A5040782869- Social Robot Interaction and HRI
- AI in Service Interactions
- Online and Blended Learning
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
- Robotics and Automated Systems
- Health Education and Validation
- Technology-Enhanced Education Studies
- Information and Cyber Security
- Teaching and Learning Programming
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Reinforcement Learning in Robotics
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Technostress in Professional Settings
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Artificial Intelligence in Law
- Ethics in Business and Education
- Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
- Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
2018-2024
Utrecht University
2023
Science Communication Institute
2017-2023
CNI College
2023
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
2019-2022
Ethics by Design concerns the methods, algorithms and tools needed to endow autonomous agents with capability reason about ethical aspects of their decisions, formalisms guarantee that an agent's behavior remains within given moral bounds. In this context some questions arise: How what extent can understand social reality in which they operate, other intelligences (AI, animals humans) co-exist? What are emerging new forms society, how do we ensure human dimension is upheld interactions...
Research has shown that social robots carry potential to be used in an educational setting. The possibility have multiple roles carried out by one tool does not only instigate curiosity but also raises concerns. Whereas practical challenges get tackled rapid technological advances, the moral often overlooked. In this study, we examined values related from a teachers' perspective, first identifying concerns and opportunities, subsequently linking them (moral) values. We conducted focus group...
While social robots bring new opportunities for education, they also come with moral challenges. Therefore, there is a need guidelines the responsible implementation of these robots. When developing such guidelines, it important to include different stakeholder perspectives. Existing (qualitative) studies regarding perspectives however mainly focus on single stakeholders. In this exploratory study, we examine and compare attitudes multiple stakeholders use in primary using novel...
Young pediatric patients who undergo venipuncture or capillary blood sampling often experience high levels of pain and anxiety. This results in distressed young their parents, increased treatment times, a higher workload for healthcare professionals. Social robots are new promising tool to mitigate children’s study aims purposefully design test social robot mitigating stress anxiety during draw children. We first programmed based on the requirements expressed by experienced professionals...
Social robots hold potential for supporting children’s well-being in classrooms. However, it is unclear which robot features add to a trustworthy relationship between child and whether social are just as able reduce stress traditional interventions, such listening classical music. We set up two experiments wherein children interacted with real-life school environment. Our main results show that regardless of the robotic tested (intonation, male/female voice, humor) most tend trust during...
Social robots are reported to hold great potential for education. However, both scholars and key stakeholders worry about children's social-emotional development being compromised. In aiming provide new insights into the impact that social can have on of children, current study interviewed teachers who use in their day-to-day educational practice. The results our interviews with these experienced indicate currently used education pose little threat children. Children special needs seem be...
To benefit from the social capabilities of a robot math tutor, instead being distracted by them, novel approach is needed where task and robot's behaviors are better intertwined. We present concrete design specifications how children can practice via personal conversation with scaffold instructions. evaluated designs three-session experimental user study (n = 130, 8-11 y.o.). Participants got at over time when scaffolded Furthermore, felt more as friend it personalized conversation.
Social robots are increasingly studied and applied in the educational domain. Although they hold great potential for education, also bring new moral challenges. In this study, we explored considerations related to social from perspective of Dutch policymakers by first identifying opportunities concerns then mapping them onto (moral) values literature. To explore their considerations, conducted focus group sessions with Educational Policymakers (N = 20). Considerations varied lower workload...
Maintaining the child-robot relationship after a significant break, such as holiday, is an important step for developing sustainable social robots education. We ran four-session user study (n = 113 children) that included nine-month break between third and fourth session. During study, participants practiced math with help of robot tutor. found personalization effective strategy to better sustain than absence personalization. To become reacquainted long summarizes few pieces information it...
M. Smakman1, B. Jansen2, J. Leunen2, E. Konijn1 1VU University Amsterdam (NETHERLANDS) 2HU of Applied Sciences Utrecht
This paper aims to chart the (moral) values from a robotic industry's perspective regarding introduction of robots in education. To our knowledge, no studies thus far have addressed this considering moral within domain. However, their could conflict with upheld by other relevant stakeholders, such as teachers, parents or children. Hence, it is crucial take various perspectives stakeholder's into account. For study, multiple focus group sessions (n=3) were conducted The Netherlands...
Social robots have been introduced in different fields such as retail, health care and education. Primary education the Netherlands (and elsewhere) recently faced new challenges because of COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns quarantines including students falling behind teachers burdened with high workloads. Together two Dutch municipalities nine primary schools we are exploring long-term use social to study how might support education, a focus on mathematics This paper presents an explorative...
In today's world, understanding different viewpoints is key for societal cohesion and progress. Robots have the potential to provide aid in discussing tough topics like ethnicity gender. However, comparably humans, appearance of a robot can trigger inherent prejudices. This study delves into interplay between decision-making ethical dilemmas. Employing Furhat that change faces an instant, we looked at how affects perception itself. Pairs participants were invited discuss dilemma presented by...
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 schools have gone into lockdown and teachers had to teach pupils online from home. When go back school, standard, contemporary learning methods do not seem be enough reduce incurred hiatuses. Social robots are slowly becoming an integral component our society great potential as educational technology. This study explores how social in classrooms can contribute reducing mathematics-related hiatuses Dutch primary education (pupils four till twelve years old). A...
This paper describes the external IT security analysis of an international corporate organization, containing a technical anda social perspective, resulting in proposed repeatable approach and lessons learned for applying this approach. Part
Social Robotics is becoming more relevant for the healthcare sector as an increasing amount of research and development invested by researchers practice. One area where additional would help acceptation adoption social robots intramural care people with dementia live. The current body knowledge on this topic can be described nascent. In study, we add to regarding design enactment like one used in Tessa robot, goal improve care. To do so, conducted a case study at organization, featuring...