Leili Tapak
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About
Leili Tapak is a leading researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction (HRI) and industrial psychology, with a focus on the behavioral and emotional factors that shape collaboration between humans and robots in future workplaces. Her work critically examines how trust, personality, and stress influence workers' willingness to adopt robotic technologies. In her highly cited 2022 study (29 citations), Tapak explored the mediating role of trust in the relationship between system usability and willingness to use robots, revealing how age and attitudes toward STARA (Smart Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Algorithms) moderate these dynamics. She has also advanced methodological rigor in HRI by developing a specialized stress questionnaire that goes beyond general stress scales, offering a tailored tool for measuring stress in human-robot contexts. Her recent investigations into personality traits, extending the emic/etic personality framework, provide novel insights into individual differences that predict robot acceptance. Tapak’s contributions are vital for designing user-centered, trustworthy robotic systems that support effective human-automation teamwork in Industry 4.0.
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