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Leire Bastida is an emerging researcher specializing in human-robot collaboration (HRC), with a particular focus on trust modeling, augmented reality interfaces, and human-centric automation in industrial environments. Her work addresses one of the most pressing challenges in modern robotics: ensuring that humans and robots can work together safely, efficiently, and intuitively. Bastida's most influential contribution examines the multidimensional nature of trust in HRC environments, proposing frameworks for both modeling and measuring it — a paper that has accumulated 21 citations since 2024, signaling rapid uptake within the field. Complementing this, her research on augmented reality as a cognitive support tool for industrial workers, developed through a real-world Siemens deployment, has garnered 17 citations and highlights her commitment to practical, industry-relevant solutions. Her earlier work on hybrid human-robot recycling systems, conducted within the European HR-Recycler project, further demonstrates her engagement with large-scale collaborative research initiatives. More recently, Bastida has turned her attention to Industry 5.0, developing edge-computing frameworks that integrate physiological monitoring to safeguard operator well-being in real time. Across her portfolio, she consistently bridges theoretical modeling with tangible industrial application, making her a notable voice in human-centered robotics research.