2018

J. F. Lafleche, S. Saunderson, G. Nejat, “Robot Cooperative Behavior Learning using Single-Shot Learning from Demonstration and Parallel Hidden Markov Models." IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 193–200. DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2018.2885584. (pdf)

K. Woiceshyn, Z. Kashino, G. Nejat, and B. Benhabib, “Vehicle Routing for Resource Management in Time-Phased Deployment of Sensor Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. PP. 1-13, 2018. DOI: 10.1109/tase.2018.2857630. (pdf)

Z. Kashino, G. Nejat and B. Benhabib, "A Hybrid Strategy for Target Search Using Static and Mobile Sensors," IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 2018. DOI: 10.1109/TCYB.2018.2875625. (pdf)

C. Moro, S. Lin, G. Nejat and A. Mihailidis, “Social Robots and Seniors: A Comparative Study on the Influence of Dynamic Social Features and Communication Modes on Human-Robot Interaction,” International Journal of Social Robotics, DOI: 10.1007/s12369-018-0488-1.

A. Hong, O. Igharoro, F. Niroui, Y. Liu, G. Nejat, and B. Benhabib,  “Investigating Human-Robot Teams for Learning-Based Semi-autonomous Control in Urban Search and Rescue Environments,” Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10846-018-0899-0.  

J. Y. Kim, T. Colaco, Z. Kashino, G. Nejat and B. Benhabib, “Design and Implementation of a Millirobot for Swarm Studies – mROBerTO,” Robotica, DOI: 10.1017/S0263574718000589. (pdf)

T.  Zhang, W.-Y. G. Louie, G. Nejat and B. Benhabib, “Robot Imitation Learning of Social Gestures with Self-Collision Avoidance Using a 3D Sensor,” Sensors, 18(7), 2355, 2018. (pdf)

C. Moro, G. Nejat and A. Mihailidis, “Learning and Personalizing Socially Assistive Robot Behaviors to Aid with Activities of Daily Living,” ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, Vol. 7, Iss. 2, Article 15, 2018. (pdf)

K. Zhang, F. Niroui, M. Ficocelli and G. Nejat, “Robot Navigation of Environments with Unknown Rough Terrain Using Deep Reinforcement Learning,” IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics, 2018. (Best Student Paper Award Winner) (pdf)

S. Lin, and G. Nejat, “Robot Evidence Based Search For A Dynamic User In An Indoor Environment,” ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2018-86295, 2018. (pdf)

C. Thompson, H. Khan, D. Dworakowski, K. Harrigan, and G. Nejat, “An Autonomous Shopping Assistance Robot for Grocery Stores,” IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Workshop on Robotic Co-workers 4.0: Human Safety and Comfort in Human-Robot Interactive Social Environments, 2018. (pdf)

S. Saunderson and G. Nejat, “Competitive Persuasive Strategies for Social Human-Robot Interactions,” IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Workshop on Robotic Co-workers 4.0: Human Safety and Comfort in Human-Robot Interactive Social Environments, 2018. (pdf)