TRANSOR

  • RESEARCH NETWORK FOR TRANSDISCIPLINARY STUDIES IN SOCIAL ROBOTICS

About the network

The Research Network for Transdisciplinary Studies in Social Robotics (TRANSOR) is a platform for research exchange and joint Humanities research in social robotics, connecting researchers in philosophy, robotics, cognitive science, psychology, anthropology, educational science, linguistics, art and design studies, and communication and media studies.

The purpose of TRANSOR is to create research pathways within and between Danish and international research groups throughout Europe, in the USA, Korea, and Japan.  One of the particular aims of TRANSOR is to address methodological problems of research in social robotics.

Current members

A

Agnese Augello Institute of the National Research Council
Nardine Alnemr University of Canberra

B

Dina A. Babushkina University of Helsinki
Maximilon Baddeley Victoria University of Wellington
Giuseppe Balistreri Amadeus IT Group
Gökçe Elif Baykal Ozyegin University
Anja Bechmann Aarhus University
Martin Bentzen Technical University of Denmark
Kirk Besmer Gonzaga University
Mark Bickhard Lehigh University
Asbjørn Thalund Binderup VIA University College
Jens Christian Bjerring Aarhus University
Ingrid Björk Uppsala University
Lasse Blond Aarhus University
Leon Bodenhagen University of Southern Denmark
Gunhild Borggreen University of Copenhagen
Maja Hojer Bruun Aarhus University
Raffaele Buono University College London

C

Fabienne Cap Furhat Robotics
Catherine Caudwell Victoria University of Wellington
Dylan Cawthorne University of Southern Denmark
Chris Chesher The University of Sydney

Trine Christensen

University College Nordjylland

Regina Christiansen University of Southern Denmark

Mark Coeckelbergh

University of Vienna

Aurélie Clodic University of Toulouse
Laura Crompton University of Vienna
Emily S. Cross Bangor University

D

Malene Damholdt Aarhus University
Kate Darling Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mirjana Davidovska  Aalborg University 
Jesse de Pagter TU Wien
Katia Dupret Roskilde University

E

Carola Eschenbach Universität Hamburg 
Charles Ess University of Oslo

F

Kerstin Fischer University of Southern Denmark
Gregor Fitzi Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Luciano Floridi Univeristy of Oxford
Helena Frijns TU Wien
Michael Funk University of Vienna

G

Shuzhi Sam Ge National University of Singapore
Anne Gerdes University of Southern Denmark
Dane L. Gogoshin University of Helsinki
Arzu Gökmen University of Vienna
Philipp Graf TU Berlin
Patrick Grüneberg Kanazawa University
David J. Gunkel Northern Illinois University

H

Raul Hakli Aarhus Univeristy
Mikala Hansbøl University College Zealand
Mads Jørgensen Hansen Aarhus University
Cathrine Hasse Aarhus University
Mads Vedel Heilskov University of Aberdeen
Ruud Hortensius Bangor University

I

Ignazio Infantino Institute of the National Research Council
Nobu Ishiguro Osaka University
Hiroshi Ishiguro Osaka University & HIL/ATR
Kohji Ishihara The University of Tokyo
Ole Iversen Aarhus University

J

Frederieke Jansen University of Utrecht
Raya A. Jones Cardiff University
Maruti Joshi MJRP University Jaipur 
William Kristian Juel University of Southern Denmark
Jonas Jørgensen IT University of Copenhagen

K

Peter H. Kahn, Jr. University of Washington
Kirsikka Kaipainen Tampere University
Cathrine Kamper University of Copenhagen
Amanda Karlsson Aarhus University
Iordanis Kavathatzopoulos Uppsala University
Dimosthenis Kontogiorgos University of Copenhagen
Yaacov Koren Tel-Aviv University
Antonia Krummheuer Aalborg University
Norbert Krüger University of Southern Denmark
Tanja Kubes TU Berlin

L

Cherie Lacey Victoria University of Wellington
Stefan Larsen Aarhus University
Christina Leeson University of Copenhagen
Fedor Levshenko University of Oulu
Madelaine Ley York University
Nicola Liberati University of Twente
Gesa Lindemann Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg 
Felix Lindner Universität Hamburg
Janina Loh University of Vienna

M

Ana-Maria Macovetchi Blue Ocean Robotics
Kristjan Maalt
Hironori Matsuzaki Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Zachary J. McDowell University of Illinois at Chicago    
Darian Meacham University of the West of England
Iris Meinhardt Meinhardt & Krauss Cinematographic Theatre
John Michael Central European University
Luis de Miranda The University of Edinburgh
Karen Munk Aarhus University
Yuko Murakami Rikkyo University
Peter Musaeus Aarhus University
Glenda Møller Aarhus University
Mikkel Mørk Aarhus University

N

Makoto Nakada University of Tsukuba
Mois Navon Bar Ilan University
Jeppe Agger Nielsen Aarhus University
Shuichi Nishio Osaka University
Karsten Nymand University of Southern Denmark
Marco Nørskov Aarhus University & HIL/ATR
Sladjana Nørskov Aarhus University

