Robert E. Kraut
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Robert E. Kraut

Google Scholar ID: HKGYvu4AAAAJ
Herbert Simon University Professor Emeritus, Carnegie Mellon University,
Social psychologySocial computingComputational social scienceOnline communitiesInterpersonal
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Modeling Multi-Party Interaction in Couples Therapy: A Multi-Agent Simulation Approach
2026
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Adaptive-VP: A Framework for LLM-Based Virtual Patients that Adapts to Trainees' Dialogue to Facilitate Nurse Communication Training
2025
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Resume (English only)
Background
  • Started as a traditional social psychologist; shifted focus from disciplines to real-world problems after twelve years in the telecommunications industry.
  • Broad research interests in the design and social impact of information technologies in personal life, small groups, and organizations.
  • Current research spans five areas: online communities, everyday Internet use, collaboration in small work groups, technology and conversation, and computers in organizations.
  • Empirical research identifies challenges in social tasks, informs technology design through collaboration with computer scientists and engineers, and evaluates the effectiveness of new technologies.
  • As an emeritus professor, no longer teaches courses but actively mentors undergraduate and graduate students.
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Aniket Kittur
Aniket Kittur
Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
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