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Onur Keskin is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction and automated negotiation, exploring how intelligent agents can collaborate and resolve conflicts with humans. His work focuses on designing socially aware robots capable of negotiation—a critical skill for future human-robot teams. Keskin’s most cited paper, “Would You Imagine Yourself Negotiating With a Robot, Jennifer? Why Not?” (2021, 18 citations), challenges assumptions about human willingness to negotiate with embodied agents, laying groundwork for this emerging field. He further investigates how an agent’s physical presence influences negotiation outcomes in “Effects of Agent’s Embodiment in Human-Agent Negotiations” (2023, 7 citations), and advances speech-based interaction with “Let’s Negotiate with Jennifer!” (2020, 7 citations). His “Solver Agent” (2021, 4 citations) introduces emotional and opponent-aware strategies for more natural human-robot bargaining. With a cumulative impact of nearly 40 citations, Keskin’s contributions are shaping how robots perceive human offers, adapt strategies, and build rapport—key steps toward integrating social robots into daily life. His early work on multi-robot guidance control (2009) also reflects a long-standing commitment to autonomous systems.