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Gabriella is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science of the University of Hertfordshire. She completed her PhD in the field of Ethology analyzing Human-Dog Interactions, after which she transferred her skills to the field of human-robot interactions. Gabriella has extensive experience in the fields of human-robot interactions and robot-assisted therapy for children with autism. She participated in several large-scale European projects such as LIREC and BabyRobot, as well as in the EPSRC funded project Trustworthy Robotic Assistants. More recently, she has also been involved as a CoI of the UKRI TAS hub's pump priming round one project Kaspar explains, the EPSRC Network+ project EMERGENCE, the EU ERASMUS+ EMBOA project, and the Kaspar for Speech and Language Therapy project funded by the Baily Thomas Charitable Fund.
Research interests
Human-Robot Interaction; Etho-Robotics; Assistive Robotics; Social Robotics
Teaching specialisms
Human-centred computing; Ethical and legal aspects of computer science; Experimental design; Research methods; Human-Robot Interactions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Hospital@home: Hospital at home, a virtual ward concept to bridge the health and social care gap
Amirabdollahian, F. (PI), Holthaus, P. (CoI), Lakatos, G. (CoI) & Dickinson, A. (CoI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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SWAG: SOFT WEARABLE ASSISTIVE GARMENTS FOR HUMAN EMPOWERMENT
Amirabdollahian, F. (PI), Holthaus, P. (CoI), Lakatos, G. (CoI), Resende Faria, D. (CoI) & Romero Moreno, F. (CoI)
1/11/23 → 31/10/27
Project: Research
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EMERGENCE: Tackling Frailty - Facilitating the Emergence of Healthcare Robots from Labs into Service
Amirabdollahian, F. (PI), Holthaus, P. (CoI) & Lakatos, G. (CoI)
1/01/22 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
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A feasibility study of using Kaspar, a humanoid robot for speech and language therapy for children with learning disabilities
Amirabdollahian, F. (PI), Robins, B. (CoI), Wood, L. (CoI) & Lakatos, G. (CoI)
1/02/22 → 31/07/22
Project: Research
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Kaspar explains: the impact of explanation on human-robot trust using an educational platform
Amirabdollahian, F. (PI), Robins, B. (CoI), Wood, L. (CoI), Lakatos, G. (CoI) & Holthaus, P. (CoI)
1/07/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Agency Effects on Robot Trust in Different Age Groups
Holthaus, P., Fallahi, A., Foerster, F., Menon, C., Wood, L. & Lakatos, G., 24 Nov 2024, HAI '24: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction. Ahmad, M. I., Lohan, K., Foster, M. E., Holthaus, P. & Nagai, Y. (eds.). New York: ACM Press, p. 420-422 3 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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When the Robotic Maths Tutor is Wrong - Can Children Identify Mistakes Generated by ChatGPT?
Helal, M., Holthaus, P., Wood, L., Velmurugan, V., Lakatos, G., Moros Espanol, S. & Amirabdollahian, F., 17 Sept 2024, 2024 5th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Control, AIRC 2024. Cairo, Egypt: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 83-90 8 p. (2024 5th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Control, AIRC 2024).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Trust, Acceptance and Social Cues in Human-Robot Interaction (SCRITA)
Rossi, A., Holthaus, P., Moros, S., Lakatos, G., Andriella, A., Scheunemann, M. & Van Maris, A., 30 Jun 2024, In: International Journal of Social Robotics. 16, p. 1047-1048 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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EHAZOP: A Proof of Concept Ethical Hazard Analysis of an Assistive Robot
Menon, C., Rainer, A., Holthaus, P., Lakatos, G. & Carta, S., 13 May 2024. 6 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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A feasibility study of using Kaspar, a humanoid robot for speech and language therapy for children with learning disabilities
Lakatos, G., Sarda Gou, M., Holthaus, P., Wood, L., Moros Espanol, S., Lichfield, V., Robins, B. & Amirabdollahian, F., 13 Nov 2023, 2023 32nd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN). 32 ed. Busan, Korea, Republic of: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 1233-1238 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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