assisted Living Enhanced by Service Robots

   5 citations · 2023
7. 7
   From Detection to Action Recognition: An Edge-Based Pipeline for Robot Human Perception

   2 citations · 2023
8. 8
   Acceptance of a social robot for improving health behaviors in children

   2 citations · 2023

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