Non-Verbal Signals of Trust and Group Identification in Humans and Robots

In my dissertation project I will investigate how trust can develop between humans and robots based on interaction. The focus will be on the non-verbal signals that impact the development of trust. I will use psychological and cognitive theories to create cognitive models of the mechanisms behind trust and group identification. Some experimental studies of human-robot and robot-robot interaction will also be performed to measure how trust changes by non-verbal signals.