Professor, Head of Unit
My research interests are in situated and embodied cognition, with a focus on how people interact with autonomous systems, such as social robots and automated vehicles.
Professor of Cognitive Systems at Linköping University since 2016.
Head of the Cognition & Interaction Lab (COIN), which is part of the Division for Human-Centered Systems (HCS) in the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA).
More detailed information about my work can be found at:
Realist, Anti-realist, or Agnostic? Exploring Folk-Ontological Stances toward Robot Minds
COMPANION PROCEEDINGS OF THE 21ST ACM/IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION, HRI COMPANION 2026, p. 332-335
(Conference paper)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3776734.3794410
Social Robot Agency and Fiction: Co-designing a Conversational Robot for Reading with Children
Chatbots and Human-Centered AI: 9th International Symposium, CONVERSATIONS 2025, lübeck, Germany, November 12-13, 2025, Revised Selected Papers., p. 226-244
(Chapter in book)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-26717-7_12
Evaluating the Usability of a Social Robot for Book Talks in Primary School
Chatbots and Human-Centered AI: 9th International Symposium, CONVERSATIONS 2025, lübeck, Germany, November 12-13, 2025, Revised Selected Papers., p. 20-39
(Chapter in book)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-26717-7_2
Prototyping a migrating virtual receptionist using physical and virtual reality tools: Implications for design competency and tool development
Design Across Borders: United in Creativity, p. 1975-1997
(Conference paper)
How do Levels of Automation in AI-Assisted Decision-Making Influence Cognitive Engagement
PROCEEDINGS OF HHAI 2025 WORKSHOPS, HHAI-WS 2025, p. 117-123
(Conference paper)
