Brian Scassellati, PhD
A. Bartlett Giamatti Professor of Computer Science and Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials ScienceCards
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Research
Publications
2025
Long-Term Interactions with Social Robots: Trends, Insights, and Recommendations
Matheus K, Ramnauth R, Scassellati B, Salomons N. Long-Term Interactions with Social Robots: Trends, Insights, and Recommendations. ACM Transactions On Human-Robot Interaction 2025, 14: 1-42. DOI: 10.1145/3729539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman-robot interactionLong-term human-robot interactionsSocial robotsHuman-robot interaction communityField of social roboticsAutonomous robot operationHRI studiesRobot operationRobotReal-world contextsRefinement methodologyIn-depth analysisRepresentationLong-term interactionUsersRepresentation of studiesDomainGroup representationsEntertainmentSignificant growthEngagement measuresReview paperArtificial Intelligence for Future Presidents: Teaching AI Literacy to Everyone
Candon K, Georgiou N, Ramnauth R, Cheung J, Fincke E, Scassellati B. Artificial Intelligence for Future Presidents: Teaching AI Literacy to Everyone. Proceedings Of The AAAI Conference On Artificial Intelligence 2025, 39: 28988-28995. DOI: 10.1609/aaai.v39i28.35168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGaze Behavior During a Long-Term, In-Home, Social Robot Intervention for Children with ASD
Ramnauth R, Shic F, Scassellati B. Gaze Behavior During a Long-Term, In-Home, Social Robot Intervention for Children with ASD. 2025, 00: 949-957. DOI: 10.1109/hri61500.2025.10973892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGaze behaviorGaze patternsRobot-assisted interventionsRobot gazeSocial robotsAutism spectrum disorderSocial robot interventionsRobotic interventionRobotGazeAtypical gaze behaviourEye contactJoint attentionUsersAutism spectrum disorder faceCommunication challengesInstancesSpectrum disorderNovelty effectIn-home interventionBehavioral variablesTriadic interactionsPerceived Morality of Robot and Human Transgressors Varies By Perceived Ability to Feel
Georgiou N, Flanagan T, Scassellati B, Kushnir T. Perceived Morality of Robot and Human Transgressors Varies By Perceived Ability to Feel. 2025, 00: 919-928. DOI: 10.1109/hri61500.2025.10973927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of Robot Competency and Motion Legibility on Human Correction Feedback
Wang S, Wang A, Goncharova S, Scassellati B, Fitzgerald T. Effects of Robot Competency and Motion Legibility on Human Correction Feedback. 2025, 00: 789-799. DOI: 10.1109/hri61500.2025.10974241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCompetent robotsHuman corrective feedbackRobot's interactive behavioursPick-and-place taskLegible motionSupervised robotsUser studyPick-and-placeRobot deploymentHuman feedbackTask objectivesRobotObjective divergenceInteraction behaviorLearningCorrection precisionUsersFeedbackSuboptimal behaviorDeploymentPrecisionLegibilityTaskCorrectionPhysical effortOmmie: The Design and Development of a Social Robot for Anxiety Reduction
Matheus K, Vázquez M, Scassellati B. Ommie: The Design and Development of a Social Robot for Anxiety Reduction. ACM Transactions On Human-Robot Interaction 2025, 14: 1-34. DOI: 10.1145/3706122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHaptic interactionSocially assistive robotsUser-centered design approachRobot morphologiesAssistive robotsDesigning robotsUsability studyRobot prototypeAudio cuesRobotDesign goalsDesign methodologyAnxiety reductionDesign processCore decisionsDesign approachUsersDeep breathing practiceDesignBreathing practicesReduce anxietyPrototypeSTAI-6TactileOMMI
2024
Social Robots and Children’s Development: Promises and Implications
Severson R, Peter J, Kanda T, Kaufman J, Scassellati B. Social Robots and Children’s Development: Promises and Implications. 2024, 627-633. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-69362-5_85.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial robotsVirtual agentsRobot featuresHuman tutorsRobotChild's lifeChildren's mental well-beingLearningTechnological toolsMental Well-BeingSocial characteristicsProsocial waysChild developmentPhysical healthWell-beingChild ageChildren's learningMoral treatmentFeaturesLearning outcomesMoral entityTaskIntegrating Multimodal Affective Signals for Stress Detection from Audio-Visual Data
Ghose D, Gitelson O, Scassellati B. Integrating Multimodal Affective Signals for Stress Detection from Audio-Visual Data. 2024, 22-32. DOI: 10.1145/3678957.3685717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAudio-visual dataLate fusionStress detectionF1 scoreMultimodal fusion methodDetect stressHuman emotional expressionsAblation studiesUnimodal classifiersEDA sensorsFusion methodIntermediate fusionFusion techniqueFacial expressionsModes of informationVideo clipsTextual sentimentEveryday environmentsReal-world settingsAudio-visualTraditional methodsVocal prosodySensorMeasurement of physiological responsesClassifierSequential Discrete Action Selection via Blocking Conditions and Resolutions
Hoffmeister L, Scassellati B, Rakita D. Sequential Discrete Action Selection via Blocking Conditions and Resolutions. 2024, 00: 12132-12139. DOI: 10.1109/iros58592.2024.10802019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Effects of a Gossiping Robot on Team Cohesion
Limprayoon J, Georgiou N, Ua-Arak N, Scassellati B. The Effects of a Gossiping Robot on Team Cohesion. 2024, 00: 2066-2071. DOI: 10.1109/ro-man60168.2024.10731191.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Understanding regulation of visual attention and emotion in autism
HIC ID0808004146RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date12/31/2022Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge4 months - 8 years