Maja J Matarić

Publications

Books
Journal
Articles
Book
Chapters
Edited
Volumes
Conference
Proceedings
Posters
Theses
Advised
PhD Theses
Workshop Papers
Technical
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Books

  • Maja J Matarić, "The Robotics Primer", MIT Press, 2007. [Publisher web site][Free companion robot programming workbook]

    Refereed Journal Articles

    2013

  • Juan Fasola and Maja J. Matarić, "A Socially Assistive Robot Exercise Coach for the Elderly". Journal of Human-Robot Interaction, to appear, Jun, 2013.[PDF]

    2012

  • Brian Scassellati, Henny Admoni, and Maja J. Matarić, "Robots for Use in Autism Research". Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 14, 275-294, Aug 2012.[journal web link]

  • David J. Feil-Seifer and Maja J. Matarić, "Using Computational Models Over Distance-Based Features to Facilitate Robot Interaction with Children". Journal of Human-Robot Interaction, 1(1):55-77, Jul 2012.[PDF, free journal article URL]

  • Juan Fasola and Maja J. Matarić, "Using Socially Assistive Human-Robot Interaction to Motivate Physical Exercise for Older Adults". Proceedings of the IEEE, Special Issue on Quality of Life Technology, T. Kanade, ed., 100(8):2512-2526, Aug 2012.[PDF]

  • Eric Wade, Avinash Parnandi, Ross Mead, and Maja J. Matarić, "Socially Assistive Robotics for Guiding Motor Task Practice", In Journal of Behavioral Robotics, 2012, 2(4):218-227.[PDF]

    2011

  • David J. Feil-Seifer and Maja J Matarić, "Ethical Principles for Socially Assistive Robotics," IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Special issue on Roboethics, Veruggio, J. Solis and M. Van der loos, 18(1):24-31, Mar 2011. [PDF]

    2010

  • David J. Feil-Seifer and Maja J. Matarić. "Dry Your Eyes: Examining the Roles of Robots for Childcare Applications", invited contribution to IEEE Intelligent Systems, 11, 2010. [PDFand journal PDF]

  • Allison Okamura, Maja J Matarić and Henrik I. Christensen, "Medical and Health-Care Robotics", IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Sep 2010, 27-37. [PDF]

  • Emily Mower, Maja J Matarić, and Shrikanth Narayanan, "A Framework for Automatic Human Emotion Classification Using emotional Profiles", IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing, 19(5):1057-1070, 2010.[PDF][info]

  • Anand Panangadan, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "Tracking and Modeling of Human Activity Using Laser Rangefinders", International Journal of Social Robotics, 2(1), 95-107, 2010.[PDF]

    2009

  • Emily Mower, Maja J Matarić, and Shrikanth Narayanan, "Human Perception of Audio-Visual Synthetic Character Emotion Expression in the Presence of Ambiguous and Conflicting Information", IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 11(5):843-855, Aug 2009. [PDF]

  • Torbjorn S. Dahl, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, ``Multi-Robot Task Allocation Through Vacancy Chain Scheduling", Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 57(6), Elsevier, June 2009. [PDF]

    2008

  • Adriana Tapus, Cristian Tapus, and Maja J. Mataric´, "User-Robot Personality Matching and Assistive Robot Behavior Adaptation for Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Therapy." Intelligent Service Robotics Journal, Special Issue on Multidisciplinary Collaboration for Socially Assistive Robotics, A. Tapus, ed., Apr 2008, 169-183. [PDF] [journal site]

    2007

  • Maja J Matarić, Jon Eriksson, David Feil-Seifer, and Carolee Winstein, "Socially Assistive Robotics for Post-Stroke Rehabilitation", International Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 4(5), Feb 19, 2007. [ on-line journal entry; PDF]

  • Adriana Tapus, Maja J. Matarić, and Brian Scassellati, "The Grand Challenges in Socially Assistive Robotics", IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 14(1), Mar 2007. [PDF]

  • David Feil-Seifer, Kristine Skinner, and Maja J Matarić, "Benchmarks for Evaluating Socially Assistive Robotics", Journal of Interaction Studies, 8(3), 2007, 423-439. [PDF]

    2006

  • Maja J Matarić, "Socially Assistive Robotics", IEEE Intelligent Systems, 21(4), Jul/Aug 2006, 81-83. [PDF] [whole special issue PDF]

  • Adriana Tapus and Maja J Matarić, "Towards Socially Assistive Robotics", International Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, 24(5), July 2006. [PDF]

  • Kristina Lerman, Chris Jones, Aram Galstyan and Maja J Matarić, "Analysis of Dynamic Task Allocation in Multi-Robot Systems", International Journal of Robotics Research, 25(3), March 1, 2006, 225-242. [PDF]

  • Andrew Howard, Gaurav S. Sukhatme, and Maja J Matarić, "Multi-Robot Mapping using Manifold Representations". Proceedings of the IEEE - Special Issue on Multi-robot Systems, 94(7), 2006, 1360-1369. [PDF]

  • Alexandra Constantin and Maja J Matarić, "Evaluating Arm Movement Imitation", American Journal of Undergraduate Research, 4(4), 2006, 9-12. [PDF]

    2005

  • Dylan A. Shell and Maja J Matarić, "Insights Toward Robot-Assisted Evacuation", Advanced Robotics, International Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, 19(8), 2005, 797-818. [PDF]

    2004

  • Odest Chadwicke Jenkins and Maja J Matarić, "Performance-Derived Behavior Vocabularies: Data-Driven Acquisition of Skills From Motion", International Journal of Humanoid Robotics, Jun 2004, 237-288. [PDF]

  • Brian Gerkey and Maja J Matarić, "A Formal Framework for the Study of Task Allocation in Multi-Robot Systems", International Journal of Robotics Research, 23(9), Sep 2004, 939-954. [PDF] [PS.GZ]

    2003

  • Maja J Matarić, Gaurav S. Sukhatme, and Esben Ostergaard, "Multi-robot Task Allocation in Uncertain Environments", Autonomous Robots, 14(2-3), pp. 255-263, 2003. [PDF]

  • Dani Goldberg and Maja J Matarić, "Maximizing Reward in a Non-Stationary Mobile Robot Environment", invited submission to the Best of Agents-2000, special issue of Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, 6(3), 2003, pp. 281-316. [PDF]

    2002

  • Brian P. Gerkey and Maja J Matarić, "Sold!: Auction methods for multi-robot coordination", IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation,, special issue on Advances in Multi-Robot Systems, 18(5), Oct 2002, 758-786. [PDF]

  • Jakob Fredslund and Maja J Matarić, "A General, Local Algorithm for Robot Formations", IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation,, special issue on Advances in Multi-Robot Systems, 18(5), Oct 2002, 837-846. [PS] [PDF]

  • Richard Vaughan, Kasper Stoy, Gaurav S. Sukhatme, and Maja J Matarić, "LOST: Localization-Space Trails for Robot Teams", IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation,, special issue on Advances in Multi-Robot Systems, 18(5), Oct 2002, 796-812.[PDF]

  • Andrew Howard, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "An Incremental Self-Deployment Algorithm for Mobile Sensor Networks", Autonomous Robots,special issue on Intelligent Embedded Systems, G. Sukhatme, ed., 2002, 113-126. [PDF]

  • Ajo Fod, Maja J Matarić, and Odest Chadwicke Jenkins, "Automated Derivation of Primitives for Movement Classification", Autonomous Robots,12(1), Jan 2002, 39-54. [PDF][PS]

    2001

  • Monica Nicolescu and Maja J Matarić, "Learning and Interacting in Human-Robot Domains", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, Cybernetics, special issue on "Socially Intelligent Agents - The Human in the Loop", K. Dautenhahn, ed., 31:5, 2001, 419-430.[PDF] [PS.GZ]

  • Aude Billard and Maja J Matarić, "Learning human arm movements by imitation: Evaluation of a biologically inspired connectionist architecture", Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 37:2-3, Nov 30, 2001, 145-160. [PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Learning in Behavior-Based Multi-Robot Systems: Policies, Models, and Other Agents", Cognitive Systems Research, special issue on Multi-disciplinary studies of multi-agent learning, Ron Sun, ed., 2(1), Apr 2001, 81-93. [PDF][PS.GZ]

  • Barry Werger and Maja J Matarić, "From Insect to Internet: Situated Control for Networked Robot Teams", Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence,, 31:1-4, pp. 173-198, 2001. [PDF]

    2000

  • Maja J Matarić, "Getting Humanoids to Move and Imitate", IEEE Intelligent Systems, Jul 2000, 18-24. [PDF]

  • Gaurav S. Sukhatme and Maja J Matarić, "Embedding Robots Into the Internet", Communications of the ACM, special issue on "Embedding the Internet", D. Estrin, R. Govindan, and J. Heidamann, eds. May 2000, 67-73. [PS.GZ]

    1999

  • Francois Michaud and Maja J Matarić, "Representation of behavioral history for learning in nonstationary conditions", Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 29, 1999, 187-200. [PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, Victor B. Zordan, and Matthew M. Williamson, "Making Complex Articulated Agents Dance: an analysis of control methods drawn from robotics, animation, and biology", Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, 2(1), Mar 1999, 23-44. [PS.GZ]

