Browsing by Author "Salem, Maha"

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    • Does the Appearance of a Robot Influence People's Perception of Task Criticality? 

      Chanseau, Adeline; Dautenhahn, Kerstin; Walters, Michael L.; Koay, Kheng Lee; Lakatos, Gabriella; Salem, Maha (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018-11-08)
      As home robot companions become more common, it is important to understand what types of tasks are considered critical to perform correctly. This paper provides working definitions of task criticality, physical and cognitive ...

    • Evaluating Trust and Safety in HRI : Practical Issues and Ethical Challenges 

      Salem, Maha; Dautenhahn, K. (ACM Press, 2015-03)
      In an effort to increase the acceptance and persuasiveness of socially assistive robots in home and healthcare environments, HRI researchers attempt to identify factors that promote human trust and perceived safety with ...

    • Formal verification of an autonomous personal robotic assistant 

      Webster, M.; Dixon, C.; Fisher, M.; Salem, Maha; Saunders, Joe; Koay, Kheng; Dautenhahn, K. (AAAI, 2014-03)
      Human–robot teams are likely to be used in a variety of situations wherever humans require the assistance of robotic systems. Obvious examples include healthcare and manufacturing, in which people need the assistance of ...

    • How does peoples’ perception of control depend on the criticality of a task performed by a robot Paladyn 

      Chanseau, Adeline; Dautenhahn, Kerstin; Koay, Kheng; Walters, Michael; Lakatos, Gabriella; Salem, Maha (2019-12-17)
      Robot companions are starting to become more common and people are becoming more familiar with devices such as Google Home, Alexa or Pepper,one must wonder what is the optimum way for people to control their devices? This ...

    • Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on New Frontiers in Human-Robot Interaction 

      Salem, Maha; Weiss, Astrid; Baxter, Paul; Dautenhahn, K.; School of Computer Science; Science & Technology Research Institute; Adaptive Systems; Centre for Computer Science and Informatics Research (The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour (AISB), 2015-04)
      The Symposium on "New Frontiers in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)" is the fourth of a series of symposia held in conjunction with the AISB convention. Its topics cover cutting-edge interdisciplinary research on understanding, ...

    • Toward Reliable Autonomous Robotic Assistants Through Formal Verification : A Case Study 

      Webster, Matt; Dixon, Clare; Fisher, Michael; Salem, Maha; Saunders, Joe; Koay, Kheng Lee; Dautenhahn, K.; Saez-Pons, Joan (2016-04-02)
      It is essential for robots working in close proximity to people to be both safe and trustworthy. We present a case study on formal verification for a high-level planner/scheduler for the Care-O-bot, an autonomous personal ...

    • Towards Safe and Trustworthy Social Robots : Ethical Challenges and Practical Issues 

      Salem, Maha; Lakatos, Gabriella; Amirabdollahian, Farshid; Dautenhahn, K. (2015-10-26)
      As robots are increasingly developed to assist humans so- cially with everyday tasks in home and healthcare settings, questions regarding the robot's safety and trustworthiness need to be addressed. The present work ...

    • Utilizing Bluetooth Low Energy to recognize proximity, touch and humans 

      Scheunemann, Marcus M.; Dautenhahn, Kerstin; Salem, Maha; Robins, Ben (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016-11-17)
      Interacting with humans is one of the main challenges for mobile robots in a human inhabited environment. To enable adaptive behavior, a robot needs to recognize touch gestures and/or the proximity to interacting individuals. ...

    • Would You Trust a (Faulty) Robot? : Effects of Error, Task Type and Personality on Human-Robot Cooperation and Trust 

      Salem, Maha; Lakatos, Gabriella; Amirabdollahian, Farshid; Dautenhahn, K. (ACM Press, 2015-03-02)
      How do mistakes made by a robot affect its trustworthiness and acceptance in human-robot collaboration? We investigate how the perception of erroneous robot behavior may influence human interaction choices and the willingness ...