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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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SWAG: SOFT WEARABLE ASSISTIVE GARMENTS FOR HUMAN EMPOWERMENT
Amirabdollahian, F. (PI), Holthaus, P. (CoI), Lakatos, G. (CoI), Alingal-Meethal, S. (Researcher) & Shahabian Alashti, M. R. (Researcher)
4/03/24 → 1/03/27
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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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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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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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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Kaspar Explains: An Educational Platform using Causal Explanations to Support Children with Autism with Visual Perspective Taking
Holthaus, P., Lakatos, G., Sarda Gou, M., Moros Espanol, S., Wood, L., Robins, B., Araujo, H., deGraft-Hanson, C. A. E., Mousavi, M. & Amirabdollahian, F., 10 Mar 2026, In: International Journal of Social Robotics. 18, 3, 48.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of Perceived Robot Autonomy and Personal Differences on Trust in Human-Robot Interactions
Fallahi, A., Holthaus, P., Amirabdollahian, F. & Lakatos, G., 2 Jan 2026, Social Robotics: Proceedings of 16th International Conference on Social Robotics. Springer Nature , p. 459–471 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNAI,volume 16132)).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Ethical and Societal Challenges Facing Social and Educational Robots - Insights from the KASPAR Experience
Lakatos, G., Velmurugan, V., Menon, C., Wood, L., Robins, B. & Amirabdollahian, F., 2 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Social Robotics + AI (ICSR+AI 2025). p. 375–386 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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X-HAZOP: A Family of Techniques For Ethical Hazard Analysis of Assistive Robots
Menon, C., Rainer, A., Holthaus, P., Moros Espanol, S. & Lakatos, G., 18 Aug 2025, In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Exploratory Study on Humanoid Robot KASPAR in Supporting Social Skills for Children with ASD in Malaysia
Moganadas, S. R., Goh, M. L., Shwu Huey, N., Holthaus, P., Lakatos, G., Robins, B. & Amirabdollahian, F., 23 Jul 2025, Digital Futures International Congress (DIFCON). DIFCON, 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution