Zahra Rezaei Khavas
Papers
11
Total Citations
60
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About
Zahra Rezaei Khavas is an emerging researcher specializing in human-robot interaction (HRI), with a particular focus on trust dynamics between humans and autonomous systems. Her work sits at the intersection of social robotics, ethics, and behavioral science, tackling some of the most pressing questions in the field: how do humans calibrate, extend, and repair trust in robots and drones? Rezaei Khavas has made significant contributions by expanding the conventional understanding of human-robot trust beyond mere performance metrics to include moral dimensions. Her highly cited 2024 study, "Do Humans Trust Robots that Violate Moral Trust?" (21 citations), challenges researchers to consider ethical behavior as a core component of robotic design. Her comparative work on moral versus performance trust violations further underscores this nuanced framework. She has also extended these insights to drone systems, examining how failure types shape human confidence in aerial autonomous agents. Notably, her research on trust repair strategies — particularly the role of apology reasoning — offers practical guidance for designing more socially intelligent robots. Through surveys, experimental studies, and methodological reflections on HRI experiment design, Rezaei Khavas has built a well-rounded and impactful body of work that is shaping how the next generation of researchers and engineers think about human-autonomy teaming.
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- 1Do Humans Trust Robots that Violate Moral Trust?21 citations · 2024
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- 3The Reason for an Apology Matters for Robot Trust Repair10 citations · 2022
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- 5A Review on Trust in Human-Robot Interaction3 citations · 2021
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- 7How Does Trust in Simulations of Drone Failures Compare with Reality?2 citations · 2024
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- 10Modeling Trust in Human-Robot Interaction: A Survey2 citations · 2020