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Vladislav Maraev is a Postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Linguistic Theory and Studies in Probability (CLASP), Department of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Previously, he worked as a Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Applied IT, Division of Cognition & Communication (2022-2023), and completed his PhD at CLASP (2017-2022). His academic journey began with a Research Assistant position at NLX Group, University of Lisbon, Portugal (2016-2017).
Maraev's research centers on computational linguistics and human-AI interaction, with a specific focus on gaze and laughter coordination in socially interactive agents. He positions his work in the broad field of computational linguistics, building models that reproduce human behavior to understand cognition, with the ultimate goal of creating better AI systems. He emphasizes that dialogue is a form of joint action requiring coordination on multiple levels, from timing to meaning interpretation. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical applications in dialogue systems.
His publication record reveals a consistent focus on multimodal communication, particularly examining how laughter functions within human-robot dialogue. Maraev's recent work explores non-humorous laughter in social robots, metaphor usage in conversation, strategies for handling confrontational dialogue, and the role of laughter in social perception of robots. His research demonstrates how computational approaches can model complex social phenomena like laughter coordination and pragmatic interpretation.
Maraev is actively involved with the ACID research team at ISIR and contributes to the CLASP research center at the University of Gothenburg. His collaborative work with researchers including Christine Howes, Chiara Mazzocconi, and Ellen Breitholtz has produced numerous publications in top venues for human-computer interaction and computational linguistics. His research trajectory shows increasing sophistication in modeling the complex interplay between verbal and non-verbal communication in social interactions with AI systems.
