Publications

Human-robot teaming for a cooperative game in a shared partially observable space

The paper "Human-robot teaming for a cooperative game in a shared partially observable space" by Brendan Mooers, Audrey L. Aldridge, Andrew Buck, Cindy L. Bethel, and Derek T. Anderson, has been accepted to the Geospatial Informatics XIII conference!
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M-OAT Shared Meta-Model Framework for Effective Collaborative Human-Autonomy Teaming

The paper "M-OAT Shared Meta-Model Framework for Effective Collaborative Human-Autonomy Teaming" by Audrey L. Aldridge and Cindy L. Bethel, has been accepted to the 2023 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction in Stockholm, Sweden!
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What Skin Is Your Robot In?

The paper "What Skin Is Your Robot In?" by Sawyer Collins, Daniel Hicks, Zachary Henkel, Kenna Baugus Henkel, Jennifer A. Piatt, Cindy L. Bethel, and Selma Sabanovic, has been accepted to the 2023 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction in Stockholm, Sweden!
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A Conceptual Replication and Extension of Triangulation by Walking for Measuring Perceived Distance Through a Wall

The paper "A Conceptual Replication and Extension of Triangulation by Walking for Measuring Perceived Distance Through a Wall," written by Nate Phillips, Farzana Alam Khan, Mohammed Safayet Arefin, Cindy L. Bethel, Jeanine Stetanucci, and J. Edward Swan, was accepted to the 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct)!
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Parental Perspectives About What It Means to Bully

The paper "Parental Perspectives About What It Means to Bully," written by Kristen L. Stives, David C. May, and Cindy L. Bethel, was published in the Journal of Family Issues!
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Wizards in the Middle: An Approach to Comparing Humans and Robots

Zachary Henkel presents “Wizards in the Middle: An Approach to Comparing Humans and Robots” at the 2022 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) in Napoli, Italy!
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Spatial Relationship-Driven Computer Vision Image Data Set Annotation

The paper "Spatial Relationship-Driven Computer Vision Image Data Set Annotations," written by Jeremy Davis, James B. Haynie, Derek T. Anderson, Cindy L. Bethel, J. Edward Swan, John E. Ball, and Amy Bednar, was accepted to the 2022 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN)!
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Measuring Virtual Object Location with X-Ray Vision at Action Space Distances

The paper "Measuring Virtual Object Location with X-Ray Vision at Action Space Distances," written by Nate Phillips, Farzana Alam Khan, Mohammed Safayet Arefin, Cindy L. Bethel, and J. Edward Swan, was accepted to the 2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)!
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Shape estimation of negative obstacles for autonomous navigation

The paper "Shape estimation of negative obstacles for autonomous navigation," written by Viswadeep Lebakula, Bo Tang, Christopher Goodin, and Cindy L. Bethel, was accepted to the 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)!
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A systematic review of the use of art in virtual reality

The paper "A systematic review of the use of art in virtual reality," written by Audrey Aldridge and Cindy L. Bethel, was published in the journal, Electronics!
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Understanding responses to bullying from the parent perspective

The paper "Understanding responses to bullying from the parent perspective," written by Kristen L. Stives, David C. May, Michayla Mack, and Cindy L. Bethel, was published in the journal, Frontiers in Education!
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An X-Ray Vision System for Situation Awareness in Action Space

The paper "An X-Ray Vision System for Situation Awareness in Action Space," written by Nate Phillips, Farzana Alam Khan, Brady Kruse, Cindy L. Bethel, and J Edward Swan, was accepted to the 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)!
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Non-native vs Native English Speakers User Experience in HMD vs Desktop Immersive Training

The paper "Non-native vs Native English Speakers User Experience in HMD vs Desktop Immersive Training," written by Matus Pleva, Stanislav Ondas, Jozef Juhar, Christopher R. Hudson, Daniel W. Carruth, and Cindy L. Bethel, was accepted to the 2020 11th IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Infocommunications (CogInfoCom)!
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A Robotic Augmented Reality Virtual Window for Law Enforcement Operations