    1998

  • Maja J Matarić and Marc Pomplun, "Fixation Behavior in Observation and Imitation of Human Movement", Cognitive Brain Research, 7(2), 1998, 191-202. [PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Using Communication to Reduce Locality in Distributed Multi-Agent Learning", Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence, special issue on Learning in DAI Systems, Gerhard Weiss, ed., 10(3), Jul-Sep, 1998, 357-369. [PS.GZ]

  • Miguel Schneider Fontan and Maja J Matarić, "Territorial Multi-Robot Task Division", IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, 14(5), Oct 1998, 815-822. [PS.GZ]

  • Francois Michaud and Maja J Matarić, "Learning from History for Behavior-Based Mobile Robots in Non-stationary Conditions", joint special issue on Learning in Autonomous Robots, Machine Learning, 31(1-3), 141-167, and Autonomous Robots, 5(3-4), Jul/Aug 1998, 335-354. [PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Behavior-Based Robotics as a Tool for Synthesis of Artificial Behavior and Analysis of Natural Behavior", Trends in Cognitive Science, 2(3), Mar 1998, 82-87. [PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Coordination and Learning in Multi-Robot Systems", IEEE Intelligent Systems, Mar/Apr 1998, 6-8. [PDF][PS.GZ]

    1997

  • Maja J Matarić, "Learning Social Behavior", Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 20, 1997, 191-204. [PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Studying the Role of Embodiment in Cognition", in Cybernetics and Systems 28(6), special issue on Epistemological Aspects of Embodied AI, Erich Prem, ed., Jul 1997, 457-470. [PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Reinforcement Learning in the Multi-Robot Domain", Autonomous Robots, 4(1), Mar 1997, 73-83. [PZ.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Behavior-Based Control: Examples from Navigation, Learning, and Group Behavior", Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence, special issue on Software Architectures for Physical Agents, 9(2-3), H. Hexmoor, I. Horswill, and D. Kortenkamp, eds., 1997, 323-336. [PS.GZ]

    1996

  • Maja J Matarić and Dave Cliff, "Challenges In Evolving Controllers for Physical Robots", in "Evolutional Robotics", special issue of Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 19(1), Oct 1996, 67-83. [PS.GZ]

    1995

  • Maja J Matarić, "Designing and Understanding Adaptive Group Behavior", Adaptive Behavior 4:1, Dec 1995, 51-80. [PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Issues and Approaches in the Design of Collective Autonomous Agents", Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 16(2-4), Dec 1995, 321-331. [PS.GZ]

    1992

  • Maja J Matarić, "Integration of Representation Into Goal-Driven Behavior-Based Robots", in IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, 8(3), Jun 1992, 304-312. [PDF]

    Refereed Book Chapters

  • Maja J Matarić, Adriana Tapus, and Carolee Winstein, and Jon Eriksson, "Socially Assistive Robotics for Stroke and Mild TBI Rehabilitation", in Advanced Technologies in Rehabilitation, A. Gaggioli, E. Keshner, P. Weiss, and G. Riva, eds. Vol. 145, 2009, IOS Press, 249-262. [PDF or PDF]

  • David Feil-Seifer and Maja J Matarić, "Toward Socially Assistive Robotics for Autmenting Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders", Experimental Robotics - The Eleventh International Symposium, O. Khatib, V. Kumar, and G. Pappas, eds., Springer, 2009, 201-210. [PDF]

  • Katherine Tsui, David J. Feil-Seifer, Holly Yanco, and Maja J. Matarić, "Methods for Evaluating Assistive Robotic Technology", Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking of Intelligent Systems, Raj Madhavan, Edward Tunstel, and Elena Messina, eds., Springer, 2009. [PDF]

  • David Feil-Seifer and Maja J Matarić, "Human-Robot Interaction", Encyclopedia of Complexity and System Science, Robert A. Meyers, ed., Springer Tracks in Robotics 54, Springer, 2009.[PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić and Francois Michaud, "Behavior-Based Robotics", Hanbook of Robotics, Springer, May 2008. [publisher site]

  • Adriana Tapus and Maja J Matarić, "User Personality Matching with Hands-Off Robot for Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Therapy", Experimental Robotics - The 10th International Symposium, Springer Tracks in Robotics 39, Springer, 2008, 165-175. [PDF][Springer On-line Link]

  • Evan Drumwright and Maja J Matarić, "Collision-Free Humanoid Reaching: Past, Present, and Future", in Humanoid Robotics, Matthias Hackel, ed., Advanced Robotic Systems, Vienna, Austria, 2007, 209-226. [PDF]

  • Torbjorn S. Dahl, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, ``A machine learning method for improving task allocation in distributed multi-robot transportation'', in Complex Engineered Systems: Science Meets Technology, Dan Braha, Ali Minai, and Yaneer Bar-Yam, eds., 2006. [PDF]

  • Chris V. Jones and Maja J Matarić, "Behavior-Based Coordination in Multi-Robot Systems", Autonomous Mobile Robots: Sensing, Control, Decision-Making, and Applications, Sam S. Ge and Frank L. Lewis, eds., Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2005. [PDF]

  • Dylan A. Shell and Maja J Matarić, "Behavior-Based Methods for Modeling and Structuring Control of Social Robots", in Cognition and Multi-Agent Interaction: From Cognitive Modeling to Social Simulation, Ron Sun, ed., Cambridge University Pres, 2005, 279-306. [PDF]

  • Monica Nicolescu, Maja J Matarić, "Task Learning Through Imitation and Human-Robot Interaction", in Models and Mechanisms of Imitation and Social Learning in Robots, Humans and Animals: Behavioural, Social and Communicative Dimensions, Kerstin Dautenhahn and Chrystopher Nehaniv, eds., 2005. [PDF]

  • Brian P. Gerkey and Maja J Matarić, "On role allocation in RoboCup", in RoboCup 2003: Robot Soccer World Cup VII, D. Polani, A. Bonarini, B. Browning, and K. Yoshida, eds., Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2004. Invited paper. [PDF] [PS.GZ]

  • Dan Paluska, Maja J Matarić, and Jerry Pratt, "Control of Biomimetic Robots", in Biologically Inspired Intelligent Robots, Y. Bar-Cohen and C. Breazeal, eds., SPIE Press, Vol. PM122, May 2003. [PDF]

  • Andrew Howard, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "Localization for Mobile Robot Teams: A Distributed MLE Approach", Experimental Robotics VIII, B. Siciliano and P. Dario, eds., Springer-Verlaag, 2003, 146-155. [PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Situated Robotics", invited contribution to the Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science, Nature Publishing Group, Macmillan Reference Limited, Nov 2002. [PDF]

  • Chris Jones and Maja J Matarić, "Cognitive Processing Through the Interaction of Many Agents", invited contribution to the Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science, Nature Publishing Group, Macmillan Reference Limited, Nov 2002. [PDF]

  • Dani Goldberg and Maja J Matarić, "Design and Evaluation of Robust Behavior-Based Controllers," in Robot Teams: From Diversity to Polymorphism, Tucker Balch and Lynne E. Parker, eds., A K Peters Ltd, April 2002. [PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Sensory-Motor Primitives as a Basis for Learning by Imitation: Linking Perception to Action and Biology to Robotics", in Imitation in Animals and Artifacts, Kerstin Dautenhahn and Chrystopher Nehaniv, eds., MIT Press, 2002, 392-422. [PDF]

  • Brian P. Gerkey and Maja J Matarić, "Principled Communication for Dynamic Multi-Robot Task Allocation", Experimental Robotics VII, LNCIS 271, D. Rus and S. Singh, eds., Springer-Verlaag Berlin, 2001, 253-362. [PS.GZ][PDF]

  • Paolo Pirjanian and Maja J Matarić, "Multiple Objective vs. Fuzzy Behavior Coordination", in Fuzzy Logic Techniques for Autonomous Vehicle Navigation, D. Drainkov and A. Saffiotti, eds., Studies on Fuzziness and Soft Computing, Springer-Verlag, 2000, 235-253. [PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić and Rodney A. Brooks, "Learning a Distributed Map Representation Based on Navigation Behaviors", in Cambrian Intelligence, MIT Press, 1999, 37-58. [PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Behavior-Based Robotics", in the MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences, Robert A. Wilson and Frank C. Keil, eds., MIT Press, April 1999, 74-77. [PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Learning in Multi-Robot Systems", in Adaptation and Learning in Multi-Agent Systems, Gerhard Weiss and Sandip Sen, eds., Lecture Notes In Artificial Intelligence (LNAI), 1042, Springer-Verlag 1996, 152-163. [PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, "From Local Interactions to Collective Intelligence", in The Biology and Technology of Intelligent Autonomous Agents, L. Steels, ed., NATO ASI Series F, 144, Springer-Verlag, 1995, 275-295. [PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Integration of Representation Into Goal-Driven Behavior-Based Robots", The Artificial Life Route to Artificial Intelligence: Building Embodied, Situated Agents, L. Steels and R. Brooks, eds., Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Hillsdale, 1995, 165-186. [PDF]

  • Rodney A. Brooks and Maja J Matarić, "Real Robots, Real Learning Problems", in Robot Learning, Jonathan H. Connell and Sridhar Mahadevan, eds., Kluwer Academic Press, 1993, 193-213. [PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Parallel, Decentralized Spatial Mapping for Robot Navigation and Path Planning'', Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, Hans-Paul Schwefel and Reinhard Maenner, eds., Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1991, 381-385. [PDF] [official proceedings]

    Edited Volumes

  • "Emerging Directions in Robotics'', special issue of the Communications of the ACM, G. Sukhatme and M. Matarić, eds., Mar 2002.

