Papers
13
Total Citations
130
H-Index
6
About
Sven Mayer is a human-computer interaction researcher whose work spans conversational agents, human-robot interaction, affective computing, and haptic interfaces. His research investigates how technology can be designed to feel more natural, expressive, and emotionally attuned to users. Among his most influential contributions is the development of validated measurement instruments for human-technology interaction, including the Perceived Empathy of Technology Scale (PETS), which has already garnered 30 citations since its 2024 publication, and the Perceived System Curiosity Scale (PSC), offering researchers reliable tools to quantify how users experience system-level social traits. His work on chatbot personality has attracted significant attention, with his 2022 study on extraversion perception accumulating 36 citations, highlighting how repeated interaction shapes users' social impressions of text-based agents. Mayer has also advanced the frontier of immersive technologies, developing extended mid-air ultrasound haptics and cobot-driven haptic toolboxes for room-scale virtual reality experiences. More recently, his lab has explored LLM-driven curiosity in robots and co-designed gestural vocabularies for robotic furniture, reflecting a broad commitment to making human-robot collaboration more intuitive, expressive, and safe across diverse everyday contexts.
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Top Papers
- 1User Perceptions of Extraversion in Chatbots after Repeated Use36 citations · 2022
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- 3Extended Mid-air Ultrasound Haptics for Virtual Reality16 citations · 2022
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- 5Investigating LLM-Driven Curiosity in Human-Robot Interaction7 citations · 2025
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- 7Understanding the Uncertainty Loop of Human-Robot Interaction6 citations · 2023
- 8Cobity: A Plug-And-Play Toolbox to Deliver Haptics in Virtual Reality5 citations · 2022
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