The paper "A Robotic Augmented Reality Virtual Window for Law Enforcement Operations," written by Nate Phillips, Brady Kruse, Farzana Alam Khan, J. Edward Swan II, and Cindy L. Bethel, was accepted to the 2020 Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Applications and Case Studies: 11th International Conference (VAMR)!
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Qualitative interview techniques for human-robot interactions

The paper "Qualitative interview techniques for human-robot interactions," written by Cindy L. Bethel, Jessie E. Cossitt, Zachary Henkel, and Kenna Baugus, was published in the journal, Human-Robot Interaction: Evaluation Methods and Their Standardization!
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Conducting Studies in Human-Robot Interaction

The paper "Conducting Studies in Human-Robot Interaction," written by Cindy L. Bethel, Zachary Henkel, and Kenna Baugus, was published in the journal, Human-Robot Interaction: Evaluation Methods and Their Standardization!
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Using HMD for immersive training of voice-based operation of small unmanned ground vehicles

The paper "Using HMD for immersive training of voice-based operation of small unmanned ground vehicles," written by Daniel W. Carruth, Christopher R. Hudson, Cindy L. Bethel, Matus Pleva, Stanislav Ondas, and Jozef Juhar, was published in the 2019 Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Applications and Case Studies: 11th International Conference (VAMR)!
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Accessible electroencephalograms (EEGs): A comparative review with openbci’s ultracortex mark IV headset

The paper "Accessible electroencephalograms (EEGs): A comparative review with openbci’s ultracortex mark IV headset," written by Audrey Aldridge, Eli Barnes, Cindy L. Bethel, Daniel W. Carruth, Marianna Kocturova, Matus Pleva, and Jozef Juhar, was published in the 2019 29th International Conference Radioelektronika (RADIOELEKTRONIKA)!
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Novice user experiences with a voice-enabled human-robot interaction tool

The paper "Novice user experiences with a voice-enabled human-robot interaction tool," written by Matus Pleva, Jozef Juhar, Stanislav Ondas, Christopher R. Hudson, Cindy L. Bethel, and Daniel W. Carruth, was published in the 2019 29th International Conference Radioelektronika (RADIOELEKTRONIKA)!
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Strategies to combat bullying: Parental responses to bullies, bystanders, and victims

The paper "Strategies to combat bullying: Parental responses to bullies, bystanders, and victims," written by Kristen L. Stives, David C. May, Melinda Pilkinton, Cindy L. Bethel, and Deborah K. Eakin, was published in the journal, Youth & Society!
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User expectations of privacy in robot assisted therapy

The paper "User expectations of privacy in robot assisted therapy," written by Zachary Henkel, Kenna Baugus, Cindy L. Bethel, and David C. May, was published in Paladyn, Journal of Behavioral Robotics!
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Are black robots like black people? Examining how negative stigmas about race are applied to colored robots

The paper “Are black robots like black people? Examining how negative stigmas about race are applied to colored robots," written by Jeannice Louine, David C. May, Daniel W. Carruth, Cindy L. Bethel, Lesley Strawderman, John M. Usher, was published in the journal, Sociological Inquiry!
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A perception-based fuzzy route planing algorithm for autonomous unmanned ground vehicles

The paper “A perception-based fuzzy route planing algorithm for autonomous unmanned ground vehicles," written by Phillip J. Durst, Christopher T. Goodin, Cindy L. Bethel, Derek T. Anderson, Daniel W. Carruth, Hyeona Lim, was published in the journal, Unmanned Systems!
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Therabot-an adaptive therapeutic support robot

The paper “Therabot-an adaptive therapeutic support robot," written by Cindy L. Bethel, Zachary Henkel, Sarah Darrow, and Kenna Baugus, was accepted to the 2018 World Symposium on Digital Intelligence for Systems and Machines (DISA)!
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Implementation of a speech enabled virtual reality training tool for human-robot interaction

