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Researcher

Tony Belpaeme

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235 Results

2026

A tale of two tutors : Swahili-speaking robot tutoring after classroom math lessons in Tanzanian primary schools

Edger P. RutatolaQiaoqiao RenMaria Jose Pinto BernalKoenraad StroekenTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ROBOTICS

Concerns and values in human-robot interactions : a focus on social robotics

Giulio Antonio AbboTony BelpaemeMicol Spitale

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ROBOTICS

Expressive Furhat : generating real-time facial expressions for human-robot dialogue with LLMs

Giulio Antonio AbboRuben JanssensSeppe Van de VrekenTony Belpaeme

Multi-party open-ended conversation with a social robot

Giulio Antonio AbboMaria Jose Pinto BernalMartijn CatryckeTony Belpaeme

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN ROBOTICS AND AI

Multimodal large language models for real-time situated reasoning

Giulio Antonio AbboSenne LenaertsTony Belpaeme

Robot Tutors or Peers? Evaluating Math Learning and Conformity with LLM-Powered Robots in Tanzanian Primary Schools

Edger P. RutatolaElina C. NtahomvukyeKoenraad StroekenTony Belpaeme

Seeing only when needed : a multimodal architecture for context-aware social dialogue

Maria Jose Pinto BernalTony Belpaeme

Surgical RARP copilot : a vision language model for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

Wouter BogaertFrançois RemyJavier Gamazo TejeroSean HuverEdoardo BeatriciFrederiek D’HondtNiki RashidianMahdi AzizianTony BelpaemeAlexandre Mottrie et al.

A2 Journal Article in NPJ DIGITAL SURGERY

Towards a usage-based pedagogy for second language learning with robots

Eva VerhelstTony Belpaeme

Visually grounded adaptive social dialogue for robots

Ruben JanssensTony BelpaemeThomas Demeester

2025

'Can you be my mum?' : manipulating social robots in the large language models era

Giulio Antonio AbboGloria DesideriTony BelpaemeMicol Spitale

'Habari, colleague!' : a qualitative exploration of the perceptions of primary school mathematics teachers in Tanzania regarding the use of social robots

Edger P. RutatolaKoenraad StroekenTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL

Adaptive versus non-adaptive mathematics tutoring by social robots in Tanzanian primary schools

Elina C. NtahomvukyeEdger P. RutatolaMorice DaudiMercy Mlay KombaKoenraad StroekenTony Belpaeme

Automatic assessment of speaking proficiency for language practice robots

Eva VerhelstPieter LecompteRuben JanssensVanessa De WildeTony Belpaeme

Child speech recognition in human-robot interaction : problem solved?

Ruben JanssensEva VerhelstGiulio Antonio AbboQiaoqiao RenMaria Jose Pinto BernalTony Belpaeme

Conveying emotions to robots through touch and sound

Qiaoqiao RenRemko ProesmansFrederick BossuytJan VanfleterenFrancis wyffelsTony Belpaeme

Designing social robots with LLMs for engaging human interaction

Maria Jose Pinto BernalMatthijs BiondinaTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL

Efficacy and effectiveness of robot-assisted therapy for autism spectrum disorder : from lab to reality

Daniel DavidPaul BaxterTony BelpaemeErik BillingHaibin CaiHoang-Long CaoAnamaria CiocanCristina CostescuDaniel Hernandez GarciaPablo Gomez Esteban et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE ROBOTICS

Enabling autonomous and adaptive social robots in education : a vision for the application of generative AI

Eva VerhelstRuben JanssensTony Belpaeme

Bookchapter in Social robots in education : how to effectively introduce social robots into classrooms

How conversation type and presumed message source influence users' trust towards mental health conversational agents : the mediator effect of intentional stance

Chen FangFu GuoTony Belpaeme

Human alignment : how much do we adapt to LLMs?

Tanguy CazaletsRuben JanssensTony BelpaemeJoni Dambre

I was blind but now I see : implementing vision-enabled dialogue in social robots

Giulio Antonio AbboTony Belpaeme

If they disagree, will you conform?

Giulia PuscedduGiulio Antonio AbboFrancesco ReaTony BelpaemeAlessandra Sciutti

A1 Journal Article in INTERACTION STUDIES

Integrating visual context into language models for situated social conversation starters

Ruben JanssensPieter WolfertThomas DemeesterTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AFFECTIVE COMPUTING

Large language models cover for speech recognition mistakes : evaluating conversational AI for second language learners

Eva VerhelstTony Belpaeme

Leveraging Large Language Models for a Swahili mathematics ITS in Tanzania : designing effective prompts

Edger P. RutatolaKoenraad StroekenTony Belpaeme

Multimodal prediction of valence and arousal from speech for emotion-aware interaction systems

Safal DhunganaMaria Jose Pinto BernalTony Belpaeme

Online prediction of user enjoyment in human-robot dialogue with LLMs

Ruben JanssensAndré PereiraGabriel SkantzeBahar IrfanTony Belpaeme

Situated haptic interaction : exploring the role of context in affective perception of robotic touch

