Omar Mubin
Biographic Data
| ID | 5119199 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Omar Mubin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Omar |
| FAMILY NAME | Mubin |
| SIGNATURE | MUBIN O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Sydney University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6435-6407 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Generative AI-powered social robots in education
The rise of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) is accelerating the integration of social robots into education. These technologies enhance robots' abilities in natural language interaction, adaptive behaviour, and personalised learning support. To advance real-world implementation, it is essential to identify the main challenges and opportunities in this field. We conducted a two-round Delphi study with 16…
Evaluating ChatGPT for research impact assessment
Emotion and memory model for social robots
In this paper, we propose a reinforcement learning (RL) mechanism for social robots to select an action based on users’ learning performance and social engagement. We applied this behavior selection mechanism to extend the emotion and memory model, which allows a robot to create a memory account of the user’s emotional events and adapt its behavior based on the developed memory. We evaluated the model in a vocabulary-learning task at a school dur…
Use of YouTube as a Source of Information for Quitting or Cutting Down Alcohol
Background: Although research has been done on considering YouTube for dissuading and encouraging unhealthy behaviours such as smoking, less focus has been placed on its role in quitting or cutting down alcohol. This study aims to analyse the alcohol cessation videos available and accessible on YouTube to gain a more in-depth insight into the ways that YouTube as a platform is being used to persuade with relation to alcohol cessation. Methods: We…
The new norm
Robotics Aids for Character Building
Can Robots Make us Better Humans
Personalized Robot Interventions for Autistic Children
A Preliminary Evaluation of Mobile Phone Apps to Curb Alcohol Consumption
Mobile apps have become increasingly prevalent in modern society, and persuasive technology has a broader market than ever. Mobile-based alcohol cessation apps can promote positive behaviour change in users and improve the overall health of our society. This research aimed to understand the various features users respond to and make design recommendations for alcohol cessation apps. This paper reports on three sources of feedback (user ratings, u…
Global and Temporal Covid-19 Risk Evaluation
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented crisis across the world, with many countries struggling with the pandemic. In order to understand how each country is impacted by the virus and assess the risk on a global scale we present a regression based analysis using two pre-existing indexes, namely the Inform and Infectious Disease Vulnerability Index, in conjunction with the number of elderly living in the population. Further we introduce a t…
The Effect of Strict State Measures on the Epidemiologic Curve of Covid-19 Infection in the Context of a Developing Country
COVID-19 has posed an unprecedented global public health threat and caused a significant number of severe cases that necessitated long hospitalization and overwhelmed health services in the most affected countries. In response, governments initiated a series of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) that led to severe economic and social impacts. The effect of these intervention measures on the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic are not well invest…
Measurement Method for Evaluating the Lockdown Policies during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected day to day life and slowed down the global economy. Most countries are enforcing strict quarantine to control the havoc of this highly contagious disease. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, many data analyses have been done to provide close support to decision-makers. We propose a method comprising data analytics and machine learning classification for evaluating the effectiveness of lockdown regulati…
Covid-19 Global Risk
Background and Objective : COVID-19 has engulfed the entire world, with many countries struggling to contain the pandemic. In order to understand how each country is impacted by the virus compared with what would have been expected prior to the pandemic and the mortality risk on a global scale, a multi-factor weighted spatial analysis is presented. Method : A number of key developmental indicators across three main categories of demographics, eco…
Can a robot invigilator prevent cheating
Reflecting on the Presence of Science Fiction Robots in Computing Literature
Depictions of robots and AIs in popular science fiction movies and shows have the potential to showcase visions of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) to the general public and computer science researchers alike. In contrast, studies on the referral, usage, and appropriation of these portrayals by computer scientists in their research publications is an academic void at present. However, such investigations are critical to better understand the potenti…
Does the Design of a Robot Influence Its Animacy and Perceived Intelligence
Robots exhibit life-like behavior by performing intelligent actions. To enhance human-robot interaction it is necessary to investigate and understand how end-users perceive such animate behavior. In this paper, we report an experiment to investigate how people perceived different designs of robot embodiments in terms of animacy and intelligence. iCat and Robovie II were used as the two embodiments in this experiment. We conducted a between-subjec…
Does the Design of a Robot Influence Its Animacy and Perceived Intelligence
Robots exhibit life-like behavior by performing intelligent actions. To enhance human-robot interaction it is necessary to investigate and understand how end-users perceive such animate behavior. In this paper, we report an experiment to investigate how people perceived different designs of robot embodiments in terms of animacy and intelligence. iCat and Robovie II were used as the two embodiments in this experiment. We conducted a between-subjec…