The paper “Implementation of a speech enabled virtual reality training tool for human-robot interaction," written by Christopher R. Hudson, Cindy L. Bethel, Daniel W. Carruth, Matus Pleva, Stanislav Ondas, and Jozef Juhar, was accepted to the 2018 World Symposium on Digital Intelligence for Systems and Machines (DISA)!
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Hydra: a modular, universal multi-sensor data collection system

The paper “Hydra: a modular, universal multi-sensor data collection system," written by Madelyn Davis, Lucas Cagle, Courtney Morgan, Christopher Hudson, Bostic Shell, David Gardner, Muhammad Aminul Islam, Cindy L. Bethel, John E. Ball, James R. Gafford, Derek T. Anderson, Yucheng Liu, and Andrew LeClair, was accepted to the conference, Autonomous Systems: Sensors, Vehicles, Security, and the Internet of Everything!
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A history and overview of mobility modeling for autonomous unmanned ground vehicles

The paper “A history and overview of mobility modeling for autonomous unmanned ground vehicles," written by Phillip J. Durst, Gabe Monroe, Cindy L. Bethel, Derek T. Anderson, and Daniel W. Carruth, was accepted to the conference, Autonomous Systems: Sensors, Vehicles, Security, and the Internet of Everything!
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Social robots in therapy: Focusing on autonomy and ethical challenges

The paper “Social robots in therapy: Focusing on autonomy and ethical challenges," written by Pablo G. Esteban, Daniel Hernández García, Hee Rin Lee, Pauline Chevalier, Paul Baxter, and Cindy L. Bethel, was accepted to the 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction!
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Stress factors that impact robot operator control in high-stress dynamic scenarios

The paper “Stress factors that impact robot operator control in high-stress dynamic scenarios," written by Christopher R. Hudson and Cindy L. Bethel, was accepted to the 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction!
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Therabot™: A robotic support companion

The paper “Therabot™: A robotic support companion," written by Sarah Darrow, Aaron Kimbrell, Nikhil Lokhande, Nicholas Dinep-Schneider, TJ Ciufo, Brandon Odom, Zachary Henkel, and Cindy L. Bethel, was accepted to the 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction!
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Improving student engagement and learning outcomes through the use of industry-sponsored projects in human-computer interaction curriculum

The paper “Improving student engagement and learning outcomes through the use of industry-sponsored projects in human-computer interaction curriculum”, written by Cindy L. Bethel, was accepted to the 2017 15th International Conference on Emerging eLearning Technologies and Applications (ICETA)!
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A training tool for speech driven human-robot interaction applications

The paper “A training tool for speech driven human-robot interaction applications”, written by Christopher Hudson, Cindy L. Bethel, Daniel W. Carruth, Matus Pleva, Jozef Juhar, and Stanislav Ondas, was accepted to the 2017 15th International Conference on Emerging eLearning Technologies and Applications (ICETA)!
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He can read your mind: perceptions of a character-guessing robot

The paper “He can read your mind: perceptions of a character-guessing robot”, written by Zachary Henkel, Cindy L. Bethel, John Kelly, Alexis Jones, Kristen Stives, Zach Buchanan, Deborah K. Eakin, David C. May, and Melinda Pilkinton, was accepted to the 2017 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)!
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Understanding Human Response to the Presence and Actions of Unmanned Ground Vehicle Systems in Field Environment

The paper “Understanding Human Response to the Presence and Actions of Unmanned Ground Vehicle Systems in Field Environment”, written by Lesley J. Strawderman, Benjamin Scott Campbell, David C. May, Cindy L. Bethel, John M. Usher, and Daniel W. Carruth, was published in IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems!
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Simulation modeling of pedestrian behavior in the presence of unmanned mobile robots

The paper “Simulation modeling of pedestrian behavior in the presence of unmanned mobile robots”, written by John M. Usher, Ross McCool, Lesley Strawderman, Daniel W. Carruth, Cindy L. Bethel, and David C. May, was published in the journal, Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory!
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Survey of factors for the prediction of human comfort with a non-anthropomorphic robot in public spaces

The paper “Survey of factors for the prediction of human comfort with a non-anthropomorphic robot in public spaces”, written by David C. May, Kristie J. Holler, Cindy L. Bethel, Lesley Strawderman, Daniel W. Carruth, and John M. Usher, was published in the International Journal of Social Robotics!
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Dr. Bethel and Zachary Henkel Present in Austria!

