2016

K. Booth, T. Tran, G. Nejat, J. C. Beck, “Mixed-Integer and Constraint Programming Techniques for Mobile Robot Task Planning," IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 1, iss. 1, pp. 500-507, 2016. (pdf)

D. McColl, G. Jiang, and G. Nejat, “Classifying a Person’s Degree of Accessibility from Natural Body Language During Social Human–Robot Interactions,” IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, DOI: 10.1109/TCYB.2016.2520367.

A. Hong, Y. Tsuboi, G. Nejat, and B. Benhabib, “Affective Voice Recognition of Older Adults,” Journal of Medical Devices-Transactions of the ASME, vol. 10, no. 2, 020931, 2016. (DOI)

Y. Feng and G. Nejat, “Development of a Force Sensor Prototype for Medical Devices,” Journal of Medical Devices-Transactions of the ASME,  vol. 10, no. 2, 020921, 2016. (DOI)

D. McColl, A. Hong, N. Hatakeyama, G. Nejat and B. Benhabib, “A Survey of Autonomous Human Affect Detection Methods for Social Robots Engaged in Natural HRI,” Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, vol. 82, pp. 101-133, 2016. (DOI)

V. Marin and G. Nejat, “Determining optimal pattern sequences for three-dimensional structured light sensory systems,” Applied Optics Vol. 55, No. 12, pp. 3203-3213, 2016. (DOI)

A. Macwan, J. Vilela, G. Nejat, and B. Benhabib, “Multi-robot Deployment for Wilderness Search and Rescue,” International Journal of Robotics and Automation, vol. 31, iss 1, pp. 1-7, 2016. (DOI) 

Y. Liu and G. Nejat, “Multirobot Cooperative Learning for Semi-autonomous Control in Urban Search and Rescue Applications,” Journal of Field Robotics, Special Issue on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), Vol. 33, Iss. 4, pp. 512–536, 2016. (DOI)

M. Ficocelli, J. Terao, and G. Nejat, “Promoting Interactions Between Humans and Robots using Robotic Emotional Behavior,” IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, Vol. 46, Iss. 12, pp. 2911-2923, 2016. (DOI)

J. Vilela, Z. Kashino, R. Ly, G. Nejat and B. Benhabib “A Dynamic Approach to Sensor Network Deployment for Target Detection in Unstructured, Expanding Search Areas,” IEEE Transactions on Sensors, vol. 16,  Iss. 11, pp. 4405-4417, 2016. (DOI)

S. Mohamed and G. Nejat, “Autonomous Search by a Socially Assistive Robot in a Residential Care Environment for Multiple Elderly Users Using Group Activity Preferences” International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS) Workshop on Planning and Robotics, 2016. (DOI)

F. Niroui, Y. Liu, M. Ficocelli, G. Nejat, “A Graphical User Interface for Multi-Robot Control in Urban Search and Rescue Applications,” International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors, Dec. 2016. (pdf)

J. Li, W.G. Louie, S. Mohamed, F. Despond, and G. Nejat “A User-Study with Tangy the Bingo Facilitating Robot and Long-Term Care Residents,” International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors, Dec. 2016. (pdf)

J. Y. Kim, T. Colaco, Z. Kashino, G. Nejat, B. Benhabib, “mROBerTO: A Modular Millirobot for Swarm-Behavior Studies,” IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 2109-2114, 2016. (DOI) Selected as Highlight Session Paper by IROS Program Committee.

W.G. Louie and G. Nejat “A Learning from Demonstration System Architecture for Social Group Recreational Activities,” IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 808-814, 2016. (pdf)

Z. Kashino, J. Vilela, J. Y. Kim, G. Nejat, B. Benhabib, “An Adaptive Static-Sensor Network Deployment Strategy for Detecting Mobile Targets,” IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics, pp.1-8, 2016. (DOI)

A. Hong, N. Lunscher, T. Hu, Y. Tsuboi, G. Nejat, B. Benhabib, “A Multimodal Human-Robot Interaction Architecture to Promote Natural Emotional Bi-directional Communication,” IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, pp. 938-939, 2016.

K.E.C. Booth, G. Nejat, J.C. Beck, "A Constraint Programming Approach to Multi-Robot Task Allocation and Scheduling in Retirement Homes", International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming, 2016. (pdf) Winner of the Distinguished Student Paper Award.