{"id":13004,"date":"2025-11-03T19:37:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanfactors.uni-mainz.de\/?page_id=13004"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:07:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:07:18","slug":"prof-dr-johannes-kraus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/humanfactors.uni-mainz.de\/en\/prof-dr-johannes-kraus\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Dr. Johannes Kraus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/jgu-base-pageheader>\n \n<\/jgu-base-image>\n
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Johannes Gutenberg University MainzInstitute of PsychologyHuman Factors and Engineering Psychology<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Room 06-208 , Entrance B, Wallstr. 3, 55122 Mainz <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
+49 6131 39 31065<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
jokraus@uni-mainz.de<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
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since 2025 <\/td>Professorship of Human Factors and Engineering Psychology at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universit\u00e4t Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
2023 – 2025 <\/td>Junior Professorship for Applied Cognitive Psychology at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universit\u00e4t Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
2020 – 2023<\/td>Postdoctoral researcher in the department Human Factors at Ulm University, Head of Human-Robot Interaction<\/td><\/tr>
2020<\/td>PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) at Ulm University with the thesis \u201ePsychological Processes in the Formation and Calibration of Trust in Automation\u201c<\/td><\/tr>
2014 – 2020<\/td>Research assistant at the Department of Human Factors of Ulm University<\/td><\/tr>
2013 – 2014 <\/td>Employee at the Spiegel Institute Mannheim with focus on usability and user experience in the automotive industry<\/td><\/tr>
2010 – 2013<\/td>M.Sc. Psychology at the University Mannheim<\/td><\/tr>
2007 – 2010<\/td>B.Sc. Psychology at the University Mannheim<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n
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RoboCons<\/strong> is a European, interdisciplinary research project that aims to make the construction industry fit for the future by integrating advanced robotics and digital methods into construction practice. Learn more here<\/a> about the EU-HORIZON project. <\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n \n<\/jgu-base-image>\n\n\n

Consortium leader of the BMBF-funded competence center for research and evaluation of human-robot interaction in public spaces (ZEN-MRI<\/a>). Learn more here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n \n<\/jgu-base-image>\n\n\n

Lead in the sub-project FAIR-COM<\/strong> within the project \u201cTrading Off Non-Functional Properties of Machine Learning\u201d <\/em>(TOPML<\/a>) of the funding line \u201cBreakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence\u201d of the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung foundation. You can find out more here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

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2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kraus, J., Gr\u00fcnewald, N., Kapell, C., & Wessels, M. (2026). Giving robots a hard time: A field experiment on the role of robot politeness and social norms for robot bullying<\/em>. In Companion proceedings of the 21st ACM\/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction<\/em> (pp. 1114\u20131119). ACM. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3776734.3794568<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mara, M., Bauer, L., Tschopp, M. V., Grosswieser, H., & Kraus, J. (2026). Beyond disposition: AI knowledge predicts anthropomorphization of a language model better than personality traits in lay and expert populations<\/em>. In Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems<\/em> (Article 1256, pp. 1\u201317). ACM. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3772318.3791005<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valori, I., Kraus, J. & Fairhurst, M. T. (2026). Interdisciplinary perspectives and current findings on the role of trust as a psychological mediator in human interaction with artificial intelligence: Editorial overview. Computers in Human Behavior<\/em>, 180<\/em>, 108957. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.chb.2026.108957 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zeng, Z., Miller, L., Baumann, M. & Kraus, J. (2026). Encountering Robots in the Field: Proof of Concept and Findings from a Real-Life Eye-Tracking Study. International Journal Of Social Robotics<\/em>, 18<\/em>(1). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12369-025-01350-2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eisele, D., Kraus, J., Schlemer, M. M., & Petzoldt, T.<\/strong> (2025). Should automated vehicles communicate their state or intent? Effects of eHMI activations and non-activations on pedestrians\u2019 trust formation and crossing behavior. <\/em> Multimedia Tools and Applications, 84(21), 24405\u201324429.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raab, M., Miller, L., Zeng, Z., Jansen, P., Baumann, M., & Kraus, J. (2025). Assessing pedestrian behavior around autonomous cleaning robots in public spaces: Findings from a field observation. In 2025 34th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)<\/em> (pp. 2471\u20132478). IEEE. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/RO-MAN63969.2025.11217688<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scholz, D. D., Kraus, J., & Miller, L. (2025). Measuring the propensity to trust in automated technology: Examining similarities to dispositional trust in other humans and validation of the PTT-A scale.<\/em> International Journal of Human\u2013Computer Interaction, <\/strong>41(2), 970\u2013993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weidlich, J., Jivet, I., Woitt, S., Orhan G\u00f6ks\u00fcn, D., Kraus, J., & Drachsler, H. (2025). The student feedback literacy instrument (SFLI): Multilingual validation and introduction of a short-form version.<\/em> International Journal of Human\u2013Computer Interaction.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wessels, M., de Heuvel, J., M\u00fcller, L., Maier, A. L., Bennewitz, M., & Kraus, J. (2025). Auditory Localization and Assessment of Consequential Robot Sounds: A Multi-Method Study in Virtual Reality.<\/em> arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.00697.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agrawal, S., Wessels, M., de Heuvel, J., Kraus, J., & Bennewitz, M.<\/strong> (2024). Sound Matters: Auditory Detectability of Mobile Robots.<\/em> In Proceedings of the 33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buchner, C., Kraus, J., Miller, L., & Baumann, M. (2024). What is good? Exploring the applicability of a one item measure as a proxy for measuring acceptance in driver-vehicle interaction studies. <\/em> Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces, 18<\/em>(2), 195\u2013208.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kraus, J., Miller, L., Klumpp, M., Babel, F., Scholz, D., Merger, J., & Baumann, M. (2024). On the role of beliefs and trust for the intention to use service robots: An integrated trustworthiness beliefs model for robot acceptance.<\/em> International Journal of Social Robotics, 16<\/em>(6), 1223\u20131246.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metzger, L., Miller, L., Baumann, M., & Kraus, J. (2024). Empowering calibrated (dis-)trust in conversational agents: A user study on the persuasive power of limitation disclaimers vs. authoritative style.<\/em> In Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turriziani, L., Kraus, J., Ruess, S., Zeng, Z., & Kannan, S. S.<\/strong> (2024). Robots on the road \u2013 Investigating potentials of eHMI-concepts for HRI to tackle critical situations in public spaces.<\/em> In Proceedings of the 33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walker, F., Forster, Y., Hergeth, S., Kraus, J., Payre, W., Wintersberger, P., & Martens, M. (2024). Trust in Automated Vehicles.<\/em> Frontiers in Psychology, 15<\/em>, 1404200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

