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Linda Shore is a researcher specializing in assistive robotics, human-robot interaction, and user-centred design, with a particular focus on improving the lives of older adults through emerging technologies. Her work sits at a critical intersection of gerontology, robotics, and design, addressing how aging populations perceive and adopt wearable robotic devices such as lower limb exoskeletons. Shore's most influential contribution, a 2018 commentary on technology acceptance and user-centred design of assistive exoskeletons, has garnered 79 citations and established a compelling framework for understanding how older adults engage with mobility-supporting technologies. Building on this foundation, her 2020 qualitative study — accumulating 46 citations — delved deeper into the lived experiences and perceptions of older adults, revealing nuanced insights around stigma, autonomy, and device abandonment that carry direct implications for exoskeleton design. A consistent thread throughout Shore's research is her commitment to amplifying the voices of older adults in technological development, ensuring that emerging assistive devices are not only functional but genuinely accepted and embraced by their intended users. Her development of a design optimisation tool further demonstrates her ambition to translate research findings into practical, human-centred design solutions with real-world impact.