Matthias Kraus
Papers
8
Total Citations
196
H-Index
6
About
Matthias Kraus is a leading researcher in human-robot interaction (HRI), specializing in the design of socially intelligent robots that communicate proactively and build trust with human users. His work centers on how robots can initiate dialogue, interpret social cues, and adapt their behavior to become effective collaborators in settings ranging from household assistance to education and industry. Kraus’s most influential paper, “Small Talk with a Robot?” (82 citations), demonstrates how conversational content, initiative, and gaze shape user trust and acceptance. He further explores the critical role of trust in proactive systems, examining how robots can anticipate user needs and act preemptively without being intrusive. His research on gender stereotypes in spoken HRI (25 citations) reveals how societal biases affect robot likability and trust, while his work on cognitive-affective state recognition for tutoring robots (8 citations) pushes toward emotionally adaptive learning companions. Kraus also developed the KURT household robot, a platform for sophisticated, robot-initiated dialogue, and has contributed frameworks for managing failures in human-cobot collaboration. With over 190 citations across his publications, Kraus is shaping the future of trustworthy, proactive robots that harmoniously integrate into human environments.
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- 2The Role of Trust in Proactive Conversational Assistants48 citations · 2021
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- 4Including Social Expectations for Trustworthy Proactive Human-Robot Dialogue17 citations · 2022
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- 6KURT: A Household Assistance Robot Capable of Proactive Dialogue7 citations · 2022
- 7How to Address Humans: System Barge-In in Multi-user HRI6 citations · 2021
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