  • "Learning in Autonomous Robots'', joint special issue of Autonomous Robots, 5(3-4), and Machine Learning, 31(1-3), M. Matarić and H. Hexmoor, eds., Jul/Aug 1998.

  • "Complete Agent Learning in Complex Environments'', special issue of Adaptive Behavior Journal, M. Matarić, ed., 5(3-4), Winter/Spring 1997.

  • Proceedings, 4th International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior (SAB-96), P. Maes, M. Matarić, J-A. Meyer, J. Pollack, and S. Wilson, eds., MIT Press, 1996.

    Refereed Conference Proceedings

    2012

  • Aaron B. St. Clair and Maja J. Matarić. "Modeling Action and Intention for the Production of Coordinating Communication in Human-Robot Task Collaborations". Proceedings, 21st IEEE International Symposium in Robot and Human Interactive Communication (Ro-Man 2012), Paris, France, Sep 2012.[PDF]

    Juan Fasola and Maja J. Matarić, "Socially Assistive Robot Exercise Coach: Motivating Older Adults to Engage in Physical Exercise", Proceedings, 13th International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER-2012), Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, Jun 17-21, 2012.[PDF]

    2011

  • Eric Wade, Avinash Parnandi, and Maja J Matarić. "Using Socially Assistive Robotics to Augment Motor Task Performance in Individuals Post-Sroke", Proceedings, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-2011), San Francisco, CA, Sep 25-30, 2011. [PDF]

  • David J. Feil-Seifer and Maja J. Matarić. "People-Aware Navigation For Goal-Oriented Behavior Involving a Human Partner". Proceedings, International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL-2011), Frankfurt, Germany, Aug 2011.

  • Aaron B. St. Clair, Ross Mead, and Maja J. Matarić. "Investigating the Effects of Visual Saliency on Deictic Gesture Production by a Humanoid Robot". Proceedings, IEEE 20th IEEE International Symposium in Robot and Human Interactive Communication (Ro-Man 2011), Atlanta, GA, Jul 2011.[PDF]

  • Aaron B. St. Clair and Maja J. Matarić, "Task Coordination and Assistive Opportunity Detection via Social Interaction in Collaborative Human-Robot Tasks". Proceedings, International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems Workshop on Collaborative Robots and Human Robot Interaction (CTS-CR-HRI), Philadelphia, PA, May 2011. [PDF]

  • David J. Feil-Seifer and Maja J. Matarić, "Automated Detection and Classification of Positive vs. Negative Robot Interactions With Children With Autism Using Distance-Based Features". Proceedings, International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI-2011), Lausanne, Switzerland, Mar 2011. [PDF]

    2010

  • Juan Fasola and Maja J. Matarić, "Robot Exercise Instructor: A Socially Assistive Robot System to Monitor and Encourage Physical Exercise for the Elderly", Proceedings, 19th IEEE International Symposium in Robot and Human Interactive Communication (Ro-Man 2010), Viareggio, Italy, Sep 2010. [PDF]

  • Ross Mead, Eric Wade, Pierre Johnson, Aaron St.Clair, Shuya Chen, and Maja J. Matarić, "An Architecture for Rehabilitation Task Practice in Socially Assistive Human-Robot Interaction", Proceedings, 19th IEEE International Symposium in Robot and Human Interactive Communication (Ro-Man 2010), Viareggio, Italy, Sep 2010. [PDF]

  • Juan Fasola and Maja J. Matarić, "Robot Motivator: Increasing User Enjoyment and Performance on a Physical/Cognitive Task", Proceedings, International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL-2010), Ann Arbor, MI, Aug, 2010. [PDF]

  • Avinash Parnandi, Eric Wade, and Maja J. Matarić, "Motor Function Assessment Using Wearable Inertial Sensor", Proceedings, 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC'10), 2010. [PDF]

  • Eric Wade, Avinash Rao Parnandi, and Maja J. Matarić, "Automated Administration of the Wolf Motor Function Test for Post-Stroke Assessment", 4th International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare 2010 (Pervasive Health 2010), 2010. [PDF]

    2009

  • Emily K. Mower, Maja J. Matarić, and Shrikanth Narayanan, "Evaluating Evaluators: A Case Study in Understanding the Benefits and Pitfalls of Multi-Evaluator Modeling". In 10th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (Interspeech), Brighton, UK, Sep 2009. [PDF]

  • Adriana Tapus, Cristian Tapus, and Maja J. Matarić, "Music Therapist Robot for People Suffering from Dementia: Longitudinal Study", Proceedings, International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD 2009), Vienna, Austria, July 11-16, 2009. [PDF]

  • Adriana Tapus, Cristian Tapus, and Maja J. Matarić, "The Use of Socially Assistive Robots in the Design of Intelligent Cognitive Therapies for People with Dementia", Proceedings, International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR-09), Kyoto, Japan, June 23-26, 2009. [PDF]

    2008

  • David J. Feil-Seifer and Maja J Matarić, "B3IA: An architecture for autonomous robot-assisted behavior intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders", Proceedings, IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2008), Munich, Germany, August 1-3, 2008. [PDF]

  • David J. Feil-Seifer and Maja J Matarić, "Toward Socially Assistive Human-Robot Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders", Proceedings, International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER-08), Athens, Greece, July 2008. [PDF]

  • Emily Mower, Sungbok Lee, Maja J Matarić, and Shrikanth Narayanan, "Joint-Processing of Audio-Visual Signals in Human Perception of Conflicting Synthetic Character Emotions", Proceedings, IEEE Int. Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME-08), Hannover, Germany, Jun 24-26, 2008.[PDF]

  • Maja J. Matarić, Juan Fasola, and David J. Feil-Seifer, "Robotics as a tool for immersive, hands-on freshmen engineering instruction", Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition Pittsburgh, PA, Jul 2008. [PDF]

  • Emily Mower, Sungbok Lee, Maja J Matarić, and Shrikanth Narayanan, "Human Perception of Synthetic Character Emotions in the Presence of Conflicting and Congruent Vocal and Facial Expressions", Proceedings, Int. Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP-08), Las Vegas, Mar 30-Apr 4, 2008. [PDF]

    2007

  • Emily K. Mower, David J. Feil-Seifer, Maja J Matarić, and Shrikanth Narayanan, "Investigating Implicit Cues for User State Estimation in Human-Robot Interaction Using Physiological Measurements, Proceedings, 16th International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2007), Jeju Island, South Korea, 2007. [PDF]

  • Joshua Wainer, David Feil-Seifer, Dylan A. Shell, and Maja J Matarić, "Embodiment and Human-Robot Interaction: A Task-Based Perspective", Proceedings, 16th IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2007), Best Poster Presentation Award, Jeju Island, South Korea, Aug 26-29, 2007. [PDF]

  • Adriana Tapus, Cristian Tapus, and Maja J. Matarić, "Hands-Off Therapist Robot Behavior Adaptation to User Personality for Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Therapy", Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA-07), April 2007. [PDF]

    2006

  • Evan Drumwright, Victor Ng-Thow-Hing, and Maja J. Matarić, "The Task Matrix Framework for Platform-Independent Humanoid Programming", Proceedings, IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robotics, Genova, Italy, Oct 2006. [PDF]

  • Dylan A. Shell and Maja J. Matarić", "Ergodic dynamics for large-scale distributed robot systems". Proceedings, International Conference on Unconventional Computation, C.S. Calude, J. Casti, M.J. Dinneen, eds., York, UK, Sep 2006, 254-266. [PDF]

  • Joshua Wainer, David J. Feil-Seifer, Dylan Shell, and Maja J Matarić, "The Role of Physical Embodiment in Human-Robot Interaction", Proceedings, 15th International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2006), U. of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK, Sep 6-8, 2006.[PDF]

  • Adriana Tapus and Maja J Matarić, "User Personality Matching with Hands-Off Robot for Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Therapy", Proceedings, International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER-06), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 2006. [PDF]

  • Dylan A. Shell and Maja J Matarić, "Principled synthesis for large-scale systems: task sequencing", Proceedings, International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS), Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, Jul 2006, 207-216. [PDF]

  • Maja J. Matarić and Adriana Tapus, "The Promises and Challenges of Socially Assistive Robotics", Proceedings, 50th Anniversary AI Summit, Monte Verita, Switzerland, Jul 2006. [PDF]

  • Selina Chu, Shrikanth Narayanan, Jay C.-C. Kuo, and Maja J Matarić, "Where Am I? Scene Recognition for Mobile Robots using Audio Features", Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME), Toronto, Canada, 2006. [PDF] [another PDF]

  • Evan Drumwright, Victor Ng-Thow-Hing, and Maja J Matarić "Toward a Vocabulary of Primitive Task Programs for Humanoid Robots", Proceedings, International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL), Bloomington, IN, May 2006. [PDF]

  • Koenig, Nathan and Maja J Matarić, "Behavior-Based Segmentation of Demonstrated Task", Proceedings, International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL), Bloomington, IN, May 2006. [PDF]

