Papers
17
Total Citations
180
H-Index
9
About
Sylvie Pesty is a pioneering researcher in human-robot interaction (HRI), specializing in social and affective robotics, companion robots, and end-user robot programming. Her work bridges cognitive science, psychology, and robotics to create robots capable of natural, long-term social engagement with humans. Pesty’s major contributions include developing a cognitive and affective interaction-oriented architecture for social HRI (28 citations), which models how robots can perceive and respond to human emotions and social cues. She has also advanced the design of companion robots that exhibit distinct personalities and social roles, aiming to foster lasting, meaningful human-robot relationships—a concept explored in her work on artificial companions with style and social behavior (17 citations). Her research extends to practical applications, such as using social robots for early dementia assessment in the elderly (15 citations), and innovative end-user programming frameworks like iRoPro (16 citations) that enable non-experts to teach robots tasks. Notably, Pesty has even explored interspecies communication, developing a robotic system to enhance interaction between humans and dogs (14 citations). With over 150 total citations across her top papers, her interdisciplinary approach continues to shape how robots are designed to coexist with humans in homes, healthcare, and beyond.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
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- 2Towards companion robots behaving with style17 citations · 2014
- 3iRoPro: An interactive Robot Programming Framework16 citations · 2021
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- 5Increasing communication between a man and a dog14 citations · 2013
- 6End-User Programming of Low-and High-Level Actions for Robotic Task Planning13 citations · 2019
- 7Artificial companions with personality and social role12 citations · 2013
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- 9Artificial companion: Building a impacting relation11 citations · 2011
- 10Non-verbal Signals in HRI: Interference in Human Perception9 citations · 2015