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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,…
ERR@HRI 3.0 Challenge: Multimodal Detection of Errors and Anticipation in Human-Robot Interactions
Maria Teresa Parreira, Micol Spitale, Maia Stiber +5
As robots become increasingly integrated into human environments, their ability to detect and respond to errors remains critical for maintaining user trust and interaction quality.…
Understanding LLM Intervention Explanations in Multi-Party Human-Robot Interaction
Micol Spitale, Massimiliano Nigro, Emily Cross
Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly embedded in social robots to support natural group interactions, yet their role in complex multi-party settings remains underexplored.…
ERR@HRI 2.0 Challenge: Multimodal Detection of Errors and Failures in Human-Robot Conversations
Shiye Cao, Maia Stiber, Amama Mahmood +5
The integration of large language models (LLMs) into conversational robots has made human-robot conversations more dynamic. Yet, LLM-powered conversational robots remain prone to e…
Critical Insights about Robots for Mental Wellbeing
Guy Laban, Micol Spitale, Minja Axelsson +2
Social robots are increasingly being explored as tools to support emotional wellbeing, particularly in non-clinical settings. Drawing on a range of empirical studies and practical…
Concerns and Values in Human-Robot Interactions: A Focus on Social Robotics
Giulio Antonio Abbo, Tony Belpaeme, Micol Spitale
Robots, as AI with physical instantiation, inhabit our social and physical world, where their actions have both social and physical consequences, posing challenges for researchers…
Social Group Human-Robot Interaction: A Scoping Review of Computational Challenges
Massimiliano Nigro, Emmanuel Akinrintoyo, Nicole Salomons +1
Group interactions are a natural part of our daily life, and as robots become more integrated into society, they must be able to socially interact with multiple people at the same…
ERR@HRI 2024 Challenge: Multimodal Detection of Errors and Failures in Human-Robot Interactions
Micol Spitale, Maria Teresa Parreira, Maia Stiber +7
Despite the recent advancements in robotics and machine learning (ML), the deployment of autonomous robots in our everyday lives is still an open challenge. This is due to multiple…
Small but Fair! Fairness for Multimodal Human-Human and Robot-Human Mental Wellbeing Coaching
Jiaee Cheong, Micol Spitale, Hatice Gunes
In recent years, the affective computing (AC) and human-robot interaction (HRI) research communities have put fairness at the centre of their research agenda. However, none of the…
"Oh, Sorry, I Think I Interrupted You'': Designing Repair Strategies for Robotic Longitudinal Well-being Coaching
Minja Axelsson, Micol Spitale, Hatice Gunes
Robotic well-being coaches have been shown to successfully promote people's mental well-being. To provide successful coaching, a robotic coach should have the capability to repair…
VITA: A Multi-modal LLM-based System for Longitudinal, Autonomous, and Adaptive Robotic Mental Well-being Coaching
Micol Spitale, Minja Axelsson, Hatice Gunes
Recently, several works have explored if and how robotic coaches can promote and maintain mental well-being in different settings. However, findings from these studies revealed tha…
Affective Robotics For Wellbeing: A Scoping Review
Micol Spitale, Hatice Gunes
Affective robotics research aims to better understand human social and emotional signals to improve human-robot interaction (HRI), and has been widely used during the last decade i…
Modeling User Empathy Elicited by a Robot Storyteller
Leena Mathur, Micol Spitale, Hao Xi +2
Virtual and robotic agents capable of perceiving human empathy have the potential to participate in engaging and meaningful human-machine interactions that support human well-being…
Toward Automated Generation of Affective Gestures from Text:A Theory-Driven Approach
Micol Spitale, Maja J Matarić
Communication in both human-human and human-robot interac-tion (HRI) contexts consists of verbal (speech-based) and non-verbal(facial expressions, eye gaze, gesture, body pose, etc…