  • Rachel Gockley and Maja J. Matarić, "Encouraging Physical Therapy Compliance with a Hands-Off Mobile Robot", Proceedings, 1st Annual Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI-06, Salt Lake City, UT, Mar 2-3, 2006, 150-155. [PDF]

    2005

  • David J. Feil-Seifer and Maja J Matarić, "Multi-Modal Approach to Selective Interaction in Assistive Domains". Proceedings, 14th International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2005), Aug 13-15, 2005, 416-421. [PDF]

  • Jon Eriksson, Maja J Matarić, and Carolee Winstein, "Hands-Off Assistive Robotics for Post-Stroke Arm Rehabilitation", Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR-05), Chicago, IL, Jun 28-Jul 1, 2005, 21-24. [PDF]

  • Kyong Il Kang, Sanford Freedman, Maja J Matarić, Mark J. Cunningham, and Becky Lopez, "A Hands-Off Physical Therapy Assistance Robot for Cardiac Patients", Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR-05), Chicago, IL, Jun 28-Jun 1, 2005, 337-340. [PDF]

    2004

  • William Bluethmann, Robert Ambrose, Myron Diftler, Eric Huber, Andrew Fagg, Michael Rosenstein, Robert Platt, Roderic Grupen, Cynthia Breazeal, Andrew Brooks, Andre Lockerd, R. Allan Peters, Odest C. Jenkins, Maja J Matarić, and Magdalena Bugajska, "Building an Autonomous Humanoid Tool User", Proceedings, IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robotics (Humanoids-2004), Santa Monica, CA, Nov 10-12, 2004. [PDF]

  • Chris V. Jones and Maja J Matarić, "Automatic Synthesis of Communcation-Based Coordinated Multi-Robot Systems", Proceeding, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-04), Sendai, Japan, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2004, 381-387. [PDF]

  • Anand Panangadan, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "Detecting Anomalous Human Interactions using Laser Range-finders", Proceeding, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-04), Sendai, Japan, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2004, 2136-2141. [PDF]

  • Ashley Tews, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "Avoiding Detection in a Dynamic Environment", Proceeding, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-04), Sendai, Japan, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2004, 3773-3778. [PDF]

  • Odest C. Jenkins and Maja J Matarić, "A Spatio-temporal Extension to Isomap Nonlinear Dimension Reduction, Proceedings, International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML-2004), Banff, Canada, July 4-8, 2004, 441-448. [PDF]

  • Torbjørn S. Dahl, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "Emergent Robot Differentiation in Distributed Multi-Robot Task Allocation". In Proceedings, 7th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS'04), Toulouse, France, June 23 - 25, 2002, 191-200. [PS] [PDF]

  • Chris Jones and Maja J Matarić, "Synthesis and Analysis of Non-Reactive Controllers for Multi-Robot Sequential Task Domains", Proceedings, International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER-04), Singapore, Jun 22-25, 2004. [PDF]

  • Evan Drumwright and Maja J Matarić, "Exemplar-Based Primitives for Humanoid Movement Classification and Control". Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA-04), New Orleans, Louisiana, Apr 26-May 1, 2004, 140-145. [PDF] [PS.GZ]

  • Marcelo Kallmann, Robert Bargmann, and Maja J Matarić. "Motion Planning Using Dynamic Roadmaps". Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA-04), New Orleans, Louisiana, Apr 26-May 1, 2004, 4399-4404. [PDF]

  • Dylan Shell and Maja J Matarić. "Directional Audio Beacon Deployment: an Assistive Multi-Robot Application". Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA-04), New Orleans, Louisiana, Apr 26-May 1, 2004. [PDF] [PS.GZ]

  • Marcelo Kallmann and Maja J Matarić. "Planning the Sequencing of Movement Primitives". Proceedings, International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior (SAB-04), Los Angeles, CA, Jul 13-17, 2004, 193-200. [PDF]

  • Ashley Tews, Gaurav S. Sukhatme, and Maja J Matarić. "A Multi-robot Approach to Stealthy Navigation in the Presence of an Observer," Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA-04), New Orleans, Louisiana, Apr 26-May 1, 2004, 2379-2385. [PDF]

  • Chris Jones and Maja J Matarić. "The Use of Internal State in Multi-Robot Coordination", Proceedings, Hawaii International Conference on Computer Science (HICCS-04), Jan 2004, 27-32. [PDF]

    2003

  • Evan Drumwright and Maja J Matarić, "Generating and Recognizing Free-Space Movements in Humanoid Robots", Proceeding, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-03), Las Vegas, NV, Oct 27-31, 2003, 1672-1678. [PDF]

  • Chris Jones and Maja J Matarić, "Adaptive Division of Labor in large-Scale Multi-Robot Systems", Proceeding, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-03), Las Vegas, NV, Oct 27-31, 2003, 1969-1974. [PDF]

  • Dylan Shell and Maja J Matarić, "A Human Motion-Based Environmental Complexity Measure for Robotics", Proceeding, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-03), Las Vegas, NV, Oct 27-31, 2003, 2559-2564. [PDF][PS.GZ]

  • Odest Chadwicke Jenkins and Maja J Matarić, "Automated Derivation of Behavior Vocabularies for Autonomous Humanoid Motion", Proceedings, Second International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (Agents 2003), Melbourne, Austrailia, July, 2003, 225-232. [PDF]

  • Monica Nicolescu, Maja J Matarić, "Natural Methods for Robot Task Learning: Instructive Demonstration, Generalization and Practice", in Proceedings, Second International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, pages 241-248, Melbourne, Australia, July 14-18, 2003 (best student paper nomination). [PDF]

  • D. Erol, J. Park, E. Turkay, K. Kawamura, O. C. Jenkins, M. J. Matarić, "Motion Generation for Humanoid Robots with Automatically Derived Behaviors," In Proceedings, Systems Man and Cybernetics (SMC), Washington DC, October 5-8, 2003, 1816-1822. [PDF]

  • Monica Nicolescu, Maja J Matarić, "Linking Perception and Action in a Control Architecture for Human-Robot Domains", Proceedings, Thirty-Sixth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-36), Hawaii, January 6-9, 2003. [PS][PDF]

  • Brian P. Gerkey and Maja J Matarić, "Multi-Robot Task Allocation: Analyzing the Complexity and Optimality of Key Architectures". Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2003), Taipei, Taiwan, Sep 17-22, 2003, 3862-3867. [PS] [PDF]

  • Torbjorn S. Dahl and Maja J Matarić, "Multi-Robot Task Allocation Through Vacancy Chains," Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA-2003), Taipei, Taiwan, Sep 17-22, 2003, 2293-2298. [PS]

  • Andrew Howard, Maja J Matarić and Gaurav S Sukhatme, "Putting the `I' in `Team': An Ego-Centric Approach to Cooperative Localization", Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Robotics an Automation (ICRA-2003), Taipei, Taiwan, Sep 17-22, 2003, 868-873. [PDF]

  • Chris Jones and Maja J Matarić, "From Local to Global Behavior in Intelligent Self-Assembly". Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA-2003), Taipei, Taiwan, Sep 17-22, 2003, 721-726. [PDF]

  • Ashley Tews, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "A Scalable Approach to Human-Robot Interaction". Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA-2003), Taipei, Taiwan, Sep 17-22, 2003, 1665-1670. [PS]

  • Chi-Wei Chu, Odest Chadwicke Jenkins, and Maja J Matarić, "Markerless Kinematic Model and Motion Capture from Volume Sequences", Proceedings, IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2003 (CVPR 2003), Madison, Wisconsin, July, 2003, 475-482. [PDF]

    2002

  • Andrew Howard, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "Localization for Mobile Robot Teams: a Distributed MLE Approach", Proceedings, International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER-2002), Sant'Angelo d'Ischia, Italy, Jul 8-11, 2002. [PDF]

  • Daniel Arbuckle, Andrew Howard and Maja J Matarić, "Temporal Occupancy Grids: a Method for Classifying Spatio-Temporal Properties of the Environment", Proceeding of the 2002 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-02), Lausanne, Switzerland, Sep 30 - Oct 4, 2002, 409-414. [PDF]

  • Torbjorn S. Dahl, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "Adaptive Spatio-Temporal Organization in Groups of Robots", Proceedings, 2002 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-2002), Lausanne, Switzerland, Sep 30 - Oct 4, 2002, 1044-1049. [PS] [PDF]

  • Andrew Howard, Maja J Matarić and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "An Incremental Deployment Algorithm for Mobile Robot Teams", Proceedings, 2002 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-2002), Lausanne, Switzerland, Sep 30 - Oct 4, 2002, 2849-2854. [PDF]

  • Andrew Howard, Maja J Matarić and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "Localization for Mobile Robot Teams Using Maximum Likelihood Estimation", Proceedings, 2002 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-02), Lausanne, Switzerland, Sep 30 - Oct 4, 2002, 434-459. [PDF]

  • Odest Chadwicke Jenkins and Maja J Matarić, "Deriving Action and Behavior Primitives from Human Motion Data". Proceedings, 2002 IEEE/RSJ Internation Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-2002), Lausanne, Switzerland, Sep 30 - Oct 4, 2002, 2551-2556. [PS] [PDF]

  • Jens Wawerla, Gaurav S. Sukhatme, and Maja J Matarić, "Collective Contruction with Multiple Robots", Proceedings, 2002 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-2002), Lausanne, Switzerland, September 30 - October 4, 2002. [PDF]

