Francisco Esteves

Francisco Esteves is a Researcher at the Católica Research Center for Psychological, Family and Social Wellbeing (CRC-W) within the Faculty of Human Sciences at Catholic University of Portugal. His work spans Psychology, Psychometrics, and Empathy Research, with a focus on affective systems, emotional processing, and human-robot interactions. He has contributed to studies on health literacy, subjective well-being, and clinical psychology, often integrating facial expression analysis and skin conductance responses.

Esteves’ research explores empathy development across age groups, dishonesty in human-robot contexts, and attentional mechanisms in emotional and clinical domains. His publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches combining neuroscience, robotics, and mental health. While not explicitly mentioning students, his collaborations with CRC-W researchers like Gaspar and Almeida indicate team-based investigations. Awards and funding details are absent in the provided text.