Sabina Jeschke

About

Sabina Jeschke is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of robotics, artificial intelligence, and engineering education, whose work has significantly shaped our understanding of human-robot collaboration in the context of Industry 4.0. Her research spans automated emotion recognition, reinforcement learning for industrial robotics, and the design of hybrid human-robot workplaces — areas that collectively address how humans and intelligent machines can work together effectively and safely. Among her most influential contributions is her work on EEG-based emotion recognition (134 citations), which bridges affective computing and human-robot interaction, offering practical tools for industry applications. Equally impactful is her sustained investigation into hybrid teams — workplaces where robots function as genuine collaborators rather than mere tools — exploring dimensions from anthropomorphism and subjective stress to workplace design and robotic motion planning. Her reinforcement learning approach to industrial robot motion planning (78 citations) highlights her commitment to adaptive, real-world solutions. Jeschke has also been a vocal advocate for reimagining engineering education, demonstrating through empirical research how virtual worlds and human-robot collaboration can prepare future engineers for digitally transformed industries. With hundreds of citations across her body of work, her influence extends from factory floors to lecture halls, making her a defining voice in the future of intelligent manufacturing.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   EEG-based automatic emotion recognition: Feature extraction, selection and classification methods

   134 citations · 2016
2. 2
   Educating engineers for industry 4.0: Virtual worlds and human-robot-teams: Empirical studies towards a new educational age

   83 citations · 2016
3. 3
   Motion Planning for Industrial Robots using Reinforcement Learning

   78 citations · 2017
4. 4
   Anthropomorphism in social robotics: empirical results on human–robot interaction in hybrid production workplaces

   69 citations · 2017
5. 5
   Digital Transformation of Engineering Education - Empirical Insights from Virtual Worlds and Human-Robot-Collaboration

   45 citations · 2016
6. 6
   RoboCup Logistics League Sponsored by Festo: A Competitive Factory Automation Testbed

   36 citations · 2014
7. 7
   Design of a Robotic Workmate

   27 citations · 2017
8. 8
   Hybrid teams of industry 4.0: A work place considering robots as key players

   20 citations · 2017
9. 9
   Subjective Stress in Hybrid Collaboration

   20 citations · 2017
10. 10
    Robotic Workmates : Hybrid Human-Robot-Teams in the Industry 4.0

    18 citations · 2016

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