Anna Le Tran

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Dr. Anna Le Tran is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of social robotics and human-robot interaction (HRI), with a particular focus on trust dynamics and social cognition. Her most-cited work, "Playing the ‘trust game’ with robots: Social strategies and experiences" (2016, 29 citations), presents a landmark pilot study investigating how people judge the trustworthiness of robots during social HRI. This research bridges insights from neuroscience with real-world robotic interactions, revealing that while people naturally treat robots as social agents, their trust strategies differ from those used with humans. Tran’s contributions have been instrumental in understanding the nuanced social strategies humans employ when engaging with autonomous systems, challenging assumptions about anthropomorphism and trust calibration. Her work has significant implications for designing more trustworthy and socially adept robots in healthcare, service, and collaborative settings. By demonstrating that humans apply distinct social heuristics to robots, Tran has opened new avenues for studying human-robot relationships, making her a key voice in the growing field of social robotics and trust research.