Qiaoqiao RenTony Belpaeme

Speech recognition and LLM performance in elderly care home conversations

Maria Jose Pinto BernalTony Belpaeme

The social and affective touch in human–robot interaction : multisensory, contextual, and embodied perspectives

Qiaoqiao RenTony BelpaemeFrancis wyffels

Touched by ChatGPT : using an LLM to drive affective tactile interaction

Qiaoqiao RenTony Belpaeme

Values in social robots : implementing inclusive, value-aware human-robot interactions

Giulio Antonio AbboTony Belpaeme

Vision language models as values detectors

Giulio Antonio AbboTony Belpaeme

Why robots are bad at detecting their mistakes : limitations of miscommunication detection in human-robot dialogue

Ruben JanssensJens De BockSofie LabatEva VerhelstVeronique HosteTony Belpaeme

2024

Adaptive second language tutoring using generative AI and a social robot

Eva VerhelstRuben JanssensThomas DemeesterTony Belpaeme[missing] Assoc Computing Machinery

AwarePrompt : using diffusion models to create methods for measuring value-aware AI architectures

Kinga CiupinskaSerena MarchesiGiulio Antonio AbboTony BelpaemeAgnieszka Wykowska

Child speech recognition in human-robot interaction : problem solved?

Ruben JanssensEva VerhelstGiulio Antonio AbboQiaoqiao RenMaria Jose Pinto BernalTony Belpaeme

Co-speech gestures : evaluation and generation

Pieter WolfertTony BelpaemeFrancis wyffels

Data-driven communicative behaviour generation : a survey

Nurziya OralbayevaAmir AlyAnara SandygulovaTony Belpaeme

A2 Journal Article in ACM TRANSACTIONS ON HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION

Exploring the effectiveness of evaluation practices for computer-generated nonverbal behaviour

Pieter WolfertGustav Eje HenterTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL

Human-robot interaction : an introduction

Christoph BartneckTony BelpaemeFriederike EysselTakayuki KandaMerel KeijsersSelma Šabanović

Multi-modal language learning : explorations on learning Japanese vocabulary

Pieter WolfertLisa De GersemRuben JanssensTony Belpaeme

No more mumbles : enhancing robot intelligibility through speech adaptation

Qiaoqiao RenYuanbo HouDick BotteldoorenTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS

Predictive turn-taking : leveraging language models to anticipate turn transitions in human-robot dialogue

Maria Jose Pinto BernalTony Belpaeme

Social value alignment in large language models

Giulio Antonio AbboSerena MarchesiAgnieszka WykowskaTony Belpaeme

Tactile interaction with social robots influences attitudes and behaviour

Qiaoqiao RenTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ROBOTICS

Towards a Definition of Awareness for Embodied AI

Giulio Antonio AbboSerena MarchesiKinga CiupinskaAgnieszka WykowskaTony Belpaeme

2023

'Am I listening?' : evaluating the quality of generated data-driven listening motion

Pieter WolfertGustav Eje HenterTony Belpaeme

'Robots for good': ten defining questions

Selma SabanovicVicky CharisiTony BelpaemeCindy L. BethelMaja MataricRobin MurphyShelly Levy-Tzedek

Editorial material

Behavioural models of risk-taking in human-robot tactile interactions

Qiaoqiao RenYuanbo HouDick BotteldoorenTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in SENSORS

Do different robot appearances change emotion recognition in children with ASD?

Maria Jose Pinto BernalSergio D. Sierra M.Marcela MuneraDiego CasasAdriana Villa-MorenoAnselmo Frizera-NetoMartin F. StoelenTony BelpaemeCarlos A. Cifuentes

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN NEUROROBOTICS

Is the autonomous social robot within reach?

Limitations of audiovisual speech on robots for second language pronunciation learning

Saya AmiokaRuben JanssensPieter WolfertQiaoqiao RenMaria Jose Pinto BernalTony Belpaeme

Low-latency classification of social haptic gestures using transformers

Qiaoqiao RenYuanbo HouTony Belpaeme

Personalised socially assistive robot for cardiac rehabilitation : critical reflections on long-term interactions in the real world

Bahar IrfanNathalia CespedesJonathan CasasEmmanuel SenftLuisa F. GutierrezMonica Rincon-RoncancioCarlos A. CifuentesTony BelpaemeMarcela Munera

A1 Journal Article in USER MODELING AND USER-ADAPTED INTERACTION

Users’ perspectives on value awareness in social robots

Giulio Antonio AbboTony Belpaeme

2022

'Cool glasses, where did you get them?' : generating visually grounded conversation starters for human-robot dialogue

Ruben JanssensPieter WolfertThomas DemeesterTony Belpaeme

A review of evaluation practices of gesture generation in embodied conversational agents