von Janczewski, N., Kraus, J., Engeln, A., & Baumann, M. (2024). IVIPAT: An in-vehicle information processing analysis tool to optimize user interaction flows.<\/em> Cognition, Technology & Work, 26<\/em>(2), 247\u2013265.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stiegemeier, D., Kraus, J., & Baumann, M.<\/strong> (2024). Why drivers use in-vehicle technology: The role of basic psychological needs and motivation.<\/em> Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 100<\/em>, 133\u2013153.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kraus, J., & Baumann, M. (2024). Trust in Automated Driving and the Three Stages of Trust Framework: Takeaways for Designing Human-Centered AI Applications.<\/em> In The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Societies: Understanding Attitude<\/em> Formation Towards AI<\/em> (pp. 119\u2013132). Springer Nature Switzerland. <\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordion>\n\n

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Contact<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Johannes Gutenberg University MainzInstitute of PsychologyHuman Factors and Engineering Psychology<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Room 06-208 , Entrance B, Wallstr. 3, 55122 Mainz <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
+49 6131 39 31065<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
jokraus@uni-mainz.de<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Consultation hour by appointment<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n

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since 2025 <\/td>Professorship of Human Factors and Engineering Psychology at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universit\u00e4t Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
2023 - 2025 <\/td>Junior Professorship for Applied Cognitive Psychology at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universit\u00e4t Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
2020 - 2023<\/td>Postdoctoral researcher in the department Human Factors at Ulm University, Head of Human-Robot Interaction<\/td><\/tr>
2020<\/td>PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) at Ulm University with the thesis \u201ePsychological Processes in the Formation and Calibration of Trust in Automation\u201c<\/td><\/tr>
2014 - 2020<\/td>Research assistant at the Department of Human Factors of Ulm University<\/td><\/tr>
2013 - 2014 <\/td>Employee at the Spiegel Institute Mannheim with focus on usability and user experience in the automotive industry<\/td><\/tr>
2010 - 2013<\/td>M.Sc. Psychology at the University Mannheim<\/td><\/tr>
2007 - 2010<\/td>B.Sc. Psychology at the University Mannheim<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n
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RoboCons<\/strong> is a European, interdisciplinary research project that aims to make the construction industry fit for the future by integrating advanced robotics and digital methods into construction practice. Learn more here<\/a> about the EU-HORIZON project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Consortium leader of the BMBF-funded competence center for research and evaluation of human-robot interaction in public spaces (ZEN-MRI<\/a>). Learn more here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Lead in the sub-project FAIR-COM<\/strong> within the project \u201cTrading Off Non-Functional Properties of Machine Learning\u201d <\/em>(TOPML<\/a>) of the funding line \u201cBreakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence\u201d of the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung foundation. You can find out more here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kraus, J., Gr\u00fcnewald, N., Kapell, C., & Wessels, M. (2026). Giving robots a hard time: A field experiment on the role of robot politeness and social norms for robot bullying<\/em>. In Companion proceedings of the 21st ACM\/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction<\/em> (pp. 1114\u20131119). ACM. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3776734.3794568<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mara, M., Bauer, L., Tschopp, M. V., Grosswieser, H., & Kraus, J. (2026). Beyond disposition: AI knowledge predicts anthropomorphization of a language model better than personality traits in lay and expert populations<\/em>. In Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems<\/em> (Article 1256, pp. 1\u201317). ACM. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/3772318.3791005<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valori, I., Kraus, J. & Fairhurst, M. T. (2026). Interdisciplinary perspectives and current findings on the role of trust as a psychological mediator in human interaction with artificial intelligence: Editorial overview. Computers in Human Behavior<\/em>, 180<\/em>, 108957. