Members

Academic staff:

• Dr Elisa Rubegni, School of Computing & Communications, Lancaster University, UK
• Prof. Joe Finney, School of Computing & Communications, Lancaster University, UK
• Prof. Steve Hodges, School of Computing & Communications, Lancaster University, UK
• Prof. Kate Cain, Department of Psychology, Lancaster University, UK
• Prof. Gert Westermann, Department of Psychology, Lancaster University, UK
• Dr Marina Bazhydai, Department of Psychology, Lancaster University, UK

PhD students:

• Gail Collyer Hoar, School of Computing & Communications, Lancaster University, UK
• Kobi Hartley, School of Computing & Communications, Lancaster University, UK
• Molly O’Reilly Kime, School of Computing & Communications, Lancaster University, UK
• Lorraine Underwood, School of Computing & Communications, Lancaster University, UK
• Luke Halpin, School of Computing & Communications, Lancaster University, UK
• Ben Tomczyk, School of Computing & Communications, Lancaster University, UK

Visiting PhD student:

• Aurora Castellani, University of Perugia, Italy
  

Research Assistant and Associate:

• Dr Claudia Dauden, School of Computing & Communications, Lancaster University, UK
• Guste Deksnyte, School of Computing & Communications, Lancaster University, UK
• Dr Liz Edwards, Future Places Centre, Lancaster University, UK
• Jon Lee, School of Computing & Communications, Lancaster University, UK
• John Vidler, School of Computing & Communications, Lancaster University, UK

UG Students:

• Ben Greenwald, School of Computing & Communications, Lancaster University, UK
• Morgan Evans, School of Computing & Communications, Lancaster University, UK
• Alex Baines, School of Computing & Communications, Lancaster University, UK
• Lidia (Robin) Gruia, School of Computing & Communications, Lancaster University, UK

Lorraine, Liz, Elisa, Joe and John at the ACM IDC23 conference in Chicago (US).

Elisa and Gail presenting the paper “It’s kind of weird talking to a sphere”: Exploring Children’s Hopes and Fears on Social Robot Morphology Using Speculative Research Methods” at the ACM DIS24 conference at IT Copenaghen.