Hatice Gunes
Biographic Data
| ID | 4094465 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hatice Gunes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hatice |
| FAMILY NAME | Gunes |
| SIGNATURE | GÜNEŞ H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2407-3012 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Longitudinal Study of Child Wellbeing Assessment via Online Interactions with a Social Robot
Socially Assistive Robots are studied in different child–robot interaction settings. However, logistical constraints limit accessibility, particularly affecting timely support for mental wellbeing. In this work, we have investigated whether online interactions with a robot can be used for the assessment of mental wellbeing in children. The children (N = 40, 20 girls and 20 boys; 8–13 years) interacted with the Nao robot (30–45 mins) over three se…
Vita
Recently, several works have explored if and how robotic coaches can promote and maintain mental well-being in different settings. However, findings from these studies revealed that these robotic coaches are not ready to be used and deployed in real-world settings due to several limitations that span from technological challenges to coaching success. To overcome these challenges, this article presents VITA, a novel multi-modal LLM-based system th…
Participant Perceptions of a Robotic Coach Conducting Positive Psychology Exercises
This article presents a qualitative analysis of participants’ perceptions of a robotic coach conducting Positive Psychology exercises, providing insights for the future design of robotic coaches. Participants \((n=20)\) took part in a single-session (avg. \(31\pm 10\) minutes) Human–Robot Interaction study in a laboratory setting. We created the design of the robotic coach, and its affective adaptation , based on user-centred design research and …
Robots as Mental Well-being Coaches
The last decade has shown a growing interest in robots as well-being coaches. However, insightful guidelines for the design of robots as coaches to promote mental well-being have not yet been proposed. This article details design and ethical recommendations based on a qualitative analysis drawing on a grounded theory approach, which was conducted with a three-step iterative design process which included user-centered design studies involving robo…
Analysing Children’s Responses from Multiple Modalities During Robot-Assisted Assessment of Mental Wellbeing
According to the World Health Organization, the early identification of mental wellbeing issues in children is extremely important for children’s growth and development. However, the available health services are not sufficient to address children’s needs in this area. Literature suggests that robots can provide the support needed to promote mental wellbeing in children, but how robots can help with the assessment of mental wellbeing is relativel…
Personality perception of robot avatar tele-operators
Nowadays a significant part of human-human interaction takes place over distance. Tele-operated robot avatars, in which an operator's behaviours are portrayed by a robot proxy, have the potential to improve distance interaction, e.g., improving social presence and trust. However, having communication mediated by a robot changes the perception of the operator's appearance and behaviour, which have been shown to be used alongside vocal cues in judg…
Personality perception of robot avatar tele-operators
Nowadays a significant part of human-human interaction takes place over distance. Tele-operated robot avatars, in which an operator's behaviours are portrayed by a robot proxy, have the potential to improve distance interaction, e.g., improving social presence and trust. However, having communication mediated by a robot changes the perception of the operator's appearance and behaviour, which have been shown to be used alongside vocal cues in judg…
Personality perception of robot avatar tele-operators
Nowadays a significant part of human-human interaction takes place over distance. Tele-operated robot avatars, in which an operator's behaviours are portrayed by a robot proxy, have the potential to improve distance interaction, e.g., improving social presence and trust. However, having communication mediated by a robot changes the perception of the operator's appearance and behaviour, which have been shown to be used alongside vocal cues in judg…
Robots as Mental Well-being Coaches
The last decade has shown a growing interest in robots as well-being coaches. However, insightful guidelines for the design of robots as coaches to promote mental well-being have not yet been proposed. This article details design and ethical recommendations based on a qualitative analysis drawing on a grounded theory approach, which was conducted with a three-step iterative design process which included user-centered design studies involving robo…
Analysing Children’s Responses from Multiple Modalities During Robot-Assisted Assessment of Mental Wellbeing
According to the World Health Organization, the early identification of mental wellbeing issues in children is extremely important for children’s growth and development. However, the available health services are not sufficient to address children’s needs in this area. Literature suggests that robots can provide the support needed to promote mental wellbeing in children, but how robots can help with the assessment of mental wellbeing is relativel…
A Longitudinal Study of Child Wellbeing Assessment via Online Interactions with a Social Robot
Socially Assistive Robots are studied in different child–robot interaction settings. However, logistical constraints limit accessibility, particularly affecting timely support for mental wellbeing. In this work, we have investigated whether online interactions with a robot can be used for the assessment of mental wellbeing in children. The children (N = 40, 20 girls and 20 boys; 8–13 years) interacted with the Nao robot (30–45 mins) over three se…
Vita
Recently, several works have explored if and how robotic coaches can promote and maintain mental well-being in different settings. However, findings from these studies revealed that these robotic coaches are not ready to be used and deployed in real-world settings due to several limitations that span from technological challenges to coaching success. To overcome these challenges, this article presents VITA, a novel multi-modal LLM-based system th…
Participant Perceptions of a Robotic Coach Conducting Positive Psychology Exercises
This article presents a qualitative analysis of participants’ perceptions of a robotic coach conducting Positive Psychology exercises, providing insights for the future design of robotic coaches. Participants \((n=20)\) took part in a single-session (avg. \(31\pm 10\) minutes) Human–Robot Interaction study in a laboratory setting. We created the design of the robotic coach, and its affective adaptation , based on user-centred design research and …
Psychology (6 works) · Applied Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Artificial Intelligence (3 works) · Digital Mental Health Interventions (3 works) · Robot (3 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Human–computer interaction (2 works)