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HiBRIDGE: A Hierarchical Bayesian Neural Network Framework for Interpretable Dialogue Management in Group-Robot Interaction
Massimiliano Nigro, Hatice Gunes, Micol Spitale +1
In multi-party human-robot interaction, a robot must continuously decide whom to address and what to say to participate effectively in the conversation. In real-world interactions,…
Benevolent Bias in Multi-Turn Human-Agent Dialogue
Qianqi Liu, Jin Huang, Fethiye Irmak Dogan +1
Bias in human-agent interaction can manifest not only through hostile language but also as benevolent bias, whereby unequal treatment hides behind a warm, positive tone. To make it…
Why did My Robot Just Change Personality? Prompting Guidelines for a Grounded Robot Persona in LLM-Based HRI
Ashita Ashok, Franziska Babel, Patrick Holthaus +7
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used for verbal interaction in social robots, yet prompt design in human-robot interaction (HRI) remains underspecified. As a result,…
Evaluating Human and LLM-Generated Thematic Analysis in HRI for Vulnerable Populations: A Comparative and Ethical Analysis
Alva Markelius, Fethiye Irmak Dogan, Julie Bailey +1
Thematic analysis (TA) has long been regarded as an inherently human, reflexive, and interpretive process. However, the extent to which LLM-generated TA is appropriate for Human-Ro…
Mind the Context: Continual Learning of Socially Appropriate Robot Actions via Environmental-Social Disentanglement
Rafal Robert Karpinski, Fethiye Irmak Dogan, Nikhil Churamani +4
Social robots are expected to operate across diverse environments, where similar arrangements can imply different socially appropriate actions, e.g., starting a conversation may be…
Designing Social Robots for Inclusive Child Wellbeing Assessment: Insights from Communities Supporting Developmental Language Disorder and Forced Migration
Fethiye Irmak Dogan, Yue Lou, Alva Markelius +7
Assessing children's wellbeing and mental health can be particularly challenging for children experiencing communication barriers, such as children with Developmental Language Diso…