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David Hanson

Psychology · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1979
Social Robot Interaction and HRIRobot Manipulation and LearningFish Ecology and Management StudiesAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsRobotic Locomotion and Control

Publications

53

Citations

930

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

48

Publishing since 1979

Research summary
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David Hanson's research centers on humanoid robots and artificial intelligence, including the design of expressive, socially interactive robots (such as the robot 'Sophia') and cognitive systems intended to model attention, consciousness, and human-like reasoning. Recent work explores generative AI applications, healthcare robotics, and frameworks for building emotionally adaptive and ethically aligned artificial general intelligence. The work combines robotics engineering, cognitive architecture, and human-robot interaction.

Social and humanoid roboticsHuman-robot interactionArtificial general intelligence and cognitive architecturesMachine consciousness and attention modelingGenerative AI applications

Publication activity was concentrated in the late 2010s, paused around 2022-2024, and resumed with several outputs in 2025-2026, averaging under one publication per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

Current awards run through November 2026 — about under a year of funding on record from today. Awards are often renewed, so this is what is currently public, not a forecast.

  • ActiveNSF 2232189through Nov 2026 · $389k awarded

    Atmospheric Particle Formation in Two Systems: Sulfuric Acid (H2SO4)/Water (H2O) plus Ammonia (NH3) and/or Amines, and Oxidation Products from Organic Compounds

5 earlier awards
  • NSF 2315274Mar 2024 – Aug 2026 · $1.0M awarded

    NSF Engines Development Award: Leveraging innovations for water and energy security (NM, TX)

  • NSF 1761638Jun 2018 – Dec 2022 · $384k awarded

    New Particle Formation Experiments: Nucleation and Growth

  • NSF 1737951Sep 2017 – Aug 2022 · $424k awarded

    Dimensions: Collaborative Research: Genome structure and adaptive evolution in peatmosses (Sphagnum): ecosystem engineers

  • NSF 1658951Feb 2017 – Jan 2021 · $623k awarded

    Collaborative Research: Recalibrating CO2 and water diffusion through leaves to improve models of photosynthetic responses to the environment

  • NSF 1338706Jan 2014 – Dec 2017 · $386k awarded

    Nucleation Studies with Sulfuric Acid (H2SO4) and Nitrogenous Bases

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 478 established Psychology PIs within our index
Citations: 930cohort median 2,193
h-index: 16cohort median 22
Publications / year (recent): 1.0cohort median 3

Typically publishes in teams of ~4 · 27% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 6 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.0/year recently
2017: 4 publications4172018: 2 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 2 publications202021: 1 publication212223242025: 3 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×6
  • National Conference on Artificial Intelligence×1
  • Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures×1
  • IFIP advances in information and communication technology×1
  • Proceedings of IMPRS×1
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Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

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