Jasmin Kajopoulos

Research Interests

My background is in Biology (B.Sc.) and Neuro-Cognitive Psychology (M.Sc.). I have worked in the field of human-robot interaction with a focus on non-verbal behavior.

My Research Interests

Human-robot social interaction
- Non-verbal behavior
- Underlying brain correlates
- Comparison to human-human interaction

Acceptance of robotics in different cultures
- Cultural differences & similarities of non-verbal behavior
- Implementation of culture specific non-verbal behavior into robotics

Robots as assistive tools for the elderly
- How to raise acceptance of social robotics
- Possibilities of robotic assistance
- Robots to prolong autonomy
- Robots as a preventive measure against cognitive decline

Publication

2020

Jasmin Kajopoulos, Gordon Cheng, Koichi Kise, Hermann J. Müller & Agnieszka Wykowska: Focusing on the face or getting distracted by social signals? The effect of distracting gestures on attentional focus in natural interaction. Psychological Research , 2020 more… BibTeX Full text ( DOI )

2015

Wykowska, Agnieszka Kajopoulos, Jasmin Obando-LeitÛn, Miguel Chauhan, SushilSingh Cabibihan, John-John Cheng, Gordon: Humans are Well Tuned to Detecting Agents Among Non-agents: Examining the Sensitivity of Human Perception to Behavioral Characteristics of Intentional Systems. International Journal of Social Robotics, Vol.5, Number 4, 7 (5), 2015, 767-781 more… BibTeX Full text ( DOI )
Wykowska, Agnieszka Kajopoulos, Jasmin Ramirez-Amaro, Karinne Cheng, Gordon: Autistic traits and sensitivity to human-like features of robot behavior. Interaction Studies Vol 16 (2), 2015, 219 -248 more… BibTeX Full text ( DOI )