  • Helen Yan and Maja J Matarić, "General Spatial Features for Analysis of Multi-robot and Human Activities from Raw Position Data", Proceedings, 2002 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-2002), EPFL, Switzerland, Sep 30 - Oct 4, 2002, 2770-2775. [PDF]

  • Andrew Howard and Maja J Matarić, "Mobile Sensor Network Deployment Using Potential Fields: A Distributd, Scalable Solution to the Area Coverage Problem", Proceedings, 6th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS), Japan, 2002. [PDF]

  • Monica Nicolescu and Maja J Matarić, "A hierarchical architecture for behavior-based robots", Proceedings, First International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, Bologna, Italy, July 15-19, 2002. [PDF]

  • R. Amit and Maja J Matarić, "Learning Movement Sequences from Demonstration", Proceedings of the International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL-2002), MIT, Cambridge, MA, June 12-15, 2002, 302-306. [PDF]

  • Brian P. Gerkey and Maja J Matarić, "Pusher-watcher: An approach to fault-tolerant tightly-coupled robot coordination" Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2002), Washington, DC, May 11 - 15, 2002, 464-469. [PS.GZ][PDF]

  • Brian P. Gerkey, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "Exploiting physical dynamics for concurrent control of a mobile robot", Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2002), Washington, DC, May 11 - 15, 2002, 3467-3472. [PS.GZ][PDF]

  • Jakob Fredslund and Maja J Matarić, "Huey, Dewey, Louie, and GUI -- Commanding Robot Formations", in Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2002), Washington, DC, May 11 - 15, 2002, 175-263. [PDF]

  • Esben H. Ostergaard, Maja J Matarić and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "Multi-robot Task Allocation in the Light of Uncertainty", Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA-2002), Wasington DC, May 11-15, 2002, 3002-3007. [PDF]

  • Amit Ramesh and Maja J Matarić, "Parametric Primitives for Movement Representation and Control", Proceedings, International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA-2002), Washington DC, May 11-15, 2002, 863-868. [PDF]

  • Richard Vaughan, Kasper Stoey, Gaurav S. Sukhatme and Maja J Matarić, "Exploiting Task Regularities to Transform Between Reference Frames in Robot Teams", Proceedings, International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA-2002), Washington DC, May 11-15, 2002, 2599-2605. [PDF]

  • Ajo Fod, Andrew Howard, and Maja J Matarić, "A Laser-Based People Tracker", Proceedings, International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA-2002), Washington DC, May 11-15, 2002, 3024-3029. [PDF]

  • Jakob Fredslund and Maja J Matarić, Robots in Formation Using Local Information, Proceedings, 7th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-7), Marina del Rey, CA, Mar 25-27, 2002, 100-107. [PDF]

    2001

  • Andrew Howard and Maja J Matarić, "Relaxation on a Mesh", Proceedings of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Robots and Systems (IROS), Maui, Hawaii, Oct 2001, 740-745. [PDF]

  • Dani Goldberg and Maja J Matarić, "Detecting Regime Changes With a Mobile Robot Using Multiple Models", Proceedings of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Robots and Systems (IROS), Maui, Hawaii, Oct 2001, 619-624. [PDF]

  • Esben H. Ostergaard, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "Distributed Multi-Robot Task Allocation for Emergency Handling", Proceedings of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Robots and Systems (IROS), Maui, Hawaii, Oct 2001, 821-826. [PDF]

  • Brian P. Gerkey, Richard Vaughan, Andrew Howard, Gaurav S. Sukhatme, and Maja J Matarić, "Most Valuable Player: A Robot Device Server for Distributed Control", Proceedings, IROS-2001, Maui, Hawaii, Oct 2001, 1226-1231. [PDF]

  • Monica Nicolsecu and Maja J Matarić, "Experience-based Representation Construction: Learning From Human and Robot Teachers", Proceedings of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Robots and Systems (IROS), Maui, Hawaii, Oct 2001, 740-745. [PDF]

  • Maja J. Matari and Gaurav S. Sukhatme. "Task-Allocation and Coordination of Multiple Robots for Planetary Exploration". In Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR), Buda, Hungary, Aug 2001, 61-70. [PDF]

  • Jakob Fredslund and Maja J Matarić, Robot Formations Using Only Local Sensing and Control,Proceedings, IEEE International Symposium on computationl Intelligence for Robotics and Automation (CIRA-2001), Banff, Canada, Jul 29-Aug 1 2001. [PDF]

  • Monica Nicolescu and Maja J Matarić, "Experience-based learning of task representations from human-robot interaction", Proceedings, IEEE International Symposium on computationl Intelligence for Robotics and Automation (CIRA-2001), Banff, Canada, Jul 29-Aug 1 2001. [PDF]

  • Wei Ye, Richard T. Vaughan, Gaurav S. Sukhatme, John Heidemann, Deborah Estrin and Maja J Matarić, Evaluating Control Strategies for Wireless-Networked Robots Using an Integrated Robot and Network Simulation, Proceedings, International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2001). [PDF] [PS.GZ]

    2000

  • Brian P. Gerkey and Maja J Matarić, "Principled Communication for Dynamic Multi-Robot Task Allocation", Proceedings, International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER-2000), Waikiki, Hawaii, Dec 10-13, 2000, 341-352. [PS.GZ][PDF]

  • Odest Chadwicke Jenkins, Maja J Matarić, and Stefan Weber, "Primitive-Based Movement Classification for Humanoid Imitation", Proceedings, First IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robotics (Humanoids-2000), MIT, Cambridge, MA, Sep 7-8, 2000. [PDF]

  • Ajo Fod, Maja J Matarić, and Odest Chadwicke Jenkins, "Automated Derivation of Primitives for Movement Classification", Proceedings, First IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robotics (Humanoids-2000), MIT, Cambridge, MA, Sep 7-8, 2000. [PDF]

  • Marc Pomplun and Maja J Matarić, "Evaluation Metrics and Results of Human Arm Movement Imitation", Proceedings, First IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robotics (Humanoids-2000), MIT, Cambridge, MA, Sep 7-8, 2000. [PDF][PS.GZ]

  • Aude Billard and Maja J Matarić, "Learning human arm movements by imitation: Evaluation of a biologically inspired connectionist architecture", Proceedings, First IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robotics (Humanoids-2000), MIT, Cambridge, MA, Sep 7-8, 2000. [PDF]

  • Dani Goldberg and Maja J Matarić, "Learning Multiple Models for Reward Maximization,", Proceedings, The Seventeenth International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML-2000), Stanford University, June 29-July 2, 2000, 319-326. [PS.GZ]

  • Dani Goldberg and Maja J Matarić, "Reward maximization in a Non-Stationary Mobile Robot Environment", Proceedings, Autonomous Agents 2000, Barcelona, Spain, June 3-7, 2000. [PS.GZ]

  • Aude Billard and Maja J Matarić, "A biologically inspired robotic model for learning by imitation", Proceedings, Autonomous Agents 2000, Barcelona, Spain, June 3-7, 2000, 373-380. [PDF]

  • Richard Vaughan, Kasper Stoey, Gaurav S. Sukhatme, and Maja J Matarić, "Whistling in the Dark: Cooperative Trail Following in Uncertain Localization Space", Proceedings, Autonomous Agents 2000, Barcelona, Spain, June 3-7, 2000, 373-380. [PS.GZ]

  • Richard Vaughan, Kasper Stoey, Gaurav S. Sukhatme, and Maja J Matarić, "Blazing a trail: insect-inspired resource transportation by a robot team", Proceedings, 5th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS), Knoxville, TN, Oct 4-6, 2000, 111-120. [PS.GZ]

  • Richard Vaughan, Kasper Stoey, Gaurav S. Sukhatme, and Maja J Matarić, "Go ahead, make my day: Robot conflict resolution by aggressive competition", Proceedings, 6th International Conference On the Simulation Of Adaptive Behavior (SAB-2000), Paris, France, Sep 11-15, 2000, 11-16. [PS.GZ]

  • Barry Werger and Maja J Matarić, "Broadcast of Local Eligibility for Multi-Target Observation", Proceedings, 5th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS), Knoxville, TN, Oct 4-6, 2000, 347-356. [PDF]

  • Paolo Pirjanian and Maja J Matarić, "Multi-Robot Target Acquisition Using Multiple Objective Behavior Coordination", Proceedings, International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2000), San Francisco, CA, Apr 25-28, 2000, 2696-2702. [PS.GZ]

    1999

  • Paolo Pirjanian and Maja J Matarić, "A decision-theoretic approach to fuzzy behavior coordination", Proceedings, IEEE International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotics & Automation (CIRA-99), Monteray, CA, Nov 8-9, 1999. [PS.GZ]

  • Dani Goldberg and Maja J Matarić, "Coordinating Mobile Robot Group Behavior Using a Model of Interaction Dynamics", Proceedings, Autonomous Agents 1999, Seattle, WA, May 1-3, 1999, 100-107. [PS.GZ] (This paper received the ACM Student Paper award.)

