@article {177, title = {Automatic recognition of child speech for robotic applications in noisy environments}, journal = {Submission to Computer Speech and Language, special issue on Interaction Technologies for Children}, volume = {arXiv:1611.02695 [cs.CL]}, year = {2016}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/1611.02695}, author = {Fernando, S., and Moore, R. K. and Cameron, D., and Collins, EC., and Millings, A., and Sharkey, A.J., and Prescott, T.J.,} } @proceedings {164, title = {Congratulations, it{\textquoteright}s a boy! Bench-marking children{\textquoteright}s perceptions of the Robokind Zeno-R25.}, journal = {Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems}, year = {2016}, pages = {33-39}, publisher = {LNAI 9716, Springer }, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-40379-3_4}, author = {Cameron, D., and Fernando, S., and Millings, A., and Szollosy, M., and Collins, E., and Moore, R., and Prescott, T.} } @proceedings {183, title = {Design challenges for long-term interaction with a robot in a science classroom.}, journal = {IEEE RO-MAN 2016 }, volume = {Workshop on Long-Term Child-Robot Interaction}, year = {2016}, month = {August 2016}, url = {http://ro-man2016.org/}, author = {Davison, D., and Charisi, V., and van der Meij, J., and Wijnen, F., and Papenmeier, A., and D., Reidsma, and Evers, V.} } @proceedings {157, title = {Designing robot personalities for human-robot symbiotic interaction in an educational context.}, journal = {Living Machines}, volume = {Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems.}, year = {2016}, month = {07/2016}, publisher = {LNAI 9793, Springer}, edition = {In N. Lepora, A. Mura, M. Mangan, P.F.M.J. Verschure, M. Desmulliez, \& T. J. Prescott (Eds.)}, address = {Edinburgh, UK}, doi = {doi:10.1007/978-3-319-42417-0_39}, url = {http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319424163}, author = {Cameron, D., and Fernando, S., and Millings, A., and Szollosy, M., and Collins, E., and Moore, R., and Prescott, T.} } @proceedings {162, title = {Impact of robot responsiveness and adult involvement on children{\textquoteright}s social behaviours in human-robot interaction.}, journal = {AISB 2016. 5th International symposium on New Frontiers in Human-Robot Interaction.}, year = {2016}, month = {04/2016}, edition = {In M. Salem, A. Weiss, P. Baxter, \& K. Dautenhahn (Eds.)}, doi = {arXiv:1606.06104}, url = {http://www.mahasalem.net/AISB2016/HRI-AISB2016-Symposium.html}, author = {Cameron, D., and Fernando, S., and Collins, E.C., and Millings, A., and Moore, R.K., and Sharkey, A., and Prescott, T.} } @proceedings {136, title = {Children{\textquoteright}s age influences their perceptions of a humanoid robot as being like a person or machine.}, journal = {Living Machines 2015 . The 4th International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems.}, year = {2015}, month = {July 2015}, publisher = {Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, LNAI 9222, (pp. 348{\textendash}353). Springer. }, address = {Barcelona, Spain}, issn = {LNAI 9222, (pp. 348{\textendash}353). Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-22979-9_34}, url = {http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007\%2F978-3-319-22979-9_31}, author = {Cameron, D., and Fernando, S., and Millings, A., and Moore, R.K., and Sharkey, A., and Prescott, T.} } @proceedings {134, title = {Damasio{\textquoteright}s Somatic Marker for Social Robotics: Preliminary Implementation and Test}, journal = { Living Machines 2015 . The 4th International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems. }, year = {2015}, month = {July 2015}, publisher = {Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, LNAI 9222, (pp. 348{\textendash}353). Springer.}, address = {Barcelona, Spain}, url = {http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007\%2F978-3-319-22979-9_31}, author = {Cominelli, L., and Mazzei, D., and Pieroni, M., and Zaraki, A., and Garofalo, R., and De Rossi, D.,} } @conference {120, title = {A new biomimetic approach towards educational robotics: the Distributed Adaptive Control of a Synthetic Tutor Assistant}, booktitle = {4th International Symposium on New Frontiers in human-Robot Interaction}, year = {2015}, month = {04/2015}, abstract = {

Many fields can profit from the introduction of robots, including that of education. In this paper, our main focus is the advancement of the Synthetic Tutor Assistant (STA), a robot that will act as a peer for knowledge transfer.We propose a theory of a tutoring robotic application that is based on the Distributed Adaptive Control (DAC) theory: a layered architecture that serves as the framework of the proposed application. We describe the main components of the STA and we evaluate the implementation within an educational scenario.

