Christoph Bartneck

Christoph Bartneck is a professor, researcher, and author specialising in human–computer interaction and industrial design. Bartneck is currently a professor of the computer science and software engineering department at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, and was formerly involved with HIT Lab NZ. As a writer, Bartneck has published books and articles on robotic anthropomorphism, computing ethics, and design, and is an associate editor of the International Journal of Social Robotics. In addition, Bartneck formerly worked for Lego and has written extensive catalogues on minifigs and Lego bricks.
Bartneck has been involved in over 250 papers since completing his thesis in the late 90s, and is a member of several academic organisations, including the New Zealand Association of Scientists.