    1998

  • Francois Michaud and Maja J Matarić, "Learning from History for Adaptive Mobile Robot Control", Proceedings, IROS-98, Victoria, BC, Canada, Oct 12-16, 1998, 1865-1870. [PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, Matthew Williamson, John Demiris, and Aswath Mohan "Behavior-Based Primitives for Articulated Control", in Proceedings, From Animals to Animats 5, Fifth International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior (SAB-98), Rolf Pfeifer, Bruce Blumberg, Jean-Arcady Meyer, and Stewart W. Wilson, eds., MIT Press, 1998, 165-170. [PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, Victor Zordan, and Zach Mason, "Movement Control Methods for Complex, Dynamically Simulated Agents: Adonis Dances the Macarena", Proceedings, Autonomous Agents 1998, Minneapolis/St. Paul, May 10-13, 1998, ACM Press, 317-324. [PS.GZ]

  • Francois Michaud and Maja J Matarić, "A History-Based Approach for Adaptive Robot Behavior in Dynamic Environments", Proceedings, Autonomous Agents 1998, Minneapolis/St. Paul, May 10-13, 1998, ACM Press, 422-429. [PS.GZ]

    1997

  • Maja J Matarić, "Using Communication to Reduce Locality in Distributed Multi-Agent Learning", Proceedings, AAAI-97, Providence, Rhode Island, Jul 27-31, 1997, 643-648. [PS.GZ]

  • Dani Goldberg and Maja J Matarić, "Interference as a Tool for Designing and Evaluating Multi-Robot Controllers", Proceedings, AAAI-97, Providence, Rhode Island, Jul 27-31, 1997, 637-642. [PS.GZ]

  • Francois Michaud and Maja J Matarić, "Behavior Evaluation and Learning from an Internal Point of View", Proceedings, FLAIRS-97, Daytona, Florida, May 1997. [PS.GZ]

    1996

  • Miguel Schneider Fontan and Maja J Matarić, "A Study of Territoriality: The Role of Critical Mass in Adaptive Task Division" in Proceedings, From Animals to Animats 4, Fourth International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior (SAB-96), Pattie Maes, Maja J Matarić, Jean-Arcady Meyer, Jordan Pollack, and Stewart W. Wilson, eds, MIT Press/Bradford Books 1996, 553-561. [PS.GZ]

  • Barry Brian Werger and Maja J Matarić, "Robotic "Food" Chains: Externalization of State and Program for Minimal-Agent Foraging" in Proceedings, From Animals to Animats 4, Fourth International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior (SAB-96), Pattie Maes, Maja J Matarić, Jean-Arcady Meyer, Jordan Pollack, and Stewart W. Wilson, eds, MIT Press/Bradford Books 1996, 625-634. [PS.GZ]

    1995

  • Maja J Matarić, Martin Nilsson and Kristian Simsarian, "Cooperative Multi-Robot Box-Pushing" Proceedings, IROS-95, Pittsburgh, PA, 1995, 556-561. [PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Evaluation of Learning Performance of Situated Embodied Agents" in Proceedings, Third European Conference on Artificial Life, Granada, Spain, Jun 4-6, 1995, 579-589. [PS.GZ]

    1994

  • Maja J Matarić, "Reward Functions for Accelerated Learning" in Machine Learning: Proceedings, Eleventh International Conference, William W. Cohen and Haym Hirsh, eds., Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, San Francisco, CA, 1994, 181-189. [PDF][PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Learning to Behave Socially" in Proceedings, From Animals to Animats 3, Third International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior (SAB-94), D. Cliff, P. Husbands, J-A. Meyer and S. Wilson, eds., MIT Press, 453-462. [PS.GZ]

    1993

  • Maja J Matarić, "Kin Recognition, Similarity, and Group Behavior" in Proceedings, Fifteenth Annual Cognitive Science Society Conference, Boulder, Colorado, Jun 1993, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 705-710. [PDF][PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić and Matthew J. Marjanovic, "Synthesizing Complex Behaviors by Composing Simple Primitives", Proceedings, Self Organization and Life, From Simple Rules to Global Complexity, European Conference on Artificial Life (ECAL-93), Brussels, Belgium, May 1993, 2, 698-707. [PDF]

    1992

  • Maja J Matarić, "Designing Emergent Behaviors: From Local Interactions to Collective Intelligence", in Proceedings, From Animals to Animats 2, Second International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior (SAB-92), J-A. Meyer, H. Roitblat and S. Wilson, eds., MIT Press, 432-441. [PDF][a cleaner PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Minimizing Complexity in Controlling a Mobile Robot Population", in Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Nice, France, 1992, 830-835. [PDF]

    1990

  • Maja J Matarić, "Navigating With a Rat Brain: A Neurobiologically-Inspired Model for Robot Spatial Representation", in Proceedings, From Animals to Animats: First International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior (SAB-90), J-A. Meyer and S. Wilson, eds., MIT Press, 1990, 169-175. [PDF [alternate PDF ]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Environment Learning Using a Distributed Representation", Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Cincinnati, May 1990, 402-406. [PDF]

  • Rodney A. Brooks, Pattie Maes, Maja J Matarić, and Grinnell Moore, "Lunar Base Construction Robots", in Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-90), Tokyo, Japan, Jul 1990, 389-392. [PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić and Rodney A. Brooks, "Learning a Distributed Map Representation Based on Navigation Behaviors", Proceedings, USA-Japan Symposium on Flexible Automation, Kyoto, Japan, Jul 1990, 499-506. [PDF]

    Unrefereed Conference Papers

  • Maja J Matarić, "Human-Centered Socially Assistive Robotics for Rehabilitation: Is it Time for a Robot Coach?", Proceedings, Virtual Rehabilitation 2008, Vancouver, Canada, Aug 25-27, 2008. Keynote talk. [PDF]

  • Gaurav S. Sukhatme, Deborah Estrin, David Caron, Maja J Matarić, and Aristides Requicha "Proposed Approach for Combining Distributed Sensing, Robotic Sampling, and Offline Analysis for in situ Marine Monitoring", Proceedings, Advanced Environmental and Chemical Sensing Technology - SPIE 2000, Vol. 43205, Boston, MA, November 6-8, 2000. [PS.GZ]

  • Goksel Dedeoglu, Maja J Matarić, Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "Incremental, on-line topological map building with a mobile robot", Proceedings of Mobile Robots XIV - SPIE 99, Boston, MA, pp. 129-139. [PS.GZ]

  • Dani Goldberg and Maja J Matarić, "Mobile Robot Group Coordination Using a Model Of Interaction Dynamics", Proceedings, SPIE: Sensor Fusion and Decentralized Control in Robotic Systems II,", G. McKee and P. Schenker, eds., Boston, MA, Sep 1999, The International Society for Optical Engineering, 63-73. [PS.GZ]

  • Terry Huntsberger, Maja J Matarić, and Paolo Pirjanian, "Action Selection Within the Context of a Robotic Colony", Proceedings, Sensor Fusion and Decentralized Control in Robotic Systems, SPIE, The International Society for Optical Engineering, Boston, MA, Sep 1999, 84-90. [HTML]

  • Gaurav S. Sukhatme, James F. Montgomery, and Maja J Matarić, "Design and Implementation of a Mechanically Heterogeneous Robot Group", Proceedings of Mobile Robots XIV - SPIE 99, Boston, MA, 1999, 122-133. [PS.GZ]

    Refereed Conference Posters

  • Jillian Greczek, Amin Atrash, and Maja J. Matarić, "A Computational Model of Graded Cueing: Robots Encouraging Behavior Change, poster paper in Human-Computer Interaction International (HCII) Jul 2013. [PDF]

  • David J. Feil-Seifer and Maja J Matarić, "A Simon-Says Robot Providing Autonomous Imitation Feedback Using Graded Cueing", International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), May 2012. [PDF]

  • David J. Feil-Seifer and Maja J Matarić, and Shrikanth Narayanan, "Using Proxemics to Evaluate Human-Robot Interaction", Proceedings of the International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Osaka, Japan, Mar 2010. [PDF]

  • Elaine Short, David J. Feil-Seifer, and Maja J. Matarić. "A Comparison of Machine Learning Techniques for Modeling Human-Robot Interaction with Children with Autism". Proceedings, International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI-2011), Lausanne, Switzerland, Mar 2011.[PDF]

  • David J. Feil-Seifer and Maja J Matarić, "Detection and Classification of Positive Vs. Negative Robot Interactions with Children with Autism Using An Automated System", International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), San Diego, CA, May 2011. [PDF]

  • David J. Feil-Seifer and Maja J Matarić, and Shrikanth Narayanan, "Using Proxemics to Evaluate Human-Robot Interaction", Proceedings of the International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Osaka, Japan, Mar 2010. [PDF]

  • David J. Feil-Seifer, Matthew P. Black, Maja J Matarić, and Shrikanth Narayanan, "Toward Designing Interactive Technologies for Supporting Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders", International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), Chicago, IL, May 2009. [PDF]

  • Juan Fasola and Maja J. Matarić. "Robot Motivator: Improving User Performance on a Physical/Mental Task". Poster paper in Proceedings of the International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI-09), San Diego, CA, Mar 2009. [PDF]

  • Ross Mead and Maja J. Matarić. "The Power of Suggestion: Teaching Sequences Through Assistive Robot Motions", Poster paper in Proceedings of the International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI-09), San Diego, CA, Mar 2009. [PDF]

  • Adriana Tapus, Cristian Tapus, and Maja J. Matarić. "Music Therapist Robot for Individuals with Cognitive Impairments". Poster paper in Proceedings of the International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI-09), San Diego, CA, Mar 2009. [PDF]

  • Adriana Tapus, Juan Fasola, and Maja J. Matarić, "Cognitive Assistance and Physical Therapy for Dementia Patients", ICRA 2008 Workshop on Social Interaction with Intelligent Indoor Robots, May 2008. [PDF]

  • David J. Feil-Seifer and Maja J. Matarić, "Shaping Human Behavior by Observing Mobility Gestures", Proceedings, 1st Annual Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI-06, Salt Lake City, UT, Mar 2-3, 2006. [PDF]

  • David Feil-Seifer and Maja J Matarić, "Defining Socially Assistive Robotics", Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR-05), Chicago, IL, Jun 28-Jun 1, 2005, 465-468. [PDF]

  • Evan Drumwright, Marcelo Kallmann, and Maja J Matarić, "Towards Single-Arm Reaching for Humanoid Robots in Dynamic Environments", Proceedings, IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robotics (Humanoids-2004), Santa Monica, CA, Nov 10-12, 2004. [PDF]

  • Nathan Miller, Odest Chadwicke Jenkins, Marcelo Kallmann, Evan Drumwright, and Maja J Matarić, "Motion Capture from Inertial Sensing for Untethered Humanoid Teleoperation", Proceedings, IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robotics (Humanoids-2004), Santa Monica, CA, Nov 10-12, 2004. [PDF]

  • Anand Panangadan, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "Identifying Human Interactions in Indoor Environments", Proceedings, 3rd International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, New York City, July 19-23, 2004, 1308-1309. [PDF]

  • Dylan Shell and Maja J Matarić. "On the use of the term 'stigmergy'" Proceedings, 2nd International Workshop on the Mathematics and Algorithms of Social Insects, Atlanta, Georgia, Dec 2003, 193. [PDF] [PS.GZ]

  • Chris Jones and Maja J Matarić, "Sequential Task Execution in a Minimalist Distributed Robotic System", poster in Proceedings, Simulation of Adaptive Behavior (SAB-02), Edinburgh, UK, Aug 4-9, 2002, 395-396. [PDF]

  • Esben Ostergaard, Gaurav S. Sukhatme, and Maja J Matarić, "Emergent Bucket Brigading", Autonomous Agents 2001, Monteral, Canada, May 28-Jun 1, 2001. [PS] [PDF]

  • Monica Nicolescu and Maja J Matarić, "Learning Cooperation From Human-Robot Interaction", Proceedings, 5th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS), Knoxville, TN, Oct 4-6, 2000, 477-478. [PS.GZ] [PDF]

  • Brian Gerkey and Maja J Matarić, "Murdoch: Publish/Subscribe Task Allocation For Heterogeneous Agents", Proceedings, Autonomous Agents 2000, Barcelona, Spain, June 3-7, 2000, 203-204. [PS.GZ]

  • Stergios Rumeliotis, Paolo Pirjanian, and Maja J Matarić, "Ant-Inspired Navigation in Unknown Environments", Proceedings, Autonomous Agents 2000, Barcelona, Spain, June 3-7, 2000, 25-26. [PS.GZ]

  • Stefan Weber, Chad Jenkins, and Maja J Matarić, "Imitation Using Perceptual and Motor Primitives", Proceedings, Autonomous Agents 2000, Barcelona, Spain, June 3-7, 2000, 136-137. [PS.GZ]

  • Barry Werger and Maja J Matarić, "Broadcast of Local Eligibility: Behavior-Based Control for Strongly Cooperative Robot Teams", Proceedings, Autonomous Agents 2000, Barcelona, Spain, June 3-7, 2000, 21-22. [PDF]

  • Aruna Sankaranarayanan and Matarić, Maja J. "The Multi-Agent-based Schedule Calculator (MASC) System", Proceedings, Autonomous Agents 1998, Minneapolis/St. Paul, May 10-13, 1998, ACM Press, 465-466. [PS.GZ]

  • Barry Werger and Maja J Matarić, "Quick 'n' Dirty Generalization for Mobile Robot Reinforcement Learning", IJCAI-97, Nagoya, Japan, Aug 23-29, 1997. [PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Studying the Role of Embodiment in Cognition", Society for Philosophy and Psychology 1997 Annual Meeting, The New School for Social Research, New York, Jun 5-8, 1997.

  • Sheila R. Cooke, Brendan Kitts, Robert Sekuler, and Maja J Matarić, "Delayed and Real-Time Imitation of Complex Visual Gestures", Proceedings, International Conference on Vision, Recognition, Action: Neural Models of Mind and Machine, Boston University, May 28-31, 1997. [HTML]

  • Brendan Kitts, Sheila R. Cooke, Maja J Matarić, and Sekuler, Robert, "Improved Pattern Recognition by Combining Invariance Methods", Proceedings, International Conference on Vision, Recognition, Action: Neural Models of Mind and Machine, Boston University, May 28-31, 1997. [HTML]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Group Behavior in Multi-Robot Systems", Artificial Life IV, MIT, Cambridge, May 1994.

    Theses

  • Maja J Matarić, " Interaction and Intelligent Behavior", MIT EECS PhD Thesis, May 1994, MIT AI Lab Tech Report AITR-1495,Aug 1994. Also available from publications@ai.mit.edu. [PS.GZ] [PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, "A Distributed Model for Mobile Robot Environment-Learning and Navigation", MIT EECS Master's Thesis, Jan 1990, MIT AI Lab Tech Report AITR-1228,May 1990. Also available in hardcopy from publications@ai.mit.edu. [PS] [PDF]

    Advised PhD Theses

    Dani Goldberg, "Evaluating the Dynamics of Agent-Environment Interaction", May 2001. [PDF, [PDF]

    Brian Paul Gerkey, "On Multi-Robot Task Allocation", May 2003. [PDF] [PS.GZ]

    Monica Nicolette Nicolescu, "A Framework for Learning From Demonstration, Generalization and Practice in Human-Robot Domains", May 2003. [PDF]

    Odest Chadwicke Jenkins, "Data-driven Derivation of Skills for Autonomous Humanoid Agents", Sep 2003. [PDF]

    Christopher Vernon Jones, "A Principled Design Methodology for Minimalist Multi-Robot System Controllers", May 2005. [PDF]

    Evan Drumwright, "The Task Matrix: A Robot-Independent Freamework for Programming Humanoids," May 2007. [PDF]

    Jeffrey Singley Norris, "Perceptually Motivated Symbol Generation", May 2008. [PDF]

    Dylan A. Shell, "Macroscopic Approaches to Control: Multi-Robot Systems and Beyond", May 2008. [PDF]

    Emily K. Mower, "Emotions in Engineering: Methods for the Interpretation of Ambiguous Emotional Content", Oct 2010. [PDF]

    David J. Feil-Seifer, "Data-Driven Interaction Methods for Socially Assistive Robotics: Validation With Children with Autism Specitrum Distorders", Oct 2011. [PDF]

    Refereed Workshop Papers

  • Aaron B. St. Clair and Maja J Matarić,"Modeling Action and Intention for the Production of Coordinating Communication in Human-Robot Task Collaborations", 21st IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication: Workshop on Robot Feedback in HRI, Paris, France, Sep 2012. [PDF]

  • Juan Fasola and Maja J. Matarić, "Using Spatial Language to Guide and Instruct Robots in Household Environments", AAAI Fall Symposium: Robots Learning Interactively from Human Teachers Arlington, VA, Nov 2012. [PDF]

  • Nathan Koenig and Maja J. Matarić, "Training Wheels For the Robot: Learning From Demonstration Using Simulation", AAAI Fall Symposium: Robots Learning Interactively from Human Teachers Arlington, VA, Nov 2012. [PDF]

  • Aaron B. St. Clair and Maja J.Matarić, "Studying Coordinating Behavior in Human-Robot Task Collaborations Using the PR2", Proceedings, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2011): The PR2 Workshop, San Francisco, CA,Sep. 2011. [PDF]

  • David J. Feil-Seifer and Maja J. Matarić, "Using Robots to Augment (not Replace) People in Therapeutic Settings". Human-Robot Interaction Workshop, Robotics Science and Systems Conference (RSS-2011), Los Angeles, CA, Jul 2011. [PDF]

  • Emily K. Mower, Maja J. Matarić, and Shrikanth Narayanan, "Robust Representations for Out-of-Domain Emotions Using Emotion Profiles", Proceedings, IEEE Workshop on Spoken Language Technology, Berkeley, CA, Dec. 2010. [PDF]

  • Ross Mead, Jerry B. Weinberg, and Maja J. Matarić, "An Ontology-based Multimodal Communication System for Human-Robot Interaction in Socially Assistive Domains", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA-2010) Workshop on Multimodal Human-Robot Interfaces, Anchorage, Alaska, May 2010. [PDF]

  • Ross Mead and Maja J. Matarić, "Automated Caricature of Robot Expressions in Socially Assistive Human-Robot Interaction", The 5th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI-2010) Workshop on What Do Collaborations with the Arts Have to Say about HRI?, March 2010. [PDF]

  • Avinash Parnandi, Eric Wade, and Maja J. Matarić, "Automated Administration of the Wolf Motor Function Test for Post-Stroke Assessment", Proceedings, 4th International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare 2010 (Pervasive Health 2010), Munich, Germany, Mar 2010. [PDF]

  • Adriana Tapus, Cristian Tapus, and Maja J. Matarić, "Music Therapist Robot: A Solution for Helping People with Cognitive Impairments", Proceedings, Workshop on Intelligent Systems for Assisted Cognition International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI-09), July 12, 2009. [PDF]

  • David J. Feil-Seifer and Maja J. Matarić, "Towards the integration of socially assistive robots into the lives of children with ASD", Working Notes, Societal Impact: How Socially Accepted Robots Can be Integrated in our Society Workshop, International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI-09), San Diego, CA, Mar 2009. [PDF]

  • Katherine Tsui, Holly Yanco, David J. Feil-Seifer, and Maja J. Matarić, "Survey of Domain-Specific Performance Measures in Assistive Robotic Technology", in Proceedings, National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS) Workshop. Washington, DC, Aug 2008. [PDF]

  • David J. Feil-Seifer and Maja J Matarić, "Socially Assistive Robot-Based Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder," Working Notes, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA-08), Workshop on Unifying Characteristics of Research in Human-Robot Interaction, Pasadena, CA, May 2008, 10-11.

