Zi Haur Pang
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Zi Haur Pang is a rising researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction and conversational AI, with a focus on how the physical embodiment and appearance of autonomous robots shape real-world human communication. In their most-cited work, "Does the Appearance of Autonomous Conversational Robots Affect User Spoken Behaviors in Real-World Conference Interactions?" (2025, 2 citations), Pang investigates a timely and underexplored question: how the visual design of social robots influences the way people speak to them in natural, unscripted settings. This study, conducted at a live conference, offers early empirical evidence that robot appearance can significantly alter user vocal patterns, such as speech rate, volume, and turn-taking—findings with profound implications for designing more effective and socially acceptable robotic assistants. While still early in their career, Pang’s work bridges robotics, psychology, and linguistics, contributing to the growing body of knowledge on human-centered AI. Their research is particularly valuable for students and engineers aiming to create robots that integrate seamlessly into everyday social environments, highlighting that how a robot looks is as critical as what it says.
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