Petros Koutras
Papers
14
Total Citations
339
H-Index
10
About
Petros Koutras is a researcher specializing in human-robot interaction (HRI), affective computing, and assistive robotics, with a particular focus on developing intelligent systems that bridge the gap between humans and robots across diverse populations. His work spans two primary domains: child-robot interaction and assistive technologies for the elderly, earning him widespread recognition in both communities. Among his most influential contributions is his work on multi-cue affect recognition, where he pioneered methods that fuse facial expressions with body posture to improve emotion recognition in challenging real-world scenarios, garnering 78 citations. His research on assistive bathing robotics, notably the I-Support platform, has similarly made a strong impact with 74 citations, demonstrating practical robotic solutions for elderly care. Koutras has also advanced multimodal signal processing frameworks for HRI, integrating speech, gesture, and vision-based recognition into cohesive, deployable systems. His contributions to child-robot interaction platforms, including the ChildBot and Multi3 systems, reflect a commitment to robust multi-sensory perception in educational and social contexts. With research appearing consistently from 2017 through 2021 and accumulating hundreds of citations across his portfolio, Koutras has established himself as a significant voice in socially assistive robotics and intelligent human-centered computing.
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- 3ChildBot: Multi-robot perception and interaction with children26 citations · 2021
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- 6The i-Walk Lightweight Assistive Rollator: First Evaluation Study23 citations · 2021
- 7Multi- View Fusion for Action Recognition in Child-Robot Interaction21 citations · 2018
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- 10Social Human-Robot Interaction for the Elderly13 citations · 2017