Zhenyu Gu
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About
Zhenyu Gu is a pioneering researcher in human-robot interaction (HRI), with a focused expertise on how anthropomorphic design and crossmodal communication shape user trust and perception. His most-cited work, "The Trusted Listener" (2022, 16 citations), investigates how the anthropomorphic eye design of social robots critically influences users' sense of trustworthiness—a foundational contribution to building natural, reliable human-robot partnerships. More recently, Gu has broken new ground with his 2025 study on crossmodal interactions, exploring how the congruence between scent and voice stimuli can profoundly alter user perceptions of social robots. This work opens an underexplored frontier in HCI, demonstrating that olfactory cues can add emotional depth to robotic interactions. By bridging visual, auditory, and olfactory modalities, Gu’s research is redefining how robots can become more intuitive and emotionally resonant companions. His work is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of social robotics, affective computing, and multimodal user experience design.
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