Pieter WolfertNicole RobinsonTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS

Editorial : robots for learning

Wafa JohalTony BelpaemeMohamed Chetouani

Editorial material

Have I got the power? Analysing and reporting statistical power in HRI

Madeleine E. BartlettC. E. R. EdmundsTony BelpaemeSerge Thill

A2 Journal Article in ACM TRANSACTIONS ON HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION

Human-robot interaction

Bookchapter in Cognitive robotics

Multi-modal open world user identification

Bahar IrfanMichael Garcia OrtizNatalia LyubovaTony Belpaeme

A2 Journal Article in ACM TRANSACTIONS ON HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION

Tactile interaction with a robot leads to increased risk-taking

Qiaoqiao RenTony Belpaeme

The effectiveness of dynamically processed incremental descriptions in human robot interaction

Christopher D. WallbridgeAlex SmithManuel GiulianiChris MelhuishTony BelpaemeSéverin Lemaignan

A2 Journal Article in ACM TRANSACTIONS ON HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION

Visual conversation starters for human-robot interaction

Ruben JanssensThomas DemeesterTony Belpaeme

2021

A proposal of accessibility guidelines for human-robot interaction

Malak QbilatAna IglesiasTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in ELECTRONICS

A socially assistive robot for long-term cardiac rehabilitation in the real world

Nathalia CespedesBahar IrfanEmmanuel SenftCarlos A. CifuentesLuisa F. GutierrezMonica Rincon-RoncancioTony BelpaemeMarcela Munera

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN NEUROROBOTICS

Analysis of attention in child-robot interaction among children diagnosed with cognitive impairment

Luthffi IsmailFazah Akhtar HanapiahTony BelpaemeJoni DambreFrancis wyffels

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ROBOTICS

CASIE : computing affect and social intelligence for healthcare in an ethical and trustworthy manner

Laurentiu VasiliuKeith CortisRoss McDermottAphra KerrArne PetersMarc HesseJens HagemeyerTony BelpaemeJohn McDonaldRudi Villing et al.

A2 Journal Article in PALADYN

Coffee with a hint of data : towards using data-driven approaches in personalised long-term interactions

Bahar IrfanMehdi HellouTony Belpaeme

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN ROBOTICS AND AI

Collaborative and inclusive process with the autism community : a case study in Colombia about social robot design

Andres A. Ramirez-DuqueLuis F. AycardiAdriana VillaMarcela MuneraTeodiano BastosTony BelpaemeAnselmo Frizera-NetoCarlos A. Cifuentes

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ROBOTICS

Communicative function of eye blinks of virtual avatars may not translate onto physical platforms

Djamari OetringerPieter WolfertJorre DeschuyteneerSerge ThillTony Belpaeme

Dynamic generation of spatial referring expressions for social robots

Christopher WallbridgeTony BelpaemeSéverin LemaignanAngelo Cangelosi

Identifying social signals from human body movements for intelligent technologies

Madeleine BartlettTony BelpaemeSerge ThillIan Howard

Roboter in der Bildung : wie Robotik das Lernen im digitalen Zeitalter bereichern kann

Fady AlnajjarChristoph BartneckPaul BaxterTony BelpaemeMassimiliano L. CappuccioCinzia DioFriederike EysselJürgen HandkeOmar MubinMohammad Obaid et al.

Robots in education : an introduction to high-tech social agents, intelligent tutors, and curricular tools

Fady AlnajjarChristoph BartneckPaul BaxterTony BelpaemeMassimiliano CappuccioCinzia Di DioFriederike EysselJürgen HandkeOmar MubinMohammad Obaid et al.

Social assistive robots : assessing the impact of a training assistant robot in cardiac rehabilitation

Jonathan CasasEmmanuel SenftLuisa F. GutierrezMonica Rincon-RocancioMarcela MuneraTony BelpaemeCarlos A. Cifuentes

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ROBOTICS

The robot made me do it : human-robot interaction and risk-taking behavior

Yaniv HanochFrancesco ArvizzignoDaniel Hernandez GarcíaSue DenhamTony BelpaemeMichaela Gummerum

A1 Journal Article in CYBERPSYCHOLOGY BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL NETWORKING

To rate or not to rate : investigating evaluation methods for generated co-speech gestures

Pieter WolfertJeffrey M. GirardTaras KucherenkoTony Belpaeme

2020

Advice to new human-robot interaction researchers

Bookchapter in Human-robot interaction : evaluation methods and their standardization

An open-source social robot based on CompliAnt SofT Robotics for therapy with children with ASD

Diego Casas-BocanegraDaniel Gomez-VargasMaria Jose Pinto BernalJuan MaldonadoMarcela MuneraAdriana Villa-MorenoMartin F. StoelenTony BelpaemeCarlos A. Cifuentes

A1 Journal Article in ACTUATORS

Challenges of a real-world HRI study with non-native English speakers : can personalisation save the day?

