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Social Robotics Research @ UDC

Publications

(1 NSF Grant, 4 PRJs, and 5 International Conference Proceedings)

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANT IN SOCIAL-EDUCATIONAL ROBOTICS
 
2021 – 2024  National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Initiation Award: Social Motivation Approach for Rehabilitation Through Educational Robotics (SMARTER) research – https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2100934&HistoricalAwards=false 

SOCIAL ROBOTICS RESEARCH @ UDC:

SOCIAL ROBOTICS RESEARCH – JOURNALS (PRJs)

Arora, Anshu S., Parnell, C., and Arora, Amit (2022). Applying Service-Dominant Logic and Conversation Management Principles to Social Robotics for Autism Spectrum Disorder. International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies, Accepted for Publication, January 2022.
Arora, A. S., Fleming, M., Arora, A., Taras, V., & Xu, J. (2021). Finding “H” in HRI: Examining Human Personality Traits, Robotic Anthropomorphism, and Robot Likeability in Human-Robot Interaction. International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies, 17(1), 19-38, ABDC Ranked Journal. Arora, Anshu S., & Brown-Gaston, R. (2021). War and Peace: Ethical Challenges and Risks in Military Robotics. International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies, 17(3), pp. 1-12, ABDC Ranked Journal.
Arora, Anshu S., & Arora, A. (2020). The Race between Cognitive and Artificial Intelligence: Examining Socio-Ethical Collaborative Robots through Anthropomorphism and Xenocentrism in HRI. International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies, 16(1), pp. 1-16, ABDC Ranked Journal.

SOCIAL ROBOTICS RESEARCH – CONFERENCES

Dominique’Jenkins, L., Parnell, C., Sammonds, A., Yepez, G., and Arora, Anshu S. (2021). ROB-I-LEARN – ROBOTIC INTERVENTIONS for LEARNING:  Developing Ethical Robots Engaged in Robotic Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities, 2021 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE (AAAS) MAKING AND INNOVATION SHOWCASE, September 23 – 25, 2021, Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC –  https://youtu.be/s4QYX1lU4Kw .Arora, A. S., Fleming, M., Arora, A., and Taras, V. (2021). Robotic Anthropomorphism, Human Personality Traits, and Robot Likeability in Human-Robot Interaction, 2021 Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Conference, 50th Annual Conference 2021, March 26 – 27, 2021, Whova Virtual Platform, https://nedsi.decisionsciences.org/

Yepez, G., Arora, A. S., & Arora, A. (2021). Advancement of Robotic Autonomy Benefitting Individuals with Autism: Ethical Curriculum Development through Social Robotics’ Design and Research, 2021 Academy of International Business Southeast (https://us-se.aib.world/) Conference, Nominated for BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD, Conference Proceedings: https://us-se.aib.world/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/AIBSE-Conference-program-2021-small-size-FINAL.pdf.
Sammonds, A. & Arora, A. (2021). Robotic Anthropomorphism and Intentionality through Human-Robot Interaction (HRI): Autism and the Human experience, 2021 Academy of International Business Southeast (https://us-se.aib.world/) Conference, Conference Proceedings: https://us-se.aib.world/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/AIBSE-Conference-program-2021-small-size-FINAL.pdf.
Parnell, C. & Arora, A. S. (2021).  Integrating Social Robotics with the Big Five Human Personality Traits, Anthropomorphism, Social Motivation, and Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2021 Academy of International Business Southeast (https://us-se.aib.world/) Conference, Nominated for BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD, Conference Proceedings: https://us-se.aib.world/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/10/AIBSE-Conference-program-2021-small-size-FINAL.pdf.

UDC-SBPA and HIGH SCHOOLERS – ROBOTIC INTERVENTIONS

Robotic Interventions with High Schoolers Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder Led by Dr. Anshu Arora and Team – Here are some videos/pics of robotic interactions and interventions with high school students at a High School in Washington DC, conducted by the UDC team led by Dr. Anshu Arora and Dr. Amit Arora along with the UDC School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA) students – https://photos.app.goo.gl/9EXAW9fBfdkG5Ca5A. Multiple robotic intervention sessions have been conducted with high schoolers in the DC Public Schools since October 2021 until present.

Robotic Interventions in Progress: High School Students & Counselors in a Washington, DC High School, and UDC Professors & Researchers (Dr. Anshu Arora and Dr. Amit Arora) along with the UDC-NSF Social Robotics' Student Researchers (Ms. Emily Osbourne and Mr. Andrew Sammonds)

Robotic Interventions in Progress: High School Students & Counselors in a Washington, DC High School, and UDC Professors & Researchers (Dr. Anshu Arora and Dr. Amit Arora) along with the UDC-NSF Social Robotics’ Student Researchers (Ms. Emily Osbourne and Mr. Andrew Sammonds)

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