Selected Publications

The full list can be found on my Google Scholar profile . Below is a selection of my publications.

D. A. Robb, D. Risbridger, B. Mills, I. Rakhmatulin, X. Kong, M. S.  Erden, M.J.D. Esser, R. Carter, M. J. Chantler 2024. Three approaches to the automation of laser system alignment and their resource implications: a case study, The 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE 2024) (Open access, Author Accepted  Manuscript version). The definitive version is here at IEEExplore.

D.A. Robb , J. Lopes, M.I. Ahmad, P. E. McKenna, X. Liu, K. Lohan and H. Hastie, 2023 Seeing Eye to Eye: Trustworthy Embodiment for Task-based Conversational Agents. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, August 2023, Sec. Human-Robot Interaction, Volume 10 - 2023, https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2023.1234767.

M. Y. Lim, D. A. Robb, B. W. Wilson, H. Hastie, 2023. Feeding the Coffee Habit: A Longitudinal Study of a Robo-Barista, RO-MAN'23,In Proceedings of the 32nd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication. Awarded Winner IEEE RO-MAN 2023 KROS Interdisciplinary Research Award in Social Human-Robot Interaction.(Link to Prize) (Open access, Author Accepted  Manuscript version). The definitive version is here at IEEExplore.

M. Moujahid, D.A. Robb, C. Dondrup, H. Hastie, 2023. Come closer: The Effects of Robot Personality on Human Proxemics Behaviours, RO-MAN'23, In Proceedings of the 32nd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication. Awarded Honourable Mention as Finalist in IEEE RO-MAN 2023 KROS Interdisciplinary Research Award in Social Human-Robot Interaction (Link to Prize). (Open access, Author Accepted  Manuscript version). The definitive version is here at IEEExplore.

I. Rakhmatulin, D. Risbridger, D. A. Robb, R. Carter, M. J. Chantler, and M. S.  Erden, 2023 Addressing shortcomings in manual alignment of laser optics via automation tools. CASE'23, In IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering. The definitive version is here at IEEExplore.

D.A. Robb, X.Liu, H. Hastie, 2023. Explanation Styles for Trustworthy Autonomous Systems, AAMAS'23, In Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems. (pdf open access from AAMAS proceedingsAMC Digital Library record

Y. Dragostinov, D. Harðardóttir, P. E. McKenna, D. Robb, B. Nesset, M. I. Ahmad, M. Romeo, M.Y. Lim, C. Yu, Y. Jang, M. Diab, A. Cangelosi, Y. Demeris, H. Hastie, G. Rajendran, 2022 Preliminary psychometric scale development using the mixed methods Delphi technique, Methods in Psychology. p.100103 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metip.2022.100103.

M. Y. Lim, J. D. A. Lopes, D. A. Robb, B. W. Wilson, M. Moujahid, E. De Pellegrin, H. Hastie. We are all Individuals: The Role of Robot Personality and Human Traits in Trustworthy Interaction, RO-MAN'22, Proceedings of the 2022 IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication. Awarded IEEE RO-MAN 2022 KROS Interdisciplinary Research Award in Social Human-Robot Interaction.  (Open access, Author Accepted  Manuscript version). The definitive version is here: https://doi.org/10.1109/RO-MAN53752.2022.9900772.

B. Nesset, D.A. Robb, J. D. A. Lopes, H. Hastie. Transparency in HRI: Trust and Decision Making in the Face of Robot Errors, HRI'21, Proceedings of the 2021 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1145/3434074.3447183.

M.I. Ahmad, I. Keller, Robb, D. A. and K. Lohan, 2020. A framework to estimate cognitive load using physiological data. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-020-01455-7

D.A. Robb, M.I. Ahmad, C. Tiseo, S. Aracri, A. C. McConnell, V. Page, C. Dondrup, F. J. Chiyah Garcia, H.-N. Nguyen, È. Pairet, P. Ardón Ramírez, T. Semwal, H.M. Taylor, L.J. Wilson, D. Lane, H. Hastie, K. Lohan. Robots in the Danger Zone: Exploring Public Perception through Engagement, HRI'20, Proceedings of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1145/3319502.3374789.