Bahar IrfanMehdi HellouAlexandre MazelTony Belpaeme

Creative technologies for behaviour change

Joana Galvao Gomes da SilvaJackie AndradeTony BelpaemeJon May

HRI’20 : Proceedings of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

Human-robot interaction : an introduction

Christoph BartneckTony BelpaemeFriederike EysselTakayuki KandaMerel KeijsersSelma Šabanović

Human-robot interaction : evaluation methods and their standardization

Improvement of child-robot interaction for children diagnosed with cognitive impairments

Luthffi IsmailFrancis wyffelsTony BelpaemeF.A. Hanapiah

Intentions and creative insights : a reinforcement learning study of creative exploration in problem-solving

Thomas R. ColinTony BelpaemeNikolas Hemion

Security risks of social robots used to persuade and manipulate : a proof of concept study

Pieter WolfertJorre DeschuyteneerDjamari OetringerNicole RobinsonTony Belpaeme

The DREAM dataset : supporting a data-driven study of autism spectrum disorder and robot enhanced therapy

Erik BillingTony BelpaemeHaibin CaiHoang-Long CaoAnamaria CiocanCristina CostescuDaniel DavidRobert HomewoodDaniel Hernandez GarciaPablo Gomez Esteban et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Using a personalised socially assistive robot for cardiac rehabilitation : a long-term case study

Bahar IrfanNathalia Cespedes GomezJonathan CasasEmmanuel SenftLuisa F. GutierrezMonica Rincon-RoncancioMarcela MuneraTony BelpaemeCarlos A. Cifuentes

2019

A personalized and platform-independent behavior control system for social robots in therapy : development and applications

Hoang-Long CaoGreet Van de PerreJames KennedyEmmanuel SenftPablo Gomez EstebanAlbert De BeirRamona SimutTony BelpaemeDirk LefeberBram Vanderborght

A1 Journal Article in IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COGNITIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL SYSTEMS

Generating spatial referring expressions in a social robot : dynamic vs. non-ambiguous

Christopher D. WallbridgeSeverin LemaignanEmmanuel SenftTony Belpaeme

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN ROBOTICS AND AI

Leveraging deep learning for eye contact analysis in child-robot interaction

Luthffi IsmailFazah Akhtar HanapiahJoni DambreTony BelpaemeFrancis wyffels

Reinforcement learning and insight in the artificial pigeon

Thomas R. ColinTony Belpaeme

Response pattern of child-robot interaction among children with cognitive impairment

Luthffi IsmailFazah Akhtar HanapiahTony BelpaemeFrancis wyffels

Robot-enhanced therapy developing and validating a supervised autonomous robotic system for autism spectrum disorders therapy

Hoang-Long CaoPablo G. EstebanMadeleine BartlettPaul BaxterTony BelpaemeErik BillingHaibin CaiMark CoeckelberghCristina CostescuDaniel David et al.

A1 Journal Article in IEEE ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION MAGAZINE

Second language tutoring using social robots : a large-scale study

Paul VogtRianne van den BergheMirjam de HaasLaura HoffmanJunko KaneroEzgi MamusJean-Marc MontanierCansu OrancOra Oudgenoeg-PazDaniel Hernandez Garcia et al.

Second language tutoring using social robots : L2TOR-the movie

Paul VogtRianne van den BergheMirjam de HaasLaura HoffmanJunko KaneroEzgi MamusJean-Marc MontanierCansu OrancOra Oudgenoeg-PazDaniel Hernandez Garcia et al.

Sensing-enhanced therapy system for assessing children with autism spectrum disorders : a feasibility study

Haibin CaiYinfeng FangCristina CostescuDaniel DavidErik BillingTom ZiemkeSerge ThillTony BelpaemeBram VanderborghtDavid Vernon et al.

A1 Journal Article in IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL

Should beat gestures be learned or designed? A benchmarking user study

Pieter WolfertT. KucherenkoH. KjelströmTony Belpaeme

Teaching robots social autonomy from in situ human guidance

Emmanuel SenftSéverin LemaignanPaul E. BaxterMadeleine BartlettTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE ROBOTICS

Towards generating spatial referring expressions in a social robot : dynamic vs non-ambiguous

Christopher D. WallbridgeSeverin LemaignanEmmanuel SenftTony Belpaeme

What can you see? Identifying cues on internal states from the movements of natural social interactions

Madeleine E. BartlettCharlotte E. R. EdmundsTony BelpaemeSerge ThillSeverin Lemaignan

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN ROBOTICS AND AI

2018

Accurate eye center localization via hierarchical adaptive convolution

Haibin CaiBangli LiuZhaojie JuSerge ThillTony BelpaemeBram VanderborghtHonghai Liu

Architecture for a social assistive robot in cardiac rehabilitation

Jonathan CasasNathalia Cespedes GomezEmmanuel SenftBahar IrfanLuisa F. GutierrezMonica RinconMarcela MuneraTony BelpaemeCarlos A. Cifuentes

