Tamara Lorenz

Dr. Tamara Lorenz is an Associate Professor holding a joint appointment in Psychology, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. She got her diploma (MS) in mechanical engineering from TUM Munich, majoring in medical technology, and human factors/ergonomics, and her PhD in Systemic neuroscience and cognitive psychology from LMU Munich. Dr. Lorenz currently serves as the director for the Cognition, Action, and Perception (CAP) Group and leads the Embodied Interactive Systems Lab. She has co-founded several transdisciplinary initiatives at UC, such as the Institute for Research in Sensing (IRiS) and the Industry 4.0/5.0 Institute (I45I).

MSc/Dipl.-Ing.: Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) Munich, Germany, 2008 (Mechanical Engineering)

Ph.D.: Ludwig-Maximilians Universitaet (LMU) Munich, Germany, 2015 (Systemic Neurosciences)

Research Interests - Dr. Lorenz research focusses the dynamics of Human-Human, Human-AI, and Human–Robot Interaction (HRI). Her work employs a complex dynamical systems approach to foster social and mental wellbeing in a rapidly changing socio-technological world. Besides research, her mission is to promote transdisciplinary approaches to problem-solving and humane technology development. 

Keywords - Embodied AI, Human-Robot Interaction, Human-Humanoid Interaction, Human-AI Interaction, Loneliness, Depression, Presence, Resilience, Embodied Cognition, Social Neuroscience, Mind-Body-World Integration, Sense of Embodiment, Social Coordination, Coordination Dynamics, Dynamical Systems, Complexity, Chaos theory, Systems Thinking, Transdisciplinary Research Practice

Publications - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=K_x8H78AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Grant: #URS Strategic Collaborative Grants AY2017-2018 Investigators:Lorenz, Tamara 08-01-2016 -04-30-2018 UC's Research Support Development of a neurophysiologically integrated exoskeleton for sit-to-stand (STS) transition support based on multimodal action intent recognition Role:PI $100,000.00 Closed Level:Internal UC

Investigators:Cohen, Kelly; Lorenz, Tamara 01-01-2023 -12-31-2023 MME Industry 4.0/5.0 Institute AI Project 1 - P-1 Human-Centered Trustworthy Industrial AI (backdoor) /INTERNAL Role:PI 40000.00 Hold Level:UC's Internal Funds

Investigators:Lorenz, Tamara; Tang, Ming 01-01-2023 -12-31-2023 MME Industry 4.0/5.0 Institute Project 2 VR - Immersive vs. Traditional Training - a comparison of training modalities (backdoor) / Internal Role:PI 40000.00 Hold Level:UC's Internal Funds

Investigators:Anand, Sam; Cohen, Kelly; Kumar, Manish; Lorenz, Tamara 02-01-2024 -12-31-2024 MME Industry 4.0/5.0 Institute Trustworthy AI for Real-Time Tasking and Planning of Autonomous and Manual Vehicles in Industrial Environments Modeled using a Digital Twin Role:Collaborator 100000.00 Awarded Level:Industry

Peer Reviewed Publications

Moore, Charles H; Corbin, Sierra F; Mayr, Riley; Shockley, Kevin; Silva, Paula L; Lorenz, Tamara  (2021). Grasping Embodiment: Haptic Feedback for Artificial Limbs. Frontiers in neurorobotics, 15, 662397More Information

Grover, Francis M; Riehm, Christopher; Silva, Paula L; Lorenz, Tamara; Riley, Michael A  (2021). Grip force anticipation of nonlinear, underactuated load force. Journal of neurophysiology, 125 (5) , 1647-1662More Information

Rigoli, Lillian M; Lorenz, Tamara; Coey, Charles; Kallen, Rachel; Jordan, Scott; Richardson, Michael J  (2020). Co-actors Exhibit Similarity in Their Structure of Behavioural Variation That Remains Stable Across Range of Naturalistic Activities. Scientific reports, 10 (1) , 6308More Information

Grover, Francis M; Schwab, Sarah M; Silva, Paula L; Lorenz, Tamara; Riley, Michael A  (2019). Flexible organization of grip force control during movement frequency scaling. Journal of neurophysiology, 122 (6) , 2304-2315More Information

Grover, Francis M; Nalepka, Patrick; Silva, Paula L; Lorenz, Tamara; Riley, Michael A  (2019). Variable and intermittent grip force control in response to differing load force dynamics. Experimental brain research, 237 (3) , 687-703More Information

Grover, Francis; Lamb, Maurice; Bonnette, Scott; Silva, Paula L; Lorenz, Tamara; Riley, Michael A  (2018). Intermittent coupling between grip force and load force during oscillations of a hand-held object. Experimental brain research, 236 (10) , 2531-2544More Information

Mörtl, Alexander; Lorenz, Tamara; Vlaskamp, Björn N S; Gusrialdi, Azwirman; Schubö, Anna; Hirche, Sandra  (2012). Modeling inter-human movement coordination: synchronization governs joint task dynamics. Biological cybernetics, 106 (4-5) , 241-59More Information

S. F. Corbin, C.H. Moore, T. Davis, K. Shockley and T. Lorenz  (2023). Multiscale kinematics of action intention. Journal of Multiscale Neuroscience, 2 (1) , 192-203

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Book Chapter

Lorenz, Tamara (2026). Computers as Brains A Robot’s Tale. In Beyond the Computer Metaphor of Mind and Brain. (pp. 226-247). Cambridge University Press

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