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Aleksander Burkiewicz is a leading researcher in human–robot collaboration (HRC), with a focus on integrating advanced sensor technologies to enhance safety, communication, and privacy. His work centers on developing sensor-enabled safety systems that allow robots to perceive their environment, detect human presence, and adjust actions in real time—critical for dynamic manufacturing settings. Burkiewicz’s most cited paper, a 2024 review on sensor-enabled safety systems for HRC, has garnered 39 citations, establishing a foundational framework for the field. He has also pioneered the use of flexible display technology as a robotic-skin-interface to improve robot-to-human communication, demonstrated through a co-design study. Notably, Burkiewicz introduced mmPrivPose3D, a novel dataset and approach using 60 GHz FMCW RaDAR for privacy-compliant 3D pose estimation and gesture command recognition. This work addresses a key limitation of RGB-D cameras—privacy concerns—by enabling robust interaction without capturing detailed visual data. His contributions are shaping safer, more intuitive, and privacy-respecting human–robot collaboration, with growing impact as evidenced by his recent publications.