Karl F. MacDorman

Karl F. MacDorman is Associate Professor of Human-Computer Interaction and Artificial Intelligence at Indiana University's Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering. He serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of the Artificial Intelligence Undergraduate Program.

His research explores human perceptions of social robots and computer agents, including voice interfaces like Alexa and Siri. Core investigations include:

• Uncanny valley phenomena in human-robot interaction
• Sensorimotor representation in AI systems
• Symbol grounding in artificial intelligence
• Voice interface design principles

Prior to IU, MacDorman held academic positions at Osaka University (1997-2005) and has published over 100 papers spanning HCI, robotics, and cognitive science.