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Daniel Preciado Vanegas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Science and the Network Institute at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His research primarily examines the psychological and physiological effects of social robots and artificial agents, particularly their applications in healthcare, education, and personal contexts. Daniel obtained his PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology at VU Amsterdam, where he investigated perceptual and attentional effects related to stimuli associated with threats and rewards. His foundational knowledge in cognitive psychology informs his ongoing work on human-robot interaction, enhancing the understanding of the fundamental perceptual and emotional processes that influence how people respond to artificial agents. Daniel's broad research interests include the applications of social robots and artificial agents in various settings including mental health awareness and news dissemination. He employs a range of methodologies to understand human responses to social robots, incorporating self-report measures, experimental studies, psychophysiological approaches, and methods such as EEG and eye-tracking. Daniel’s collaborations with researchers from technical and applied backgrounds foster a diverse exploration of human-robot interaction from both psychological and technological perspectives.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam • Amsterdam
Teaching and conducting research in the field of communication science and media psychology.
Administered under the Department of Clinical Psychology for Master's in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology.