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What you say is not what you get: Arguing for Artificial Languages Instead of Natural Languages in Human Robot Speech Interaction
(2009)The project described hereunder focuses on the design and implementation of a “Artificial Robotic Interaction Language", where the research goal is to find a balance between the effort necessary from the user to learn a ... -
Notes on design and science in the HCI community
(MIT Press - Journals, 2009)The article discusses conflicts that exist between the science and design disciplines that comprise the human-computer interaction community. It explains that scientists have a tendency to value the scientific method over ... -
The fruits of collaboration in a multidisciplinary field
(Springer Nature, 2010)Collaboration between researchers and between research organizations is generally considered a desirable course of action, in particular by some funding bodies. However, collaboration within a multidisciplinary community, ... -
Detecting h-index manipulation through self-citation analysis
(Springer Nature, 2011)The h-index has received an enormous attention for being an indicator that measures the quality of researchers and organizations. We investigate to what degree authors can inflate their h-index through strategic self-citations ... -
Sensing senses - tactile feedback for the prevention of Decubitus ulcers
(Springer Nature, 2010)Decubitus ulcers, also known as pressure sores, is a major problem in health care, in particular for patients with spinal cord injuries. These patients cannot feel the discomfort that would urge healthy people to change ... -
The end of the beginning - a reflection on the first five years of the HRI conference
(Springer Nature, 2011)This study presents a historical overview of the International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (HRI). It summarizes its growth, internationalization and collaboration. Rankings for countries, organizations and authors ... -
moBeat: Using Interactive Music to Guide and Motivate Users During Aerobic Exercising
(Springer Nature, 2011)An increasing number of people are having trouble staying fit and maintaining a healthy bodyweight because of lack of physical activity. Getting people to exercise is crucial. However, many struggle with developing healthy ... -
The Invisible Naked Guy: An exploration of a minimalistic robot
(2013)The development of convincing androids is currently constraint by the limitations of artificial intelligence. Instead of developing even more realistic human-like robots we attempt to push the opposite design direction to ...