H. Hastie, D.A. Robb, J. Lopes, M. Ahmad, P. Le Bras, X. Liu, R.P.A. Petrick, M. J. Chantler. Challenges in Collaborative HRI for Remote Robot Teams, CHI 2019 Workshop: The Challenges of Working on Social Robots that Collaborate with People (SIRCHI2019), ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.07379.

F. J. Chiyah Garcia, D.A. Robb, H. Hastie. Explainable Autonomy through Natural Language, ES4CPS2019, the Report of the GI-Dagstuhl Seminar 19023 on Explainable Software for Cyber-Physical Systems, Schloss Dagstuhl, Germany. (Workshop website). https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.11851.

D.A. Robb, J. Lopes, S. Padilla, , A. Laskov, F. J. Chiyah Garcia, X. Liu, J.S. Willners, N. Valeyrie, K. S. Lohan, D. Lane, P. Patron, Y. Petillot, M. J. Chantler, H. Hastie. Exploring Interaction with Remote Autonomous Systems using Conversational Agents, DIS’19, Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/3322276.3322318.

D.A. Robb, J.S. Willners, N. Valeyrie, F. J. Chiyah Garcia, A. Laskov, X. Liu, P. Patron, H. Hastie, Y. Petillot. A Natural Language Interface and Relayed Acoustic Communications for Improved Command and Control of AUVs, AUV2018, Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Symposium pdf at Arxiv. Definitive version is here at IEEExplore.

F. J. Chiyah Garcia, D.A. Robb, X. Liu, A. Laskov, P. Patron, H. Hastie. Explainable Autonomy: A Study of Explanation Styles for Building Clear Mental Models, INLG’18, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Natural Language Generation , ACL. HWU repository page, pdf at HWU repository, pdf at ACL.

D.A. Robb, F. J. Chiyah Garcia, A. Laskov, X. Liu, P. Patron, H. Hastie. Keep Me in the Loop: Increasing Operator Situation Awareness through a Conversational Multimodal Interface, ICMI’18, Proceedings of 20th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1145/3242969.3242974.

H. Hastie, F. J. Chiyah Garcia, D.A. Robb, P. Patron, A. Laskov. MIRIAM: a multimodal chat-based interface for autonomous systems, ICMI’17, Proceedings of 19th ACM International Conference
on Multimodal Interaction, pp.495-496
.ACM DL Author-ize servicedx.doi.org/10.1145/3136755.3143022.

D. A. Robb, S. Padilla, T. S. Methven, B.Kalkreuter, M. J. Chantler. Image-based Emotion Feedback: How Does the Crowd Feel? And Why? DIS’17: Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems. Awarded Honourable Mention ACM DIS 2017 Research Papers and Notes. dx.doi.org/10.1145/3064663.3064665 (A video can be downloaded from this page).

D. A. Robb, S. Padilla, T. S. Methven, B.Kalkreuter, M. J. Chantler. A Picture Paints a Thousand Words but Can it Paint Just One? DIS’16: Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems. dx.doi.org/10.1145/2901790.2901791.

D. A. Robb, T. S. Methven, S. Padilla, M. J. Chantler. Well-Connected: Promoting Collaboration by Effective Networking CSCW’16:19th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing Proceedings Companion dx.doi.org/10.1145/2818052.2874333.
See an example of this application in action near the bottom of this page here.

D. A. Robb, S. Padilla, B. Kalkreuter, M. J. Chantler. Crowdsourced Feedback With Imagery Rather Than Text: Would Designers Use It? CHI’15: 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Proceedings dx.doi.org/10.1145/2702123.2702470.

D. A. Robb, S. Padilla, B. Kalkreuter, M. J. Chantler. Moodsource: Enabling Perceptual and Emotional Feedback from Crowds CSCW’15: 18th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing Proceedings Companion dx.doi.org/10.1145/2685553.2702676.