Children conform, adults resist : a robot group induced peer pressure on normative social conformity

Anna-Lisa VollmerRobin ReadDries TrippasTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE ROBOTICS

Experiences of a motivational interview delivered by a robot : qualitative study

Joana Galvão Gomes da SilvaDavid J KavanaghTony BelpaemeLloyd TaylorKonna BeesonJackie Andrade

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

Guidelines for designing social robots as second language tutors

Tony BelpaemePaul VogtRianne van den BergheKirsten BergmannTilbe GöksunMirjam de HaasJunko KaneroJames KennedyAylin C. KüntayOra Oudgenoeg-Paz et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ROBOTICS

Robot enhanced therapy for children with autism (DREAM) : a social model of autism

Kathleen RichardsonMark CoeckelberghKutoma WakunumaErik BillingTom ZiemkePablo GomezBram VanderborghtTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in IEEE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY MAGAZINE

Robots in the classroom : learning to be a good tutor

Emmanuel SenftSéverin LemaignanMadeleine BartlettPaul BaxterTony Belpaeme

Social assistive robot for cardiac rehabilitation

Jonathan CasasBahar IrfanEmmanuel SenftLuisa GutiérrezMonica Rincon-RoncancioMarcela MuneraTony BelpaemeCarlos A. Cifuentes

Social robots for education : a review

Tony BelpaemeJames KennedyAditi RamachandranBrian ScassellatiFumihide Tanaka

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE ROBOTICS

Teaching robots social autonomy from in situ human supervision

Emmanuel SenftTony Belpaeme

The multi-modal interface of Robot-Era multi-robot services tailored for the elderly

Alessandro Di NuovoFrank BrozNing WangTony BelpaemeAngelo CangelosiRay JonesRaffaele EspositoFilippo CavalloPaolo Dario

A1 Journal Article in INTELLIGENT SERVICE ROBOTICS

The PInSoRo dataset : supporting the data- driven study of child-child and child-robot social dynamics

Severin LemaignanCharlotte E. R. EdmundsEmmanuel SenftTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Towards a full spectrum diagnosis of autistic behaviours using human robot interactions

Madeleine BartlettTony BelpaemeSerge Thill

UNDERWORLDS : cascading situation assessment for robots

Severin LemaignanYoan SallamiChristopher WallhridgeAurelic ClodicTony BelpaemeRachid Alami

Using a robot peer to encourage the production of spatial concepts in a second language

Christopher D WallbridgeRianne van den BergheDaniel Hernández GarciaJunko KaneroSéverin LemaignanCharlotte EdmundsTony Belpaeme

2017

Child speech recognition in human-robot interaction : evaluations and recommendations

James KennedySéverin LemaignanCaroline MontassierPauline LavaladeBahar IrfanFotios PapadopoulosEmmanuel SenftTony Belpaeme

Continuous multi-modal interaction causes human-robot alignment

Sebastian WallkötterMichael JoannouSamuel WestlakeTony Belpaeme

How to build a supervised autonomous system for robot-enhanced therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder

Pablo G EstebanPaul BaxterTony BelpaemeErik BillingHaibin CaiHoang-Long CaoMark CoeckelberghCristina CostescuDaniel DavidAlbert De Beir et al.

A2 Journal Article in PALADYN : JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL ROBOTICS

Human-robot sensor interface for cardiac rehabilitation

Juan S. LaraJonathan CasasAndres AguirreMarcela MuneraMonica Rincon-RoncancioBahar IrfanEmmanuel SenftTony BelpaemeCarlos A. Cifuentes

Leveraging Human Inputs in Interactive Machine Learning for Human Robot Interaction

Emmanuel SenftSéverin LemaignanPaul E. BaxterTony Belpaeme

Nonverbal immediacy as a characterisation of social behaviour for human–robot interaction

James KennedyPaul BaxterTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ROBOTICS

Robot education peers in a situated primary school study : personalisation promotes child learning

Paul BaxterEmily AshurstRobin ReadJames KennedyTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Supervised autonomy for online learning in human-robot interaction

Emmanuel SenftPaul BaxterJames KennedySéverin LemaignanTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in PATTERN RECOGNITION LETTERS

The impact of robot tutor nonverbal social behavior on child learning

James KennedyPaul BaxterTony Belpaeme

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN ICT

The impact of robot tutor social behaviour on children

James KennedyTony BelpaemePaul BaxterAngelo Cangelosi

Workshop on Robots for Learning

Wafa JohalPierre DillenbourgPaul VogtJames KennedyMirjam de HaasAna PaivaGinevra CastellanoSandra OkitaFumihide TanakaTony Belpaeme

2016

A retro-projected robotic head for social human-robot interaction

Frédéric C. DelaunayTony Belpaeme

A user-centric design of service robots speech interface for the elderly

Ning WangFrank BrozAlessandro Di NuovoTony BelpaemeAngelo Cangelosi

A2 Journal Article in RECENT ADVANCES IN NONLINEAR SPEECH PROCESSING

Embodied language learning and cognitive bootstrapping : methods and design principles

Caroline LyonChrystopher L. NehanivJoe SaundersTony BelpaemeAmbra BisioKerstin FischerFrank ForsterHagen LehmannGiorgio MettaVishwanathan Mohan et al.

