Pantelis Kastoris
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Pantelis Kastoris is a researcher in human-robot interaction, with a focus on developing and evaluating social robots capable of engaging with multiple users in real-world settings. His work centers on designing interaction models that enable robots to handle complex, multi-party social scenarios, such as bartending, where the robot must manage turn-taking, maintain engagement, and respond to dynamic social cues. Kastoris’s major contributions include the implementation and user evaluation of a Nao robot bartender system, which adapts a framework from the JAMES project to support situated, social interaction with multiple customers. His most cited work, "Evaluating a social multi-user interaction model using a Nao robot" (2014, 19 citations), provides key insights into how users perceive and interact with a robot in a socially demanding role, demonstrating the feasibility of deploying such systems in public spaces. This research, along with a related 2013 study, has helped advance the understanding of multi-user social interaction models for robotics, laying groundwork for future applications in service and hospitality.
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- 1Evaluating a social multi-user interaction model using a Nao robot19 citations · 2014
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