Psychology Colloquia Series: Professor Thusha Rajendran
Time: 12.00pm - 1.00pm
Price:
free
All are welcome to the Psychology Colloquia, where distinguished guest speakers present talks encompassing a diverse array of topics within the field of Psychology and beyond.
This week's speaker is Prof. Thusha Rajendran. He is Professor of Developmental Psychology and Director of the Centre for Applied Behavioural Sciences as well as his own Developmental Psychology in Action Lab at Heriot-Watt University, The National Robotarium and the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics. He is the Principal Investigator on the UKRI-funded Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (TAS) Node on Trust.
Abstract: The Psychology of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
Here, I will give an overview of my research in human-robot interaction (HRI). I will show how this technology is shaping our understanding of typical and atypical development. I will focus on the in the role of psychology in this field in providing theories (e.g. theory of mind), methods (e.g. psychometric scale development) and experimental design. I will do this by including research in joint attention in autism, and trust violations in robot expected behaviours.
This event will be held on Teams.
The series is organised by Dr Goffredina Spano (g.spano@kingston.ac.uk) and Dr Simona Cantarella (s.cantarella@kingston.ac.uk) from the Psychology Department. If you would like more information about the event, please feel free to email either of them.
For further information about this event:
Contact: Lucy Raymond (Events Officer)
Email: lucy.raymond@kingston.ac.uk