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.chb.2026.108957 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zeng, Z., Miller, L., Baumann, M. & Kraus, J. (2026). Encountering Robots in the Field: Proof of Concept and Findings from a Real-Life Eye-Tracking Study. International Journal Of Social Robotics<\/em>, 18<\/em>(1). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s12369-025-01350-2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eisele, D., Kraus, J., Schlemer, M. M., & Petzoldt, T.<\/strong> (2025). Should automated vehicles communicate their state or intent? Effects of eHMI activations and non-activations on pedestrians\u2019 trust formation and crossing behavior. <\/em> Multimedia Tools and Applications, 84(21), 24405\u201324429.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raab, M., Miller, L., Zeng, Z., Jansen, P., Baumann, M., & Kraus, J. (2025). Assessing pedestrian behavior around autonomous cleaning robots in public spaces: Findings from a field observation. In 2025 34th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)<\/em> (pp. 2471\u20132478). IEEE. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/RO-MAN63969.2025.11217688<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scholz, D. D., Kraus, J., & Miller, L. (2025). Measuring the propensity to trust in automated technology: Examining similarities to dispositional trust in other humans and validation of the PTT-A scale.<\/em> International Journal of Human\u2013Computer Interaction, <\/strong>41(2), 970\u2013993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weidlich, J., Jivet, I., Woitt, S., Orhan G\u00f6ks\u00fcn, D., Kraus, J., & Drachsler, H. (2025). The student feedback literacy instrument (SFLI): Multilingual validation and introduction of a short-form version.<\/em> International Journal of Human\u2013Computer Interaction.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wessels, M., de Heuvel, J., M\u00fcller, L., Maier, A. L., Bennewitz, M., & Kraus, J. (2025). Auditory Localization and Assessment of Consequential Robot Sounds: A Multi-Method Study in Virtual Reality.<\/em> arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.00697.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agrawal, S., Wessels, M., de Heuvel, J., Kraus, J., & Bennewitz, M.<\/strong> (2024). Sound Matters: Auditory Detectability of Mobile Robots.<\/em> In Proceedings of the 33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buchner, C., Kraus, J., Miller, L., & Baumann, M. (2024). What is good? Exploring the applicability of a one item measure as a proxy for measuring acceptance in driver-vehicle interaction studies. <\/em> Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces, 18<\/em>(2), 195\u2013208.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kraus, J., Miller, L., Klumpp, M., Babel, F., Scholz, D., Merger, J., & Baumann, M. (2024). On the role of beliefs and trust for the intention to use service robots: An integrated trustworthiness beliefs model for robot acceptance.<\/em> International Journal of Social Robotics, 16<\/em>(6), 1223\u20131246.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metzger, L., Miller, L., Baumann, M., & Kraus, J. (2024). Empowering calibrated (dis-)trust in conversational agents: A user study on the persuasive power of limitation disclaimers vs. authoritative style.<\/em> In Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turriziani, L., Kraus, J., Ruess, S., Zeng, Z., & Kannan, S. S.<\/strong> (2024). Robots on the road \u2013 Investigating potentials of eHMI-concepts for HRI to tackle critical situations in public spaces.<\/em> In Proceedings of the 33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walker, F., Forster, Y., Hergeth, S., Kraus, J., Payre, W., Wintersberger, P., & Martens, M. (2024). Trust in Automated Vehicles.<\/em> Frontiers in Psychology, 15<\/em>, 1404200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

von Janczewski, N., Kraus, J., Engeln, A., & Baumann, M. (2024). IVIPAT: An in-vehicle information processing analysis tool to optimize user interaction flows.<\/em> Cognition, Technology & Work, 26<\/em>(2), 247\u2013265.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stiegemeier, D., Kraus, J., & Baumann, M.<\/strong> (2024). Why drivers use in-vehicle technology: The role of basic psychological needs and motivation.<\/em> Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 100<\/em>, 133\u2013153.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kraus, J., & Baumann, M. (2024). Trust in Automated Driving and the Three Stages of Trust Framework: Takeaways for Designing Human-Centered AI Applications.<\/em> In The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Societies: Understanding Attitude<\/em> Formation Towards AI<\/em> (pp. 119\u2013132). Springer Nature Switzerland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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