HONDA and Utrecht University (UU) join forces to computationally model human mood, personality, and empathy in the quest to achieve natural human-robot interaction. As interface between humans and robot, several signals will be considered (e.g., ECG, speech, and video). Your models and data processing will be founded on a solid formal foundation and validated empirically on their robustness and ability to generalize. As a PhD-student you coach students, complete a personalized set of courses, and develop technical and conceptual skills.