}, url = {http://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/events/2015/AISB2015/proceedings/hri/20-Vouloutsi-anewbiomimetic.pdf}, author = {Vouloutsi, Vasiliki and Munoz, Maria Blancas and Grechuta, Klaudia and Lall{\'e}e, St{\'e}phane and Duff, Armin and Ysard Llobet Puigbo, Jordi and Verschure, Paul F.M.J.} } @proceedings {137, title = {Presence of life-like robot expressions influences children{\textquoteright}s enjoyment of human-robot interactions in the field.}, journal = {4th International symposium on New Frontiers in Human-Robot Interaction.}, year = {2015}, publisher = {M. Salem, A. Weiss, P. Baxter, \& K. Dautenhahn (Eds.)}, address = {Canterbury, UK}, url = {http://homepages.stca.herts.ac.uk/~ms13aaj/AISB2015/HRI-AISB2015-Symposium.html}, author = {Cameron, D.., and Fernando, S., and Collins, E.C., and Millings, A., and Moore, R.K., and Sharkey, A., and Evers, V., and Prescott, T.,} } @proceedings {118, title = {Towards a Child-Robot Symbiotic Co-Development: a Theoretical Approach}, journal = {AISB Convention }, volume = {Canterbury, England from 20-22nd April 2015}, year = {2015}, month = {04/2015}, address = {Canterbury, England}, abstract = {
One of the main characteristics for an effective\ learning is the possibility for learners to choose their own ways\ and pace of learning, according to their personal previous\ experiences and needs. Social interaction during the learning\ process has a crucial role to the skills that learners may develop.\ In this paper, we present a theoretical approach, which considers\ relevant theories of child{\textquoteright}s development in order to proceed\ from a child-child collaborative learning approach to a childrobot\ symbiotic co-development. In this symbiotic interaction,\ the robot is able to interact with the learner and adapt its\ behaviours according to the child{\textquoteright}s behaviour and development.\ This sets some theoretical foundations for an on-going research\ project that develops technologies for a social robot that\ facilitates learning through symbiotic interaction.
}, url = {Towards a Child-Robot Symbiotic Co-Development: a Theoretical Approach}, author = {Charisi, V., and Davison, D., and Wijnen, Frances and van der Meij, Jan and Reidsma, Dennis and Prescott, T.J. and van Joolingen, Wouter and Evers, Vanessa} } @inbook {100, title = {An Experimental Eye-Tracking Study for the Design of a Context-Dependent Social Robot Blinking Model}, booktitle = {Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems}, series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science}, volume = {8608}, year = {2014}, pages = {356-366}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, keywords = {blinking model, eye-tracking study, gaze behaviour, humanlike robot, social human-robot interaction}, isbn = {978-3-319-09434-2}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-09435-9_31}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09435-9_31}, author = {Zaraki, Abolfazl and Dehkordi, MaryamBanitalebi and Mazzei, Daniele and De Rossi, Danilo}, editor = {Duff, Armin and Lepora, NathanF. and Mura, Anna and Prescott, TonyJ. and Verschure, PaulF.M.J.} } @inbook {99, title = {I-CLIPS Brain: A Hybrid Cognitive System for Social Robots}, booktitle = {Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems}, series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science}, volume = {8608}, year = {2014}, pages = {213-224}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, keywords = {artificial intelligence, cognitive systems, expert systems, humanoids, hybrid control architectures, social robots}, isbn = {978-3-319-09434-2}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-09435-9_19}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09435-9_19}, author = {Mazzei, Daniele and Cominelli, Lorenzo and Lazzeri, Nicole and Zaraki, Abolfazl and De Rossi, Danilo}, editor = {Duff, Armin and Lepora, NathanF. and Mura, Anna and Prescott, TonyJ. and Verschure, PaulF.M.J.} } @proceedings {98, title = {Individual Differences and Biohybrid Societies}, journal = {Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems}, volume = {8608}, year = {2014}, pages = {374-376}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, keywords = {attachment, biohybrid, design, HRI, individual differences}, isbn = {978-3-319-09434-2}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-09435-9_34}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09435-9_34}, author = {Collins, EmilyC. and Prescott, TonyJ.}, editor = {Duff, Armin and Lepora, NathanF. and Mura, Anna and Prescott, TonyJ. and Verschure, PaulF.M.J.} } @proceedings {Vouloutsi2014, title = {The Influence of Behavioral Complexity on Robot Perception}, journal = {Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, Third International Conference, Living Machines 2014, Milan, Italy, July 30 {\textendash} August 1, 2014. Proceedings}, volume = {8608}, year = {2014}, pages = {332{\textendash}343}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, abstract = {

