Linda de Valk
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Linda de Valk’s research lies at the intersection of human-computer interaction, multimodal communication, and social robotics, with a particular focus on how people naturally coordinate with artificial agents. Her most cited work, “Multimodal Cues for Addressee-Hood in Triadic Communication with a Human Information Retrieval Agent” (2007, 21 citations), is a foundational contribution to understanding how humans use gaze, gesture, and speech to signal who they are addressing in mixed human-human and human-computer settings. This study provided early empirical evidence for designing more intuitive, socially aware interfaces—work that has informed subsequent research in robot dialogue systems and collaborative AI. De Valk’s insights into triadic interaction (where a person alternates between talking to a robot and another human) remain highly relevant for modern embodied agents and virtual assistants. Her careful experimental approach and focus on naturalistic behavior have made her a respected voice in the field, bridging cognitive science, linguistics, and engineering to create more responsive, human-centered technology.
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