Kirill Kivva

Russian State University for the Humanities, Bauman Moscow State Technical University

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Kirill Kivva is a researcher at the forefront of human-robot interaction, specializing in social robotics, cognitive architectures, and the engineering of believable artificial companions. His work centers on how robots can leverage subtle, human-like social cues—particularly gaze behavior—to foster a sense of consciousness and social presence in their users. In his most cited study (2021, 14 citations), Kivva demonstrated that by implementing nuanced social gaze patterns in the companion robot F-2, he could systematically induce the impression that the robot is a conscious being during symmetric storytelling and communicative exchanges. This contribution is pivotal for designing robots that are not merely functional but are perceived as socially aware interlocutors. Complementing this, his work on a conceptual processing system (2021, 8 citations) outlines the cognitive infrastructure necessary for a companion robot to understand and respond to abstract social contexts. Kivva’s research bridges the gap between low-level motor control and high-level social perception, offering a blueprint for more intuitive, empathetic human-robot relationships. His findings are essential for students and researchers aiming to build robots that feel genuinely present in our social world.