I am a third year PhD student studing Socially Assistive Robotics under the supervision of Prof. Adriana Tapus. I am currently in the Autonomous Systems and Robotics Laboratory, U2IS, at ENSTA-ParisTech, Palaiseau, France.
The title of my thesis is Learning and Behavior Adaptation for a Natural Interaction Designed for the Elderly
I intend to defend my thesis by mid May 2019
My research is mainly focused on understanding how interindividual differences can be used by socially assistive robots for a more natural interaction. I want to develop a user model that takes into consideration the user profile and the user's internal state. Furthermore, I am currently investigating the relationship between cognitive performance and the physiological response.
Here is a list of my publications - per year:
Roxana Agrigoroaie, Adriana Tapus, Cognitive Performance and Physiological Response Analysis. Analysis of the Variation of Physiological Parameters based on User’s Personality, Sensory Profile, and Morningness-eveningness type in a Human-Robot Interaction Scenario, International Journal on Social Robotics, 2018 , Journal Paper , Under review
Roxana Agrigoroaie, Adriana Tapus, Physiological differences depending on task performed in a 5-day interaction scenario designed for the elderly: A Pilot Study, 10th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), November 2018 , Conference Paper , Accepted
Roxana Agrigoroaie, Arturo Cruz-Maya, Adriana Tapus, “Oh! I am so sorry!“: Understanding User Physiological Variation while Spoiling a Game Task, IEEE/RJS International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), October 2018 , Conference Paper
Roxana Agrigoroaie, Adriana Tapus, Physiological Parameters Variation Based on the Sensory Stimuli used by a Robot in a News Reading Task, IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), August 2018 , Conference Paper
Roxana Agrigoroaie, Adriana Tapus, The Outcome of a Week of Intensive Cognitive Stimulation in an Elderly Care Setup: A Pilot Test, Special Session on Assistive Robotics for Elderly Care, part of RO-MAN, August 2018 , Conference Paper
Roxana Agrigoroaie, Adriana Tapus, The Influence of Empathy, Mood, and Self Control in a Human Robot Interaction Scenario, Journee Robotique et I.A., July 2018 , Symposium Paper
Roxana Agrigoroaie, Adriana Tapus, Understanding how Physiological Data can Help a Humanoid Robot Adapt to the Needs of Elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment, Colloque Handiversite, April 2018 , Symposium Paper
Francois Ferland, Roxana Agrigoroaie, Adriana Tapus, Assistive Humanoid Robots for the Elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment, Humanoid Robotics - A reference, 2018 , Book chapter
Roxana Agrigoroaie, Adriana Tapus, Influence of Robot's Interaction Style on Performance in a Stroop Task, 9th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), November 2017 , Conference Paper
Roxana Agrigoroaie, Stefan-Dan Ciocirlan, Adriana Tapus, News Application Adaptation Based on User Sensory Profile, 9th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), November 2017 , Conference Paper
Arturo Cruz-Maya, Roxana Agrigoroaie, Adriana Tapus, Improving User's Performance by Motivation: Matching Robot Interaction Strategy with User's Regulatory State, 9th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), November 2017 , Conference Paper
Roxana Agrigoroaie, Adriana Tapus, Defining the User Profile for the Behavior Adaptation of a Robot, Journee FeDeV, November 2017 , Symposium Paper
Roxana Agrigoroaie, Adriana Tapus, Contactless Physiological Data Analysis for User Quality of Life Improving by Using a Humanoid Social Robot, 19th International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing (ICIAP), September 2017 , Conference Paper
Roxana Agrigoroaie, Adriana Tapus, Detecting Deception in a Human-Robot Interaction Scenario, 12th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction - Late Break Report, March 2017 , Conference Paper
Roxana Agrigoroaie, Francois Ferland, Adriana Tapus, The ENRICHME Project: Lessons Learnt from a First Interaction with the Elderly, 10th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR), November 2016 , Conference Paper
Roxana Agrigoroaie, Adriana Tapus, Developing a Healthcare Robot with Personalized Behaviors and Social Skills for the Elderly, 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction - Pioneers Workshop, March 2016 , Workshop Paper
Leontin Tuta, Roxana Lexutan, Catalin Moraru, Time-Frequency Domain Radar Cross-Section Analysis of Some Simple Objects and Shapes, 10th International Conference on Communications (COMM), May 2014 , Conference Paper
July, 2018: Our paper "Oh! I am so sorry! Understanding User Physiological Variation while Spoiling a Game Task" was accepted at IROS2018.
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