Reflecting on the Presence of Science Fiction Robots in Computing Literature
Depictions of robots and AIs in popular science fiction movies and shows have the potential to showcase visions of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) to the general public and computer science researchers alike. In contrast, studies on the referral, usage, and appropriation of these portrayals by computer scientists in their research publications is an academic void at present. However, such investigations are critical to better understand the potenti…
Does the Design of a Robot Influence Its Animacy and Perceived Intelligence
Robots exhibit life-like behavior by performing intelligent actions. To enhance human-robot interaction it is necessary to investigate and understand how end-users perceive such animate behavior. In this paper, we report an experiment to investigate how people perceived different designs of robot embodiments in terms of animacy and intelligence. iCat and Robovie II were used as the two embodiments in this experiment. We conducted a between-subjec…
Reflecting on the Presence of Science Fiction Robots in Computing Literature
Depictions of robots and AIs in popular science fiction movies and shows have the potential to showcase visions of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) to the general public and computer science researchers alike. In contrast, studies on the referral, usage, and appropriation of these portrayals by computer scientists in their research publications is an academic void at present. However, such investigations are critical to better understand the potenti…
Global and Temporal Covid-19 Risk Evaluation
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented crisis across the world, with many countries struggling with the pandemic. In order to understand how each country is impacted by the virus and assess the risk on a global scale we present a regression based analysis using two pre-existing indexes, namely the Inform and Infectious Disease Vulnerability Index, in conjunction with the number of elderly living in the population. Further we introduce a t…
The Effect of Strict State Measures on the Epidemiologic Curve of Covid-19 Infection in the Context of a Developing Country
COVID-19 has posed an unprecedented global public health threat and caused a significant number of severe cases that necessitated long hospitalization and overwhelmed health services in the most affected countries. In response, governments initiated a series of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) that led to severe economic and social impacts. The effect of these intervention measures on the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic are not well invest…
Measurement Method for Evaluating the Lockdown Policies during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected day to day life and slowed down the global economy. Most countries are enforcing strict quarantine to control the havoc of this highly contagious disease. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, many data analyses have been done to provide close support to decision-makers. We propose a method comprising data analytics and machine learning classification for evaluating the effectiveness of lockdown regulati…
Covid-19 Global Risk
Background and Objective : COVID-19 has engulfed the entire world, with many countries struggling to contain the pandemic. In order to understand how each country is impacted by the virus compared with what would have been expected prior to the pandemic and the mortality risk on a global scale, a multi-factor weighted spatial analysis is presented. Method : A number of key developmental indicators across three main categories of demographics, eco…
Can a robot invigilator prevent cheating
Use of YouTube as a Source of Information for Quitting or Cutting Down Alcohol
Background: Although research has been done on considering YouTube for dissuading and encouraging unhealthy behaviours such as smoking, less focus has been placed on its role in quitting or cutting down alcohol. This study aims to analyse the alcohol cessation videos available and accessible on YouTube to gain a more in-depth insight into the ways that YouTube as a platform is being used to persuade with relation to alcohol cessation. Methods: We…
The new norm
Robotics Aids for Character Building
Can Robots Make us Better Humans
Personalized Robot Interventions for Autistic Children
A Preliminary Evaluation of Mobile Phone Apps to Curb Alcohol Consumption
Mobile apps have become increasingly prevalent in modern society, and persuasive technology has a broader market than ever. Mobile-based alcohol cessation apps can promote positive behaviour change in users and improve the overall health of our society. This research aimed to understand the various features users respond to and make design recommendations for alcohol cessation apps. This paper reports on three sources of feedback (user ratings, u…
Emotion and memory model for social robots
In this paper, we propose a reinforcement learning (RL) mechanism for social robots to select an action based on users’ learning performance and social engagement. We applied this behavior selection mechanism to extend the emotion and memory model, which allows a robot to create a memory account of the user’s emotional events and adapt its behavior based on the developed memory. We evaluated the model in a vocabulary-learning task at a school dur…
Generative AI-powered social robots in education
The rise of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) is accelerating the integration of social robots into education. These technologies enhance robots' abilities in natural language interaction, adaptive behaviour, and personalised learning support. To advance real-world implementation, it is essential to identify the main challenges and opportunities in this field. We conducted a two-round Delphi study with 16…
Evaluating ChatGPT for research impact assessment
Computer Science (11 works) · Artificial Intelligence (8 works) · Robot (8 works) · Social Robot Interaction and HRI (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · COVID-19 epidemiological studies (5 works) · Human–computer interaction (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts (4 works)