Lux Miranda

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Lux Miranda is an emerging scholar at the forefront of human-robot interaction research, specializing in artificial identity, social robotics, and the intersection of technology with equity and inclusion. Miranda's work critically examines how robots perform and embody identity, and what consequences these design choices carry for human society. Their most-cited paper, "Examining the State of Robot Identity" (2023, 10 citations), establishes a foundational critique of how social biases can be encoded and amplified through human-robot interaction, challenging designers to move beyond reproducing systems of oppression. Building on this, Miranda has made significant contributions to educational contexts, arguing in "A Case for Diverse Social Robot Identity Performance in Education" (2024, 9 citations) that robot platforms must actively account for intersecting inequities affecting students from marginalized backgrounds. Their theoretical work culminates in a proposed unified framework for understanding artificial identity in "Who is a Robot?" (2024), synthesizing previously disparate scholarly perspectives. Miranda has also helped shape community discourse through the recurring Robo-Identity workshop series. With nearly 30 citations across just two years, their scholarship is rapidly gaining influence among researchers navigating the ethical and social dimensions of social robot design.