Gisela Reyes-Cruz

Hola! I am a Transitional Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham. I am based in the School of Computer Science, as a member of the Mixed Reality Lab. I am part of the Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (TAS) Hub and Responsible Ai UK (RAi UK) research programmes.

I research Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Human Robot Interaction (HRI). My research spans interaction with, trust or mistrust in, and public acceptance or rejection of, a range of autonomous, interactive, and robotic systems. Some of my work looks at the gap between what technology is designed to do, including assumptions about people, and what people actually have to do to make technology work.

Ongoing RAi UK projects include supporting socio-technical approaches for AI assurance and understanding interactions with Generative AI. Prior projects include examining cultural (mis)representation in AI-generated images (PI), exploring the deployment of robots in museums (PI) and the effect of social robots’ non-verbal behaviours in human-robot interaction (e.g. nodding while listening) (Co-I).

My research interests also include fine-grained analysis of interaction (using ethnomethodology and conversation analysis), accessibility and social-justice oriented HCI. My doctoral work presented a design critique of how disability is framed in technology design and provided a framework for centring the competencies and participation of visually impaired people in HCI research and design.