Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mohammad Obaid is a Professor of Intelligent Interfaces Innovation at the University of Salzburg and a Principal Scientist at the Austrian Institute of Technology. He received his BSc, MSc (First Class Honours), and PhD in Computer Science from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and his Docent qualification in Computer Science, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction, from Uppsala University, Sweden. Before moving to Austria, he held academic and research positions at Chalmers University of Technology, UNSW Sydney, Uppsala University, Koç University, the University of Augsburg, and HITLab New Zealand. His research interests are in the areas of Human-Computer Interaction, Human-Centred AI, Extended Reality, Human-Robot Interaction, and Social Robotics. His expertise includes socially adaptive and embodied agents, human-robot non-verbal interaction, educational and assistive robotics, and interaction with virtual and intelligent agents in XR environments. He has contributed to research across HCI, HRI, and robotics and is a co-author of the Routledge book Robots in Education: An Introduction to High-Tech Social Agents, Intelligent Tutors, and Curricular Tools.