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Michael L. Walters is affiliated with the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, including Computer Science, Psychology, and Engineering, with particular focus on Social Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Human-Computer Interaction, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

Their work covers various main topics related to Social Robot Interaction and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), AI in Service Interactions, Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, Persona Design and Applications, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, Robotics and Automated Systems, as well as Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence.

Recent publications from Walters demonstrate a diverse research output:

  • "A narrative approach to human-robot interaction prototyping for companion robots" (2020) published in Paladyn Journal of Behavioral Robotics
  • "A matter of consequences" (2023) published in Interaction Studies Social Behaviour and Communication in Biological and Artificial Systems
  • "Impact of state-of-the-art technologies on medical training processes and clinical practice" (2021) presented at the Ninth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality (TEEM'21)
  • "Situational Awareness Indices of Solar Pv Power Generation Under Temporal Weather Conditions for Near Real-Time Planning and Operation" (2025) published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Situational awareness indices of solar PV power generation under temporal weather conditions for near real-time planning and operation" (2025) published in Applied Energy

Walters collaborates frequently with several researchers across related fields. Notable frequent co-authors include Kerstin Dautenhahn, Kheng Lee Koay, Alessandra Rossi, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, and Patrick Holthaus.

The scientist's publications have appeared in venues such as:

  • Paladyn Journal of Behavioral Robotics
  • Interaction Studies Social Behaviour and Communication in Biological and Artificial Systems
  • Ninth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality (TEEM'21)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Applied Energy

Best Publications

  • What is a robot companion - friend, assistant or butler?

    K. Dautenhahn;S. Woods;C. Kaouri;M.L. Walters

  • Avoiding the uncanny valley: robot appearance, personality and consistency of behavior in an attention-seeking home scenario for a robot companion

    Michael L. Walters;Dag S. Syrdal;Kerstin Dautenhahn;René Te Boekhorst

  • How may I serve you?: a robot companion approaching a seated person in a helping context

    K. Dautenhahn;M. Walters;S. Woods;K. L. Koay

  • KASPAR --a minimally expressive humanoid robot for human--robot interaction research

    Kerstin Dautenhahn;Chrystopher L. Nehaniv;Michael L. Walters;Ben Robins

  • The influence of subjects' personality traits on personal spatial zones in a human-robot interaction experiment

    M.L. Walters;K. Dautenhahn;R. te Boekhorst;Kheng Lee Koay

  • Comparing human robot interaction scenarios using live and video based methods: towards a novel methodological approach

    S.N. Woods;M.L. Walters;K.L. Koay;K. Dautenhahn

  • Methodological Issues in HRI: A Comparison of Live and Video-Based Methods in Robot to Human Approach Direction Trials

    Sarah Woods;Michael Walters;Kheng Koay;Kerstin Dautenhahn

  • Human approach distances to a mechanical-looking robot with different robot voice styles

    M.L. Walters;D.S. Syrdal;K.L. Koay;K. Dautenhahn

  • Living with Robots: Investigating the Habituation Effect in Participants' Preferences During a Longitudinal Human-Robot Interaction Study

    Kheng Lee Koay;D.S. Syrdal;M.L. Walters;K. Dautenhahn

  • An empirical framework for human-robot proxemics

    M.L. Walters;K. Dautenhahn;R. Te Boekhorst;K.L. Koay

  • Close encounters: spatial distances between people and a robot of mechanistic appearance

    M.L. Walters;K. Dautenhahn;K.L. Koay;C. Kaouri

  • KASPAR – A Minimally Expressive Humanoid Robot for Human–Robot Interaction Research

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  • Robotic etiquette: results from user studies involving a fetch and carry task

    Michael L. Walters;Kerstin Dautenhahn;Sarah N. Woods;Kheng Lee Koay

  • Navigation in the presence of humans

    E.A. Sisbot;R. Alami;T. Simeon;K. Dautenhahn

  • A long-term Human-Robot Proxemic study

    Michael L. Walters;Mohammedreza A. Oskoei;Dag Sverre Syrdal;Kerstin Dautenhahn

  • 'Doing the right thing wrong' - Personality and tolerance to uncomfortable robot approaches

    D.S. Syrdal;K. Dautenhahn;S. Woods;M.L. Walters

  • Social Roles and Baseline Proxemic Preferences for a Domestic Service Robot

    Kheng Lee Koay;Dag Sverre Syrdal;Mohammadreza Ashgari-Oskoei;Mohammadreza Ashgari-Oskoei;Michael L. Walters

  • Looking Good? Appearance Preferences and Robot Personality Inferences at Zero Acquaintance.

    Dag Sverre Syrdal;Kerstin Dautenhahn;Sarah N. Woods;Michael L. Walters

  • Preferences and perceptions of robot appearance and embodiment in human-robot interaction trials

    M.L. Walters;K.L. Koay;D.S. Syrdal;K. Dautenhahn

  • Exploratory studies on social spaces between humans and a mechanical-looking robot

    M. L. Walters;K. Dautenhahn;S. N. Woods;K. L. Koay

  • Hey! There is someone at your door. A hearing robot using visual communication signals of hearing dogs to communicate intent

    K. L. Koay;G. Lakatos;D. S. Syrdal;M. Gacsi

Frequent Co-Authors

Kerstin Dautenhahn
Kerstin Dautenhahn University of Waterloo
Kheng Lee Koay
Kheng Lee Koay University of Hertfordshire
Chrystopher L. Nehaniv
Chrystopher L. Nehaniv University of Waterloo
Gerhard Sagerer
Gerhard Sagerer Bielefeld University
Márta Gácsi
Márta Gácsi Eötvös Loránd University
Thierry Siméon
Thierry Siméon Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems
Rachid Alami
Rachid Alami Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems
Ben Robins
Ben Robins University of Hertfordshire
Ben Kröse
Ben Kröse Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Ádám Miklósi
Ádám Miklósi Eötvös Loránd University

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