Research Overview

I am an assistant professor in computer science at the Department of Computing and Communications at Lancaster University, United Kingdom. My research is focused on Human-Robot Interaction, explainability in robotics, interaction design, and child-robot interaction. Previously, I was a postdoctoral research fellow at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in the division of Robot, Perception and Learning (RPL). I am an experienced roboticist with a demonstrated history of working with robots in education, developing technologies for children, and developing cognitive models for robots. Proficient in Agent Modeling, Human-Robot Interaction, Robot Behavioral Modeling, and Statistical Analysis. Skilled in ROS, Python, QML, C#, Unity, and MATLAB. I Hold a PhD in Computer Science and Robotics from Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST) in Portugal and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, respectively. My research was focused on developing cognitive models for embodied agents, such as robots for social interaction and collaborative tasks with humans, and making machines more explainable. I worked on generating a decision-making model of perspective-taking that could help robots make informed decisions while collaborating with humans. Additionally, I hold a BSc and MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from Iran (Sharif University of Technology) and South Korea (KAIST).