Filipa Correia

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Filipa Correia is a prominent researcher in human-robot interaction (HRI), with particular expertise in social robotics, group dynamics, and assistive technologies. Her work explores how robots can be meaningfully integrated into human social contexts — from collaborative team settings to support for aging populations and individuals with visual impairments. Among her most significant contributions is her investigation of group-based emotions in human-robot teams, demonstrating how equipping robots with internal emotional models can foster empathy and more humane collaboration (83 citations). Her research consistently examines the foundations of human-robot trust, probing how factors such as fault justification, handshakes, and role perception shape people's willingness to work alongside robots. Notably, she has explored prosocial behaviour within mixed human-robot teams, revealing how robot conduct influences cooperative decision-making in social dilemmas. Correia's work extends meaningfully into assistive robotics, including designing robot companions for older adults aging in place and physically collaborative robots for blind users. More recently, she has investigated robotic mediation for inclusive group learning among children. With over 430 cumulative citations across her top publications, Correia's research bridges social psychology, robotics, and human-centred design, making her a compelling voice shaping how robots can enhance human social life.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Group-based Emotions in Teams of Humans and Robots

   83 citations · 2018
2. 2
   Just follow the suit! Trust in human-robot interactions during card game playing

   50 citations · 2016
3. 3
   Social Robots for Older Adults: Framework of Activities for Aging in Place with Robots

   45 citations · 2015
4. 4
   Exploring Prosociality in Human-Robot Teams

   44 citations · 2019
5. 5
   The Stereotype Content Model Applied to Human-Robot Interactions in Groups

   41 citations · 2019
6. 6
   Exploring the Impact of Fault Justification in Human-Robot Trust

   41 citations · 2018
7. 7
   What My Eyes Can't See, A Robot Can Show Me

   40 citations · 2018
8. 8
   Friends or Foes?

   34 citations · 2018
9. 9
   The Power of a Hand-shake in Human-Robot Interactions

   32 citations · 2018
10. 10
    The Robot Made Us Hear Each Other

    23 citations · 2023

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