Keith Evan Green
Keith Evan Green is a Cornell researcher in architectural robotics, a field that treats rooms and furnishings as responsive systems for people. He earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, including a doctorate in architecture, moved his research from Clemson to Cornell in 2016, and published the book Architectural Robotics in 2016. His work ranges from the LIT ROOM literacy environment and the e-MoBo therapy robot to MirrorBot, which uses adaptive mirrors to prompt eye contact between strangers. His research earns Best Paper or Honorable Mention awards at DIS, CHI, RO-MAN and HRI. As of October 2026, he is Cornell’s Jean and Douglas McLean Professor of Human Centered Design.
- Now at
- Cornell University
- Works
- 113
- Citations
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- h-index
- 13
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 27 October 2026.
Timeline
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1985–1990
Psychology and architecture degrees
He earns a B.A. in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania in 1985 and a Master of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1990.
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2014
A Fulbright visiting chair
In 2014, he receives the Fulbright Visiting Canadian Chair in Technology, Industry and the Environment.
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2015
Clemson’s Mickel Endowed Chair
At Clemson University, he holds the Homer Curtis Mickel and Leola Carter Mickel Endowed Chair in Architecture in 2015.
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July 2016
Joining Cornell’s faculty
In July 2016, he joins Cornell’s faculty in DEA and MAE after serving as founding director of Clemson’s Institute for Intelligent Materials, Systems and Environments.
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2016
Architectural Robotics
In 2016, he publishes Architectural Robotics: Ecosystems of Bits, Bytes and Biology. The book lays out a theoretical foundation for architectural robotics, which treats rooms and furnishings as intelligent systems that support people.
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2018
LIT ROOM wins DIS Best Paper
With G. Schafer, I. D. Walker and S. K. Fullerton, he coauthors “Words Become Worlds: The LIT ROOM, a Literacy Support Tool at Room-Scale,” which wins Best Paper at DIS in 2018.
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2023
A Cornell professorship and CHI award
Cornell names him the Jean and Douglas McLean Professor of Human Centered Design in 2023. His paper with G. Guo and G. Leshed, “I normally wouldn’t talk with strangers”: Introducing a Socio-Spatial Interface for Fostering Togetherness Between Strangers, receives an Honorable Mention for Best Paper at CHI 2023.
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2024
e-MoBo wins RO-MAN Best Paper
At RO-MAN 2024, he, Raquel Cañete and Yarden Kedar win the Kazuo Tanie Best Paper Award for e-MoBo, a low-cost robo-mediator that helps therapists teach children to express emotions.
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2025
MirrorBot’s CHI 2025 paper
In 2025, Green and collaborators describe MirrorBot, a robotic mirror system that redirects reflections to prompt eye contact and shared awareness, in a paper and full video for CHI’s Interactivity track. The paper is marked in press.
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As of October 2026
Cornell professor and HRI award
In 2026, Green and collaborators report a waiting-room study with 16 pairs of strangers; MirrorBot sparks conversations and playful exchanges, and their paper wins Best Paper in HRI’s Design Track. He is the Jean and Douglas McLean Professor of Human Centered Design and professor in Cornell’s Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Career
- Since 2023Cornell UniversityJean and Douglas McLean Professor of Human Centered Design
- NowCornell UniversityProfessor
- From 2016Cornell UniversityFaculty in DEA and MAE
- Clemson UniversityHomer Curtis Mickel and Leola Carter Mickel Endowed Chair in Architecture
- Clemson UniversityFounding Director, Institute for Intelligent Materials, Systems and Environments
Education
- 1990University of Illinois ChicagoMaster of Architecture
- 1985University of PennsylvaniaB.A. in Psychology
- University of PennsylvaniaM.S.
- University of PennsylvaniaPh.D. in Architecture
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