Krishnan Chandran
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15
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Krishnan Chandran is a researcher in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) and socially intelligent robotics, with a focus on how robot personality design influences human acceptance and engagement. His most cited work, "Designing a Personality-Driven Robot for a Human-Robot Interaction Scenario" (2019, 15 citations), presents an autonomous AI system for a dice game study that investigates whether a socially engaged robot personality leads to higher user acceptance than a competitive one. This case study contributes foundational insights into the role of personality in shaping human-robot relationships, a key challenge in developing robots for social and collaborative settings. Chandran’s work bridges AI system design and empirical HRI research, offering practical guidance for creating more acceptable and effective social robots. His contributions are particularly relevant for students and researchers exploring how subtle behavioral cues—like warmth versus competitiveness—can impact user trust and interaction quality in real-world applications.
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- 1Designing a Personality-Driven Robot for a Human-Robot Interaction Scenario15 citations · 2019