People

Associate Professor, Research group director

I'm a Developmental Clinical Psychologist. My principal interest is the development of social cognition in daily routine interactions as a participatory sense-making process, and particularly how socio-cultural practices and contexts (e.g. outdoor) shape social learning experiences. My methods span from quantitative to observational and ethnographic. 

I'm also interested in research on critical and feminist approaches to AI/technoscience, where I combine situated, ecological and embodied perspectives to understand how humans interact with and make sense of artificial social agents/devices in their daily ecologies. 

Researcher

I am a researcher in cognitive robotics and the director of the Cognitive Robotics Lab at Lund University. My research focuses on system-level brain modeling, non-verbal communication, and how robots are perceived by humans. In addition to research, I am actively involved in building and programming our robots, bridging theory and practical implementation. 

PHD Student

I am a PhD student in Cognitive Science at the LUCS Robotics Group and part of the multidisciplinary project "Social Interaction with Autonomous Artefacts,". The research project title are: "Designing and Exploring Robotic Imaginaries in Children”. I investigate how individuals—particularly children—conceptualize, perceive, and interact with technologies (e.g., robots). My work examines how dynamics such as power, gender, and expectations inform these understandings and encounters.

Additionally, I integrate feminist technoscience and science and technology studies (STS) into my work to examine how these interactions unfold in real-world contexts (such as schools). Through this approach, I aim to support the development of more inclusive, responsible, and ethically aware models of human–robot interaction.

PHD student

I am a PhD student in Cognitive Science at the LUCS Robotics Group and I’m part of the project Social Interaction with Autonomous Artefacts. My focus lies on robot failures, 4E cognition and non-dyadic interactions. I investigate how expectations and norms shape the perception and consequences of robotic failures, and how these moments of tension can serve as analytical entry points for studying how humans adapt to technologies. In addition, I am interested in applying concepts from feminist science and technology studies and AI ethics in my work. Against this background, my current research focuses on hidden labor in human-robot interaction, where I integrate this perspective with theories of situated and distributed cognition.  

Research assistant

I am a Master’s student specializing in Developmental and Work & Organizational Psychology at Lund University. My research interests center on Theory of Mind, trust, and meaning attribution in interactions with non-human agents, specifically involving children and the elderly. I aim to explore how the non-judgmental nature of AI influences the expression of vulnerable emotions like shame and guilt, while also investigating gender differences in HRI and the ethical application of social robots in educational, professional, and domestic settings. Additionally, I am collaborating with Stockholm University to publish research on the work nature and motivations of the post-retirement workforce.

Research assistant

Research assistant

I am working as a research assistant in the MoMa:Movement matters project. Embodiment is an important and well versed factor of HRI and in this project we research the minute details of movement. The project aligns with my own interests; how robots movements can influence humans in everyday interaction.

I also research gestures in HRI. Specifically how more complex narration than single sentence utterances affect  recollection and understanding in HRI.These research fields collide into my interest in education utilizing HRI. 

Research assistant

I am a research assistant in the SITE Research Group, working at the intersection of psychology and human–robot interaction. She received her MSc in International Strategic Management from Lund University in 2024 and has since continued her academic training in psychology. Her work focuses on micro-analytic behavioral coding and sequential analysis of observational data. She is particularly interested in emotion modeling and affective decision-making in social robotics.

Master student

I am a student with a BSc in Cognitive Neuroscience and Applied Positive Psychology, and currently pursuing a master's degree in Cognitive Science at Lund University. As part of my program, I will be assisting in the project "MEET: situated interactions with social robots", led by Valentina Fantasia and Iolanda Leite. This project aims to investigate how children experience engaging in spontaneous social interactions with robots.

Master student

I am a Master's student in Cognitive Science with a background in Biomedical Science and Linguistics. In the SITE group, I am assisting in a project investigating spontaneous social play interactions between preschool children.

Master student