Elmira Yadollahi
Scholar

Elmira Yadollahi

Google Scholar ID: OEikVIMAAAAJ
Assistant Professor (UK Lecturer) at Lancaster University
Explainability in RoboticsPerspective-TakingSocial AIHuman-Robot InteractionChild-Robot
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Citations
421
 
H-index
10
 
i10-index
12
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
15
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Serves as an associate editor for the International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction.
Research Experience
  • Currently, an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Lancaster University, UK. Was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Division of Robotics, Perception, and Learning (RPL) at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden from October 2021 to 2023, where she taught the Social robotics course during Falls of 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Education
  • PhD: Joint doctoral initiative between École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland and Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal, advised by Prof. Ana Paiva and Prof. Pierre Dillenbourg; MSc: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), specialization in sound and vibration; BSc: Sharif University of Technology in Iran, Mechanical Engineering.
Background
  • Research interests include human-robot interaction, explainability in robotics, interaction design, and child-robot interaction.