O

Finn Olesen Aarhus University

P

Steward W. Palmer Aarhus University
Jaana Parviainen University of Tampere
Luciana Parisi University of London
Anemone Platz Aarhus University
Simon Penny University of California
Rémi Poivet Université de Tours

R

Laura Racciatti University of Macerata
Peter Rantaša University of Vienna
Michal Rapoport Harvard University
Josh Redstone Carleton University
Peter Reichl  University of Vienna
Julián Camilo Riaño Moreno Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia & El Bosque University
Klaus Robering University of Southern Denmark
Raffaele Rodogno Aarhus University
Andreas Roepstorff Aarhus University
Astrid  Rosenthal-von der Pütten University of Duisburg-Essen

S

Eleanor Sandry Curtin University
Henrik Schärfe Aalborg University
Oliver Schürer TU Wien
Kathrin Schuster Osnabrück University
Johanna Seibt Aarhus University
Nathalie W. Soelmark University College Capital
Ann Katerine Soffer Aarhus University
Jens Strandbech SOSU Nord
Anna Strasser Humboldt University Berlin
Ilona Straub Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
John P. Sullins Sonoma State University
Judit Szalai Eötvös Loránd University

T

Guglielmo Tamburrini Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Pii Telakivi University of Helsinki
Vidmantas Tomkus  Lithuanian Space Association
Laura Trujillo Liñán Universidad Panamericana

V

Frederik M. Vejlin Aarhus University
Christina Vestergaard Aarhus University
Kitt Vestergaard University College Zealand
Evgenios Vlachos Aalborg University

W

Rosalie A. Waelen University of Twente
Cosima Wagner Freie Universität Berlin
Sophie Wagner Ethnocineca
Astrid Weiss Vienna University of Technology
Galit Wellner Ben Gurion University of the Negev
J Noël West University of Sheffield

Y

Ryuji Yamazaki Osaka University

Z

Karolina Zawieska Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements PIAP

Dina A Babushkina

Dr. Phil; Dr. SocSc, Associate Professor

University of Twente Department of Philosophy

Contact

Research areas:

  • Ethics and epistemology of Artificial Intelligence
  • Social robotics
  • Hybrid decision making

Emma Barsegova

MA in Social Anthropology

 CEU

Contact

Research areas:

  • HRI and anthropology of technology
  • Biopolitics and posthumanism
  • Contemporary and bio-/science art

Martin Mose Bentzen

Ph.D.

 Independent researcher

Contact

Research areas:

  • Machine ethics
  • Deontic logic
  • Ethics related to technology

Mark H. Bickhard

Professor of cognitive robotics and Philosophy of Knowledge, Director of Institute for Interactivist Studies

 Lehigh University Department of Philosophy

Contact

Jens Christian Krarup Bjerring

Ph.D., Associate Professor in philosophy

 Aarhus University Department of philosophy

Contact

Research areas:

  • Epistemology of AI
  • Philosphical Logic

Leon Bodenhagen

Ph.D., Associate Professor 

University of Southern Denmark Department of Robotics

Contact

Research areas:

  • HRI
  • Human aware navigation
  • Service robotics

Maja Hojer Bruun

Anthropologist, Associate Professor

 Aarhus University Department Educational anthropology and the Danish School of Education

Contact

Catherine Caudwell

Dr., Senior Lecturer

Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation

Contact

Research areas:

  • Social robot design
  • User experience design of robots
  • Sociocultural studies of robots

Dylan Cawthorne

Ph.D., Associate Professor 

University of Southern Denmark Drone Center

Contact

Leon Bodenhagen

Dr., Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures

University of Sydney Discipline of Media and Communications

Contact

Aurélie Clodic

Research Engineer, Dr., HDR

LAAS CNRS Toulouse, France  

Contact

Research areas:

  • Human-Robot Interaction
  • Robophilosophy
  • Joint Action

Mark Coeckelbergh

Professor of Philosophy of Media and Technology

University of Vienna Department of Philosophy

Contact

Research areas:

  • Ethics of robotics and AI
  • Intercultural robotics

Emily S. Cross

Ph.D., Professor

University of Glasgow & Western Sydney University 

Contact

Kerstin Fischer

Professor, Dr.

University of Southern Denmark Department of Design and Communication

Contact

Dane L. Gogoshin

Ph.D.

University of Helsinki RADAR Researcher

Contact

Research areas:

  • Moral responsibility, artificial moral agency
  • Responsible design of AI and robots
  • Autonomy and technology, HRI

David Amodio

Ph.D., Associate Professor

New York University Department of Psychology - Social Neuroscience Lab

Contact

Research areas:

  • Social cognition
  • Behavioral regulation
  • Social neuroscience

Join us

In order to become a member please send a request to Catharina Smedegaard at catvs [at] cas.au.dk. We are in the process of changing the presentation of network members, in order to facilitate networking. Please send us the following information: Name, title/occupation, affiliation, research interests (up to 10 keywords and/or 3 lines of text), and a link to a professional or personal webpage. 

As a member you will occasionally receive announcements on workshops, conferences, or publication opportunities. 

Membership is free of charge.