Zhe Zeng
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About
Zhe Zeng is an emerging researcher specializing in human-robot interaction (HRI) and the integration of autonomous robots into public spaces. Their work focuses on a critical and timely challenge: how robots can effectively communicate with everyday people — not just trained operators — to navigate shared environments safely and intuitively. Zeng's research examines the design and evaluation of external human-machine interfaces (eHMIs) for service and cleaning robots operating in real-world public settings. A key contribution lies in translating lessons from autonomous vehicle communication research into the broader robotics domain, exploring how robots can signal their intentions with both clarity and appropriate unobtrusiveness. Their field observation studies provide grounded, empirical insights into how pedestrians naturally behave around autonomous robots, informing more realistic and human-centered design strategies. Though early in their academic trajectory, Zeng's publications — currently accumulating citations across the HRI and autonomous systems communities — address genuinely pressing questions as robot deployment in everyday environments accelerates. Their blend of observational methodology and interface design inquiry positions them as a thoughtful contributor to the growing conversation around safe, transparent, and socially acceptable autonomous systems in shared human spaces.
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