Yigang Qin

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Yigang Qin is an emerging researcher whose work sits at the compelling intersection of human-computer interaction, robotics, and creativity. Qin's scholarship challenges conventional understandings of robots as purely utilitarian technologies, instead investigating their role as active participants in artistic and creative processes. Their most cited work, "Encountering Robotic Art: The Social, Material, and Temporal Processes of Creation with Machines" (2025, 7 citations), offers a pioneering examination of how robots engage in artistic co-creation, exploring the social, material, and temporal dimensions that shape this unprecedented form of collaboration. Complementing this, their follow-up study on how robotic artists perceive "collaboration" with machines probes the nuanced ways human creators interpret and negotiate agency alongside robotic systems. Though early in their academic career, Qin's research is already drawing meaningful attention within the HCI and robotics communities, signaling a fresh and thought-provoking voice in the field. For students and researchers interested in the evolving boundaries of creativity, technology, and human-machine relationships, Qin's growing body of work offers essential and timely perspectives.