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Mara, M., & Meyer, K. (in progress). Acceptance of Self-Driving Cars: A Review of User-Specific, Car-Specific and Contextual Determinants.
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Mara, M., Lindinger, C., Haring, R., Moerth, M., & Mankowsky, A. (in progress). When Humans and Robots Share the Road: On the Relevance of Predictable Robot Behavior.
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Neis, M., & Mara, M. (2020). Social Bots - Meinungsroboter im Netz, opens an external URL in a new window. In M. Appel (Ed.), Die Psychologie des Postfaktischen: Über Fake News, „Lügenpresse“, Clickbait & Co. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, 189-204.
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Appel, M., Izydorczyk, D., Weber, S., Mara, M., & Lischetzke, T. (2020). The Uncanny of Mind in a Machine: Humanoid Robots as Tools, Agents, and Experiencers., opens an external URL in a new window Computers in Human Behavior, 102, 274-286.
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Mara, M., Schreibelmayr, S., & Berger, F. (2020). Hearing a Nose? User Expectations of Robot Appearance Induced by Different Robot Voices. In HRI‘20 Companion: ACM/IEEE Int. Conf. on Human-Robot Interaction, March 23-26, 2020, Cambridge, UK.
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Appel, M., Marker, C., & Mara, M. (2019). Otakuism and the Appeal of Sex Robots., opens an external URL in a new window Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 569.
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Sciutti, A., Mara, M., Tagliasco, V., & Sandini, G. (2018). Humanizing Human-Robot Interaction: On the Importance of Mutual Understanding., opens an external URL in a new window IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 37(1), 22-29.
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Köszegi, S., Scheutz, M., Coeckelbergh, M., Engelhardt-Nowitzki, C., Höller, F., Kuba, S., Kugi, A., Mara, M., & Schweighofer, E. (2018). Die Zukunft Österreichs mit Robotik und Künstlicher Intelligenz positiv gestalten. White Paper des Österreichischen Rats für Robotik und Künstliche Intelligenz, opens an external URL in a new window. Eigenverlag, Wien, 2018.
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Appel, M., Weber, S., Krause, S., & Mara, M. (2016). On the Eeriness of Service Robots with Emotional Capabilities. In Proceedings of the 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, 411-412.
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Appel, M., Krause, S., Gleich, U., & Mara, M. (2016). Meaning Through Fiction: Science Fiction and Innovative Technologies., opens an external URL in a new window Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 472-485.
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Mara, M. (2016). Auf gute Zusammenarbeit, Kollege Roboter! hi!tech – Das Innovationsmagazin von Siemens Österreich, 3/16, 48-49.
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Appel, M., Schreiner, C., Weber, S., Mara, M., & Gnambs, T. (2016). Intensity Of Facebook Use Is Associated With Lower Self-Concept Clarity: Cross-Sectional And Longitudinal Evidence., opens an external URL in a new window Journal of Media Psychology, 30, 160-172.
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Mara, M. & Appel, M. (2015). Roboter im Gruselgraben. Warum uns menschenähnliche Maschinen oft unheimlich sind, opens an external URL in a new window. In-Mind (Online publication).
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Mara, M. & Appel, M. (2015). Science Fiction Reduces the Eeriness of Android Robots: A Field Experiment., opens an external URL in a new window Computers in Human Behavior, 48, 156–162.
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Mara, M. & Appel, M. (2015). Effects of Lateral Head Tilt on User Perceptions of Android Robots., opens an external URL in a new window Computers in Human Behavior, 44, 326-334.
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Mara, M. & Lindinger, C. (2015). Talking to the RoboCar. In G. Stocker, C. Schöpf, & H. Leopoldseder (Eds.), Post City. Habitats for the 21st Century. Ars Electronica 2015. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz.
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Lindinger, C., Mara, M., Obermaier, K., Aigner, R., Haring, R., & Pauser, V. (2013). The (St)Age of Participation: Audience Involvement in Interactive Performances., opens an external URL in a new window Digital Creativity, 24, 119-129.
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Appel, M., & Mara, M. (2013). The Persuasive Influence of a Fictional Character's Trustworthiness. Journal of Communication, 63(5), 912-932.
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Mara, M., Appel, M., Ogawa, H., Lindinger, C., Ogawa, E., Ishiguro, H., & Ogawa, K. (2013). Tell Me Your Story, Robot: Introducing an Android as Fiction Character Leads to Higher Perceived Usefulness and Adoption Intention. In Proceedings of the 8th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, 193-194.
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Ogawa, H., Mara, M., Lindinger, C., Gardiner, M., Haring, R., Stolarsky, D., ... & Hörtner, H. (2012). Shadowgram: A Case Study for Social Fabrication in Public Spaces. In Proceedings of the 6th ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction, 57-60.
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Gardiner, M., Ogawa, H., Lindinger, C., Haring, R., Ogawa, E., Gardiner, M. T., Mara, M., & Hörtner, H. (2012). SWITCH: Case Study of an Edutainment Kit for Experience Design in Everyday Life. In Proceedings of the 6th ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction, 271-274.
Martina Mara gratuated in Communication studies at the University of Vienna and earned her doctorate in Psychology at the University of Koblenz-Landau with a dissertation on the user acceptance of anthropomorphic machines. After having worked for non-university research institutions such as the Ars Electronica Futurelab and the Institute of Design Research Vienna for more than a decade, she became Professor of Robopsychology at the Johannes Kepler University Linz in April 2018. Her current research interests include public attitudes towards robotics and AI, psychological effects of simulated human-likeness and intention signaling of mobile and collaborative robots. Mara is a member of the Austrian Council for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (ACRAI). She is a newspaper columnist who writes for a wide audience, regularly commenting on what is going on in the world of technology. In 2018, she received the BAWAG Women’s Prize and the Futurezone Award in the category “Women in Tech.”
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Mara, M. (6.9.2019). Humanizing AI: The Still Important Issue of Diversity. Ars Electronica Festival 2019, Linz, Austria.
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Mara, M. (6.6.2019). Why we don't trust androids — and other insights from Robopsychology. Invited Guest Lecture at TU Wien, Vienna, Austria.
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Mara, M. (14.5.2019). Die Demystifizierung des Roboters: Warum wir informierte Nutzer und verstehbare Maschinen brauchen. Keynote, Informationstechnisches Kolloquium 2019, Vienna, Austria.
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Mara., M. (14.5.2019). Mensch im Mittelpunkt: Ein optimistischer Blick auf unsere Zukunft mit intelligenten Maschinen. Keynote, Meet Science 2019 - Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft, Vienna, Austria.
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Mara, M. (8.5.2019). Kollege Roboter: Wie das Teamwork zwischen Mensch und Maschine gelingen kann. Keynote, Joining Smart Technologies - 6th International Automotive Conference, Fronius, Sattledt, Austria.
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Mara, M. (4.4.2019). Die Demystifizierung des Roboters. Keynote, WKO eDay, Vienna, Austria.
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Mara, M. (28.3.2019). Roboter: Meine neuen besten Freunde? Invited Fireside Chat, Center for Human-Computer Interaction, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
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Mara, M. (21.3.2019). Trust and Predictability of Robot Behavior. European Robotics Forum (ERF 2019), Bucharest, Romania.
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Mara, M. (10.3.2019). Robopsychology and AI Culture. South by Southwest Conference (SXSW 2019), Austin, USA.
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Mara, M. (15.1.2019). Warum es uns vor Androiden gruselt und andere Erkenntnisse der Robopsychologie. Invited Guest Lecture at the University of Passau, Germany.
