Magda Saraiva

Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa

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Magda Saraiva is a researcher whose work sits at the compelling intersection of human-robot interaction, emotional design, and social robotics. Her research focuses on understanding how robots can authentically express and communicate emotions to humans, a critical frontier as social robots become increasingly integrated into everyday environments. Saraiva's pioneering pilot study on emotional expression by service robots (2016) helped lay groundwork for examining how robotic systems can convey feelings in meaningful, human-readable ways, garnering 11 citations and establishing her voice in the field. Building on this foundation, her 2019 work on emotional design and human-robot interaction — equally well-cited with 11 references — deepens the theoretical and practical frameworks for designing robots that resonate emotionally with users. A companion study published the same year further explores the nuanced capabilities of social robots to express emotions, rounding out a cohesive and focused research agenda. Though her citation portfolio is still developing, Saraiva's consistent concentration on the affective dimensions of robotics positions her as a thoughtful contributor to a field that will only grow in significance as human-robot relationships become more sophisticated and socially embedded.