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About
Nadia Said is a rising researcher in human-robot interaction, focusing on the psychological and social factors that shape prosocial behavior toward robots. Her work explores how knowledge, attitudes, anthropomorphic cues, and context influence people’s willingness to help robots—a critical question as robots become integrated into delivery, medical, and service roles. In her most-cited paper (2023, 4 citations), she provides foundational insights into the role of human perceptions in fostering cooperation with machines. Said also innovatively applies the dictator game paradigm to human-robot interactions, examining how third-party observers judge resource-sharing between humans and robots—whether electricity or money is at stake. Her studies (N = 117 and N = 310) reveal nuanced social dynamics that challenge assumptions about robot status in moral economies. With early but growing citation impact, Said is establishing herself at the intersection of social psychology and robotics, offering empirically grounded perspectives on how to design robots that elicit trust and altruism. Her work is essential reading for anyone interested in the ethical and practical dimensions of human-robot coexistence.
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