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Kerstin Dautenhahn is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo and the Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Socially Intelligent Robotics. Dautenhahn's research encompasses Human-Robot Interaction, Social Robotics, Assistive Technology, and Developmental Robotics, utilizing her expertise to explore health technologies and education. She has held positions such as a Canada 150 Research Chair in Intelligent Robotics and has contributed significantly to the field through editorial roles and active participation in academic committees. Dautenhahn has mentored numerous graduate students and postdoctoral candidates interested in joining her research laboratory, the Social Intelligent Robotics Research Laboratory (SIRRL). She has published extensively on the integration of social robots in therapeutic settings, the effect of robot roles in human teaching tasks, and the examination of social robots' impact in healthcare environments.
Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.