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Total Citations
446
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About
Leimin Tian is a prominent researcher specializing in human-robot interaction (HRI), social robotics, and affective computing. Their work sits at a rich intersection of robotics, artificial intelligence, and human social behavior, with particular focus on how robots integrate into public life and organizational settings. Tian's most influential contribution, "A Taxonomy of Social Errors in Human-Robot Interaction" (2021, 119 citations), established a foundational framework for understanding how robots can fail socially — a critical consideration as robots increasingly enter healthcare, education, and service environments. Complementing this, their research on robots in public spaces and participatory design methodologies has shaped how policymakers and designers approach real-world robotic deployment, collectively accumulating over 120 additional citations. Beyond deployment challenges, Tian has explored the emotional dimensions of HRI, examining how robots' emotional expressions influence collaborative behavior and how empathetic versus solution-oriented service robots affect customer experience. Their work on affective computing further underscores a commitment to designing emotionally intelligent systems. Tian has also championed democratizing robotics through end-user development frameworks like RIZE, making robot programming accessible to non-experts. With a body of work exceeding 400 citations, Tian's research meaningfully advances our understanding of socially aware, human-centered robotics.
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- 1A Taxonomy of Social Errors in Human-Robot Interaction119 citations · 2021
- 2Robots in public spaces: implications for policy design50 citations · 2021
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- 6User Expectations of Robots in Public Spaces: A Co-design Methodology32 citations · 2020
- 7Imagining public space robots of the near-future29 citations · 2021
- 8Applied Affective Computing23 citations · 2022
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