Dr. Cindy Bethel and Zachary Henkel present “A Robot Forensic Interviewer – The BAD, the GOOD, and the Undiscovered” at the 12th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2017) in Vienna, Austria on March 6th!
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Using Robots to Interview Children About Bullying: Lessons Learned From An Exploratory Study

Cindy L. Bethel, Zachary Henkel, Kristen Stives, David C. May, Deborah K. Eakin, Melinda Pilkinton, Alexis Jones, and Megan Stubbs-Richardson presented “Using Robots to Interview Children About Bullying: Lessons Learned From an Exploratory Study” at the 25th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2016) in New York City, New York. This conference has a 47% acceptance rate!
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A Survey of Using Vocal Prosody to Convey Emotion in Robotic Speech

“A Survey of Using Vocal Prosody to Convey Emotion in Robotic Speech”, written by Joe Crumpton and Dr. Cindy Bethel, was published in the International Journal of Social Robotics on April 2016.
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Dr. Bethel and Joe Crumpton’s Presentation was a Best Paper Award Finalist at CTS 2015

Cindy L. Bethel and Joe Crumpton‘s paper on “Validation of Vocal Prosody Modification to Communicate Emotion in Robot Speech” was a Best Paper Award Finalist at the 2015 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems (CTS 2015) in Evanston, Illinois, USA.
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Dr. Bethel, Daniel Carruth, and Teena Garrison Present in Poland

“Robot Needs Assessment and Issues Discovered from Tactical SWAT Team Exercises” was presented by Dr. Cindy L. Bethel, Daniel Carruth, and Teena Garrison at the NATO CSO STO AVT-241/RSM-022 Technological and Operational Problems Connected with UGV Application for Future Military Operations conference in Rzeszow, Poland.
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Evaluation of Supervisory Control Interfaces for Mobile Robot Integration with Tactical Teams

Dr. Cindy Bethel, Alexander Lalejini, Dexter Duckworth, Richard Sween, and Daniel Carruth went to Evanston, IL to present “Evaluation of Supervisory Control Interfaces for Mobile Robot Integration with Tactical Teams” at the 2014 IEEE Workshop on Advanced Robotics and Its Social Impacts.
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Dr. Bethel and Joe Crumpton Present in Scotland

Dr. Cindy L. Bethel and Joe Crumpton presented Conveying Emotion of Robotic Speech: Lessons Learned at Ro-Man 2014- the 23rd Annual IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Duckworth Presents Research in Sweden

Arya wins Best Student Paper Award at SPIE XXIII 2013

Ankit Arya was awarded the Best Student Paper Award in the Automatic Target Recognition track at SPIE XXIII 2013 held in Baltimore, MD for the paper titled “Multi-Kernel Aggregation of Local and Global Features in Long Wave Infrared for Detection of SWAT Teams in Challenging Environments,” authored by Ankit Arya, Derek Anderson, Cindy L. Bethel, and Daniel Carruth. This award was sponsored by the Lockheed Martin Corporation.
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Eyewitnesses are Misled by Human but Not Robot Interviewers

The paper, “Eyewitnesses are Misled by Human but Not Robot Interviewers” by Cindy L. Bethel, Deborah Eakin, Sujan Anreddy, James Kaleb Stuart, and Daniel Carruth, has been accepted for oral presentation in the technical research program and for publication in the proceedings of the 8th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction 2013. HRI 2013 will be held in Tokyo, Japan in March 2013. The acceptance rate for the conference this year was 25%.
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Discoveries from Integrating Robots Into SWAT Team Training Exercises

Cindy L. Bethel, Daniel Carruth, and Teena Garrison, “Discoveries from Integrating Robots Into SWAT Team Training Exercises,” to be presented at the 10th IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics, College Station, TX. November 5-8, 2012.
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