Mia Krogager Mathiasen
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Mia Krogager Mathiasen is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction, organizational psychology, and fairness in technology-mediated processes. Her work centers on how social robots can serve as "fair proxies" in high-stakes human interactions, particularly job interviews. Mathiasen’s major contribution lies in empirically testing whether teleoperated robots can mitigate bias in hiring by standardizing interviewer behavior and reducing the influence of applicant demographics. Her most-cited study (2022, 26 citations) reveals that both employers and applicants perceive robot-mediated interviews as more procedurally fair than face-to-face interviews, identifying four key fairness factors—including consistency and transparency—that shape these perceptions. This work challenges assumptions about impersonal technology, showing that robots can paradoxically enhance perceived equity. Mathiasen’s earlier conference paper (2019, 3 citations) laid the groundwork for this paradigm, demonstrating early evidence of the fair proxy concept. Her findings have practical implications for designing ethical AI in recruitment, offering a scalable solution to reduce hiring discrimination. By bridging robotics and social justice, Mathiasen’s research is essential reading for scholars in HRI, organizational behavior, and algorithmic fairness.
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