Martin Cooney is an Associate Professor at Halmstad University, Sweden, a programme director of two master's programmes in robotics and AI, and a visiting Associate Professor/researcher in Japan. He received a PhD from the social robotics and android lab of Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro in Japan in 2014. His research interests include social robotics and artificial intelligence for well-being, human-robot interaction, speculative prototyping, affective robotics, neoteric interactive modalities, creativity and art, and AI in education. He has received various qualifications (e.g., "Excellent Teacher" and Docent) and awards (e.g., in international robotics competitions for art and magic).
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Martin Cooney is an Associate Professor at Halmstad University, Sweden, a programme director of two master's programmes in robotics and AI, and a visiting Associate Professor/researcher in Japan. He received a PhD from the social robotics and android lab of Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro in Japan in 2014. His research interests include social robotics and artificial intelligence for well-being, human-robot interaction, speculative prototyping, affective robotics, neoteric interactive modalities, creativity and art, and AI in education. He has received various qualifications (e.g., "Excellent Teacher" and Docent) and awards (e.g., in international robotics competitions for art and magic).