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED ROBOTIC SYSTEMS

Experimental evaluation of a multi-modal user interface for a robotic service

Alessandro Di NuovoNing WangFrank BrozTony BelpaemeRay JonesAngelo Cangelosi

From characterising three years of HRI to methodology and reporting recommendations

P BaxterJ KennedyE SenftS LemaignanTony Belpaeme

Heart vs hard drive : children learn more from a human tutor than a social robot

J KennedyP BaxterE SenftTony Belpaeme

Heart vs hard drive: Children learn more from a human tutor than a social robot

James KennedyPaul BaxterEmmanuel SenftTony Belpaeme

Hierarchical reinforcement learning as creative problem solving

Thomas R ColinTony BelpaemeAngelo CangelosiNikolas Hemion

A1 Journal Article in ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

People interpret robotic non-linguistic utterances categorically

R ReadTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ROBOTICS

Providing a robot with learning abilities improves its perception by users

E SenftP BaxterJ KennedyS LemaignanTony Belpaeme

Review of semantic-free utterances in social human-robot interaction (vol 32, pg 63, 2016)

S YilmazyildizR ReadTony BelpaemeW Verhelst

Social Development of Artificial Cognition

Tony BelpaemeSamantha AdamsJoachim de GreeffAlessandro di NuovoAnthony MorseAngelo Cangelosi

A2 Journal Article in TOWARD ROBOTIC SOCIALLY BELIEVABLE BEHAVING SYSTEMS-VOLUME I

Social robot tutoring for child second language learning

James KennedyPaul BaxterEmmanuel SenftTony Belpaeme

Socially contingent humanoid robot head behaviour results in increased charity donations

P WillsP BaxterJ KennedyE SenftTony Belpaeme

The Cautious Attitude of Teachers Towards Social Robots in Schools

James KennedySeverin LemaignanTony Belpaeme

The Effect of Repeating Tasks on Performance Levels in Mediated Child-Robot Interactions

Paul BaxterJames KennedyEmily AshurstTony Belpaeme

Towards long-term social child-robot interaction : using multi-activity switching to engage young users

Alexandre ConinxPaul BaxterElettra OleariSara BelliniBert BiermanOlivier Blanson HenkemansLola CañameroPiero CosiValentin EnescuRaquel Ros Espinoza et al.

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION

Towards “Machine-Learnable” Child-Robot Interactions: the PInSoRo Dataset

Severin LemaignanJames KennedyPaul BaxterTony Belpaeme

2015

Brain inspired approach to computational face recognition

Joao Paulo da Silva GomesRoman BorisyukTony Belpaeme

Can less be more? The impact of robot social behaviour on human learning

James KennedyPaul BaxterTony Belpaeme

Comparing robot embodiments in a guided discovery learning interaction with children

J KennedyP BaxterTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ROBOTICS

Head Pose Estimation is an Inadequate Replacement for Eye Gaze in Child-Robot Interaction

James KennedyPaul BaxterTony Belpaeme

Higher nonverbal immediacy leads to greater learning gains in child-robot tutoring interactions

J KennedyP BaxterE SenftTony Belpaeme

L2TOR - Second Language Tutoring using Social Robots

Tony BelpaemeJames KennedyPaul BaxterPaul VogtEmiel KrahmerStefan KoppKerstin BergmannPaul LesemanAylin C. KüntayTilbe Göksun et al.

Posture affects how robots and infants map words to objects

AF MorseVL BenitezTony BelpaemeA CangelosiLB Smith

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

SPARC: supervised progressively autonomous robot competencies

E SenftP BaxterJ KennedyTony Belpaeme

Talking about task progress : towards integrating task planning and dialog for assistive robotic services

Frank BrozAlessandro Di NuovoTony BelpaemeAngelo Cangelosi

A2 Journal Article in PALADYN : JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL ROBOTICS

The impact of statistical distributions of colours on colour category acquisition

Tony BelpaemeJoris Bleys

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE

The robot who tried too hard: social behaviour of a robot tutor can negatively affect child learning

J KennedyP BaxterTony Belpaeme

Touchscreen-Mediated Child-Robot Interactions Applied to ASD Therapy

Paul BaxterSilviu MatuEmmanuel SenftCristina CostescuJames KennedyDaniel DavidTony Belpaeme

Toward usable and acceptable robot interfaces for the elderly: the robot-era project experience

A Di NuovoF BrozTony BelpaemeA CangelosiF CavalloR EspositoP Dario

When is it Better to Give Up?: Towards Autonomous Action Selection for Robot Assisted ASD Therapy.