Since robots{\textquoteright} capabilities increase, they will soon be present in our daily lives and will be required to interact with humans in a natural way. Furthermore, robots will need to be removed from controlled environments and tested in public places where untrained people will be able to freely interact with them. Such needs raise a number of issues: what kind of behaviors are considered important in promoting interaction and how these behaviors affect people{\textquoteright}s perception regarding the robot in terms of anthropomorphism, likeability, animacy and perceived intelligence. In this paper, we propose a motivational and emotional system that drives the robot{\textquoteright}s behavior and test it against six interaction scenarios of varying complexity. In addition, we evaluate our system in two different environments: a controlled (laboratory) environment and a public space. Results suggest that the perception of the robot significantly changes depending on the complexity of the interaction but does not change depending on the environment.

}, keywords = {allostatic control, behavioral modulation, human-robot interaction, social robots}, isbn = {978-3-319-09434-2}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-09435-9\_29}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09435-9\_29}, author = {Vouloutsi, Vasiliki and Grechuta, Klaudia and Lall{\'e}e, St{\'e}phane and Verschure, Paul F.M.J.}, editor = {Duff, Armin and Lepora, NathanF. and Mura, Anna and Prescott, TonyJ. and Verschure, PaulF.M.J.} } @proceedings {83, title = {Optimising robot personalities for symbiotic interaction}, journal = {Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems: The Third International Conference on Living Machines. }, volume = {3}, year = {2014}, edition = {2014}, isbn = {978-3-319-09435-9 (Online)}, issn = { 978-3-319-09434-2 (Print) }, author = {Fernando, S. and Collins, E.C. and Duff, A. and Moore, R.K. and Verschure, Paul F.M.J. and Prescott, T.J.} } @conference {Brandi2014, title = {Optimization of the Anticipatory Reflexes of a Computational Model of the Cerebellum}, booktitle = {Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, Third International Conference, Living Machines 2014, Milan, Italy, July 30 {\textendash} August 1, 2014. Proceedings}, series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science}, volume = {8608}, year = {2014}, pages = {11{\textendash}22}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, abstract = {

The Expressive Agents for Symbiotic Education and Learning (EASEL) project will explore human-robot symbiotic interaction (HRSI) with the aim of developing an understanding of symbiosis over long term tutoring interactions. The EASEL system will be built upon an established and neurobiologically grounded architecture - Distributed Adaptive Control (DAC). Here we present the design of an initial experiment in which our facially expressive humanoid robot will interact with children at a public exhibition. We discuss the range of measurements we will employ to explore the effects our robot{\textquoteright}s expressive ability has on interaction with children during HRSI, with the aim of contributing optimal robot personality parameters to the final EASEL model.

}, keywords = {adaptive reflexes, cerebellum, cost minimization, nucleo-olivary inhibition}, isbn = {978-3-319-09434-2}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-09435-9}, url = {http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-09435-9_2}, author = {Brandi, Santiago and Herreros, Ivan and Verschure, Paul F.M.J.}, editor = {Duff, Armin and Lepora, NathanF. and Mura, Anna and Prescott, TonyJ. and Verschure, PaulF.M.J.} }