Brian Scassellati, PhD
A. Bartlett Giamatti Professor of Computer Science and Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials ScienceCards
About
Research
Publications
2026
Robots influencing humans to reveal their goals during collaboration and competition
Ghose D, Gitelson O, Lewkowicz M, Brawer J, Roncone A, Vazquez M, Scassellati B. Robots influencing humans to reveal their goals during collaboration and competition. Autonomous Robots 2026, 50: 38. DOI: 10.1007/s10514-026-10267-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRobots for Autism Therapy
Ramnauth R, Shic F, Scassellati B. Robots for Autism Therapy. Autism Research 2026, e70338. PMID: 42552785, DOI: 10.1002/aur.70338.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsBreathe easy: Harnessing robots for stress reduction during pediatric oral challenges
Mamantov E, Stahl U, Chun A, Scassellati B, Leeds S. Breathe easy: Harnessing robots for stress reduction during pediatric oral challenges. Journal Of Food Allergy 2026, 8: 55-57. DOI: 10.2500/jfa.2026.8.260006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExploring robot-led activities between people living with dementia and family care partners
Limprayoon J, Ghose D, Matheus K, Enriquez P, Lewkowicz M, Kim M, Narcomey A, Ua-Arak N, Cheng A, Sarkar C, Monin J, Scassellati B. Exploring robot-led activities between people living with dementia and family care partners. Frontiers In Robotics And AI 2026, 13: 1772079. PMID: 42146773, PMCID: PMC13172625, DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2026.1772079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTo Help or Not to Help?: An Expanded Framework for Deciding Socially Appropriate Robot Assistance
Ramnauth R, Brščić D, Scassellati B. To Help or Not to Help?: An Expanded Framework for Deciding Socially Appropriate Robot Assistance. ACM Transactions On Human-Robot Interaction 2026, 15: 1-32. DOI: 10.1145/3797264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWe Cannot Outsource What We Value Most: Toward Deployable Research Products in HRI
Matheus K, Scassellati B. We Cannot Outsource What We Value Most: Toward Deployable Research Products in HRI. 2026, 1359-1368. DOI: 10.1145/3757279.3788816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhen Robots Should Break the Rules
Ramnauth R, Scassellati B. When Robots Should Break the Rules. 2026, 1409-1420. DOI: 10.1145/3757279.3788815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpen-Ended Goal Inference through Actions and Language for Human-Robot Collaboration
Ghose D, Gitelson O, Vázquez M, Scassellati B. Open-Ended Goal Inference through Actions and Language for Human-Robot Collaboration. 2026, 68-77. DOI: 10.1145/3757279.3785540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Replicable, Autonomous System for In-the-Wild Mental Health Applications with the Ommie Robot
Matheus K, Ghose D, Limprayoon J, Lewkowicz M, Scassellati B. A Replicable, Autonomous System for In-the-Wild Mental Health Applications with the Ommie Robot. 2026, 1173-1175. DOI: 10.1145/3776734.3794586.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Ive Changed My Mind: Robots Adapting to Changing Human Goals During Collaboration
Ghose D, Gitelson O, Jin R, Abawe G, Vázquez M, Scassellati B. Ive Changed My Mind: Robots Adapting to Changing Human Goals During Collaboration. IEEE Robotics And Automation Letters 2025, 11: 1490-1497. DOI: 10.1109/lra.2025.3643294.Peer-Reviewed Original Research