Gabriella M. Hancock

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Dr. Gabriella M. Hancock is a pioneering researcher in human-robot interaction, with a focus on the psychological and ethical dimensions of autonomous systems. Her work centers on understanding how humans develop trust in robotic agents, particularly through the lens of prior experience. In her highly cited 2017 study, "Trust and Prior Experience in Human-Robot Interaction" (54 citations), she experimentally demonstrated that users with prior robot interaction show significantly higher trust scores, shaping how we design intuitive human-robot interfaces. Dr. Hancock also tackles profound ethical questions in her provocative 2016 paper, "Life or Death by Robot?" (11 citations), which explores whether robots can be morally programmed, using case studies to challenge assumptions about machine ethics in life-or-death scenarios. Her contributions bridge experimental psychology and applied robotics, offering critical insights for developers and policymakers. With a growing citation impact, Dr. Hancock is recognized as a leading voice on trust calibration and moral agency in autonomous systems, making her work essential for students and researchers navigating the future of human-robot collaboration.