Four lab papers selected for CogSci 2014

April 14, 2014

We’re proud to announce that four papers authored by social robotics lab members have been accepted to the 36th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (CogSci). This year’s CogSci will be held July 23-26 in Quebec City, Canada. This annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society is aimed at basic and applied cognitive science research. The conference hosts the latest theories and data from the world’s best cognitive science researchers. Each year, in addition to submitted papers, researchers are invited to highlight some aspect of cognitive science.

The four papers are:

“Speech and Gaze Conflicts in Collaborative Human-Robot Interactions” Henny Admoni, Christopher Datsikas, and Brian Scassellati  

“An Exploration of Social Grouping in Robots: Effects of Behavioral Mimicry, Appearance, and Eye Gaze” Ahsan Nawroj, Mariya Toneva, Henny Admoni, and Brian Scassellati

“Smart Human, Smarter Robot: How Cheating Affects Perceptions of Social Agency” Daniel Ullman, Iolanda Leite, Jonathan Phillips, Julia Kim-Cohen, and Brian Scassellati

“Asking for Help from a Gendered Robot” Emma Alexander, Caroline Bank, Jie Jessica Yang, Bradley Hayes, and Brian Scassellati