Emmanuel SenftPaul BaxterJames KennedyTony Belpaeme

Why robots should be social: enhancing machine learning through social human-robot interaction

J de GreeffTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2014

A study of non-linguistic utterances for social human-robot interaction

Robin ReadTony Belpaeme

A web based multi-modal interface for elderly users of the robot-era multi-robot services

A Di NuovoF BrozTony BelpaemeA CangelosiF CavalloR EspositoP Dario

Children comply with a robot's indirect requests

James KennedyPaul BaxterTony Belpaeme

Color category learning in naming-game simulations

Bookchapter in Encyclopedia of color science and technology

Gestural art: a Steady State Visual Evoked Potential (SSVEP) based brain computer interface to express intentions through a robotic hand

R MeattiniU ScarciaC MelchiorriTony Belpaeme

Gestural art: A Steady State Visual Evoked Potential (SSVEP) based Brain Computer Interface to express intentions through a robotic hand

Roberto MeattiniUmberto ScarciaClaudio MelchiorriTony Belpaeme

GPU computing for cognitive robotics

Martin PeniakAngelo CangelosiTony BelpaemeDavide Marocco

Modelling learning to count in humanoid robots

Marek RucinskiAngelo CangelosiTony BelpaemeDavide Marocco

Non-linguistic utterances should be used alongside language, rather than on their own or as a replacement

Robin ReadTony Belpaeme

Pervasive Memory: the Future of Long-Term Social HRI Lies in the Past

Paul BaxterTony Belpaeme

Proceedings of the 2014 ACM/IEEE international conference on Human-robot interaction

Situational context directs how people affectively interpret robotic non-linguistic utterances

Robin ReadTony Belpaeme

The chatbot strikes back

James KennedyJoachim de GreeffRobin ReadPaul BaxterTony Belpaeme

The ITALK poject: a developmental robotics approach to the study of individual, social, and linguistic learning

F BrozCL NehanivTony BelpaemeA BisioK DautenhahnL FadigaT FerrautoK FischerF ForsterO Gigliotta et al.

A1 Journal Article in TOPICS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE

Towards the grounding of abstract categories in cognitive robots

Francesca StramandinoliAngelo CangelosiDavide MaroccoTony Belpaeme

Tracking gaze over time in HRI as a proxy for engagement and attribution of social agency

Paul BaxterJames KennedyAnna-Lisa VollmerJoachim de GreeffTony Belpaeme

What a robotic companion could do for a diabetic child

I BaroniM NalinP BaxterC PozziE OleariA SannaTony Belpaeme

What a robotic companion could do for a diabetic child

Ilaria BaroniMarco NalinPaul BaxterClara PozziElettra OleariAlberto SannaTony Belpaeme

2013

“And what is a Seasnake?” Modelling the acquisition of concept prototypes in a developmental framework

Paul BaxterJoachim de GreeffRachel WoodTony Belpaeme

Activity switching in child-robot interaction: a hospital case study

J de GreeffJB JanssenR LooijeT MiochL AlpayMA NeerincxP BaxterTony Belpaeme

Child-robot interaction: perspectives and challenges

Tony BelpaemeP BaxterJ De GreeffJ KennedyR ReadR LooijeM NeerincxI BaroniMC Zelati

Cognitive architecture for human-robot interaction: towards behavioural alignment

PE BaxterJ de GreeffTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED COGNITIVE ARCHITECTURES

Constraining content in mediated unstructured social interactions: studies in the wild

J KennedyP BaxterTony Belpaeme

Do children behave differently with a social robot if with peers?

P BaxterJ de GreeffTony Belpaeme

Emergence of turn-taking in unstructured child-robot social interactions

P BaxterJ KennedyTony BelpaemeR WoodI BaroniM Nalin

Interactive concept acquisition for embodied artificial agents

Joachim de GreeffTony Belpaeme

Multimodal Child-Robot Interaction : Building Social Bonds

Tony BelpaemePaul E BaxterRobin ReadRachel WoodHeriberto CuayáhuitlBernd KieferStefania RacioppaIvana Kruijff-KorbayováGeorgios AthanasopoulosValentin Enescu et al.

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION

People interpret robotic non-linguistic utterances categorically

R ReadTony Belpaeme

Robot-Assisted Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorders with (Partially) Autonomous Control: Challenges and Outlook

Serge ThillCristina A PopTony BelpaemeTom ZiemkeBram Vanderborght

A2 Journal Article in PALADYN : JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL ROBOTICS

Robotic model of the contribution of gesture to learning to count

Marek RucinskiAngelo CangelosiTony Belpaeme

Using the affectbutton to measure affect in child and adult-robot interaction

R ReadTony Belpaeme

2012

'And what is a seasnake?' Modelling the acquisition of concept prototypes in a developmental framework

P BaxterJ de GreeffR WoodTony Belpaeme

A review of long-term memory in natural and synthetic systems

R WoodP BaxterTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR

Active Learning between a Robot Learner and a Human Teacher

Joachim de GreeffFrederic DelaunayTony Belpaeme

Active robot learning with human tutelage

J de GreeffF DelaunayTony Belpaeme

How to use non-linguistic utterances to convey emotion in child-robot interaction

Robin ReadTony Belpaeme

On the evolutionary co-adaptation of morphology and distributed neural controllers in adaptive agents

Mariagiovanna MazzapiodaAngelo CangelosiTony Belpaeme

Refined human-robot interaction through retro-projected robotic heads

Frederic DelaunayTony Belpaeme

Refined human-robot interaction through retro-projected robotic heads

F DelaunayTony Belpaeme

Robotic model of the contribution of gesture to learning to count

M RucinskiA CangelosiTony Belpaeme

Towards augmenting dialogue strategy management with multimodal sub-symbolic context

Paul BaxterHeriberto CuayahuitlRachel WoodIvana Kruijff-KorbayovaTony Belpaeme

Word and category learning in a continuous semantic domain: comparing cross-situational and interactive learning

Tony BelpaemeA Morse

A1 Journal Article in ADVANCES IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS

2011

The development of shared meaning within different embodiments

J de GreeffTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in 2011 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING (ICDL)

The power of words

AF MorseP BaxterTony BelpaemeLB SmithA Cangelosi

2010

Epigenetic Robotics Architecture (ERA)

Anthony F MorseJoachim de GreeffTony BelpaemeAngelo Cangelosi

A1 Journal Article in IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTONOMOUS MENTAL DEVELOPMENT

Grounding action words in the sensorimotor interaction with the world : experiments with a simulated iCub humanoid robot

Davide MaroccoAngelo CangelosiKerstin FischerTony Belpaeme

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN NEUROROBOTICS

Integration of action and language knowledge: a roadmap for developmental robotics

A CangelosiG MettaG SagererS NolfiC NehanivK FischerJ TaniTony BelpaemeG SandiniF Nori et al.

A1 Journal Article in IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTONOMOUS MENTAL DEVELOPMENT

Language, perceptual categories and their interaction : insights from computational modelling

Tony BelpaemeJoris Bleys

Bookchapter in Emergence of communication and language

The influence of language on concept formation in artificial agents

J de GreeffF DelaunayTony Belpaeme

Time will tell: why it is too early to worry

Tony BelpaemeA Morse

Editorial material

2009

Development of cognitive capabilities in humanoid robots

Vadim TikhanoffAngelo CangelosiTony Belpaeme

Human-robot interaction in concept acquisition: a computational model

J de GreeffF DelaunayTony Belpaeme

Symbol grounding

Towards retro-projected robot faces: an alternative to mechatronic and android faces

F DelaunayJ de GreeffTony Belpaeme

2008

Beyond the individual : new insights on language, cognition and robots

Luís Seabra LopesTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in CONNECTION SCIENCE

Insights from the colour category controversy

Editorial material

2007

Extending symbol grounding

Tony BelpaemeSJ Cowley

Editorial material

The computational nature of language learning and evolution

The role of population dynamics in imitation

Tony BelpaemeBart de BoerBart Jansen

Bookchapter in Imitation and social learning in robots, humans and animals : behavioural, social and communicative dimensions

2006

A computational model of intention reading in imitation

B JansenTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

2005

Coordinating perceptually grounded categories through language: a case study for colour

L SteelsTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES

Explaining universal color categories through a constrained acquisition process

Tony BelpaemeJoris Bleys

A1 Journal Article in ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR

Robot imitation : the emergence of shared behaviour in a population of agents

Bart JansenLuc SteelsTony Belpaeme

The semiotic dynamics of colour: authors' response

L SteelsTony Belpaeme

Editorial material

2004

Imitation in embodied agents results in self-organization of behavior

B JansenT ten ThijTony BelpaemeB De VylderB de Boer

You did it on purpose! Towards intentional embodied agents

Bart JansenBart de BoerTony Belpaeme

A1 Journal Article in EMBODIED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

2000

The VUB AI-lab RoboCup'99 small league team

A BirkT WalleTony BelpaemeH Kenn

A1 Journal Article in ROBOCUP-99: ROBOT SOCCER WORLD CUP III

1999

Evolving visual feature detectors

A1 Journal Article in ADVANCES IN ARTIFICIAL LIFE, PROCEEDINGS

The small league RoboCup team of the VUB AI-Lab

A BirkT WalleTony BelpaemeJ ParentT De VlaminckH Kenn

1998

An overview of the extended VUB ecosystem, a MAS of heterogeneous robots

A BirkTony Belpaeme

The construction and acquisition of visual categories

Tony BelpaemeL SteelsJ Van Looveren

A1 Journal Article in LEARNING ROBOTS, PROCEEDINGS