  • Adriana Tapus and Maja J. Matarić,"Socially Assistive Robotic Music Therapist for Maintaining Attention of Older Adults with Cognitive Impairments", in Proceedings, AAAI Fall Symposium AI in Eldercare: New Solutions to Old Problem, Nov 2008. [PDF]

  • Adriana Tapus, Eric Wade, and Maja J. Matarić, "Using a Socially Assistive Robot in Gait Recovery and Training for Individuals with Cognitive Impairments", in Proceedings, AAAI Fall Symposium AI in Eldercare: New Solutions to Old Problem, Nov 2008. [PDF]

  • David J. Feil-Seifer and Maja J. Matarić, "Robot-assisted therapy for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders". Conference on Interaction Design for Children (IDC), Workshop on Children with Special Needs, Chicago, IL, Jun 2008. [PDF]

  • Adriana Tapus, Juan Fasola, and Maja J. Matarić, "Socially Assistive Robots for Individuals Suffering from Dementia", ACM/IEEE 3rd Human-Robot Interaction International Conference Workshop on Robotic Helpers: User Interaction, Interfaces and Companions in Assistive and Therapy Robotics, Mar 2008. [PDF]

  • Adriana Tapus and Maja J. Mataric´, "Socially Assistive Robots: The Link between Personality, Empathy, Physiological Signals, and Task Performance." Proceedings, AAAI Sping Sympoisum on Emotion, Personality, and Social Behavior, Mar 2008. [PDF]

  • Adriana Tapus and Maja J. Mataric´, "Towards Active Learning for Socially Assistive Robots", Proceedings of Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS-07) Workshop on Robotics Challenges for Machine Learning, Canada, Dec 2007. [PDF]

  • Dylan A. Shell, Shivakumar Viswanathan, Jin Huang, Rumi Ghosh, Jie Huang, Maja J Matarić, Kristina Lerman, and Robert Sekuler, "Spatial Behavior of Individuals and Groups: Preliminary Fundings from a Museum Scenario", Proceedings, IEEE/IRSJ IROS 2007 Workshop From Sensors to Human Spatial Concepts, San Diego, CA, Oct 2007. [PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, Nathan Koenig, and David Feil-Seifer, "Materials for Enabling Hands-On Robotics and STEM Education", AAAI Spring Symposium on Robots and Robot Venues: Resources for AI Education, Palo Alto, CA, Mar 2007. [PDF]

  • Adriana Tapus and Maja J Matarić, "Emulating Empathy in Socially Assistive Robotics", AAAI Spring Symposium on Multidisciplinary Collaboration for Socially Assistive Robotics, Palo Algo, CA, Mar 2007. [PDF]

  • Nathan Koenig and Maja J Matarić "Demonstration-Based Behavior and Task Learning", AAAI Spring Symposium, To Boldy Go Where No Human-Robot Team Has Gone Before, Palo Alto, CA, Mar, 2006. [PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić "The Role of Embodiment in Assistive Interactive Robotics for the Elderly", AAAI Fall Symposium on Caring Machines: AI for the Elderly, Arlington, VA, Nov 4-6, 2005. [PDF]

  • Dylan A. Shell, Chris V. Jones, and Maja J Matarić, "Ergodic dynamics by design: a route to predictable multi-robot systems", in Proceedings, Third International Naval Research Laboratory Multi-Robot Systems Workshop, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, Mar 2005, 291-297. [PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Robotics Education for All Ages", Proceedings, AAAI Spring Symposium on Accessible, Hands-on AI and Robotics Education, Palo Alto, CA, Mar 22-24, 2004. [PDF]

  • Brian P. Gerkey and Maja J Matarić, "The Question of Utility in Multi-Robot Systems", Proceedings, AAAI Spring Symposium on Briding the Multi-Agent and Multi-Robot Research Gap, Palo Alto, CA, Mar 22-24, 2004. [PDF][PS.GZ]

  • Odest C. Jenkins, Monica Nicolescu, and Maja J Matarić, "Autonomy and Supervision for Robot Skills and Tasks Learned from Demonstration", AAAI Workshop on Supervisory Control of Learning and Adaptive Systems, San Jose, CA, July 25, 2004. [PDF]

  • Brian P. Gerkey and Maja J Matarić, "A Framework for Studying Multi-Robot Task Allocation" Proceedings, Naval Research Laboratory Workshop on Multi-Robot Systems, Washington, DC, March 17 - 19, 2003, 15-26. [PS.GZ][PDF]

  • Ashley D. Tews, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, ``Scaling high Level Interactions Between Humans and Robots'', AAAI Spring Symposium on Human Interaction with Autonomous Systems in Complex Environments, Palo Alto, CA, Mar 2003, 196-202. [PDF]

  • Andrew Howard, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "Cooperative Relative Localization for Mobile Robot Teams: An Ego-centric Approach". Proceedings, Naval Research Laboratory Workshop on Multi-Robot Systems, Washington, DC, March 17 - 19, 2003, 65-76. [PDF]

  • Chris V. Jones and Maja J Matarić, "Towards a Multi-Robot Coordination Formalism", Proceedings, 2nd International Workshop on the Mathemtaics and Algorithms of Social Insects, Atlanta, GA, Dec 2003, 60-67. [PS]

  • Brian P. Gerkey, Richard T. Vaughan, Kasper Stoey, Andrew Howard, Gaurav S. Sukhatme, and Maja J Matarić, "Most Valuable Player: A Robot Device Server for Distributed Control", Autonomous Agents Conference (Agents-2001) Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems Infrastructure, Montreal, Canada, May 28-Jun 1, 2001. [PS.GZ] [PDF]

  • Odest C. Jenkins and Maja J Matarić, "Primitives and Behavior-Based Architectures for Interactive Entertainment", AAAI Fall Symposium on on AI and Interactive Entertainment, Stanford, CA, CA, Mar 26-28, 2001. [PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, Odest C. Jenkins, Ajo Fod, and Victor Zordan, "Control and Imitation in Humanoids", AAAI Fall Symposium on Simulating Human Agents, North Falmouth, MA, Nov 3-5, 2000. [PS.GZ]

  • Aude Billard and Maja J Matarić, "Betty: Robot, play with me! Robot: O.K. How do we play? Betty: You watch me and do like I do. Look!", Proceedings, Workshop on Interactive Robotics and Entertainment (WIRE-2000), Pittsburgh, PA, April 30-May 1, 2000. [PDF]

  • John Demiris and Maja J Matarić, "Perceptuo-Motor Primitives in Imitation", in Working Notes, Autonomous Agents 1998 Workshop on Agents In Interaction - Acquiring Competence Through Imitation, Minneapolis/St. Paul, May 10, 1998. [PS.GZ]

  • Kristian T. Simsarian and Maja J Matarić, "Learning to Cooperate using two Six-Legged Mobile Robots" in Proceedings, Third European Workshop of Learning Robots, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Apr 28-29, 1995. [PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Learning in Multi-Robot Systems", in Proceedings, IJCAI-95 Workshop on Adaptation and Learning in Multi-Agent Systems, Montreal, Canada, Aug 21, 1995. [PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Behavioral Synergy Without Explicit Integration", in Proceedings, AAAI Spring Symposium on Integrated Intelligent Architectures, Stanford University, Sigart Bulletin, 2(4), Aug 1991, 130-133. [PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, ``Qualitative Sonar Based Environment Learning for Mobile Robots'', Proceedings, SPIE Mobile Robots IV, Philadelphia, PA, Nov 1989. [PDF]

    Invited Workshop and Symposia Papers

  • Maja J Matarić, "Coming of Age in Robotics", Zurich AI Lab 20th Anniversary, Nov 2007. [PDF]

  • Chris V. Jones, Dylan A. Shell, Maja J Matarić, and Brian P. Gerkey. "Principled Approaches to the Design of Multi-Robot Systems". Proceedings, Workshop on Networked Robotics}, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS-04), Sendai, Japan, Sep 24-Oct 2, 2004, 71-80. [PDF]

  • Monica Nicolescu and Maja J Matarić, "Extending Behavior-Based Systems Capabilities Using An Abstract Behavior Representation" in the Working Notes of the AAAI Fall Symposium on Parallel Cognition, North Falmouth, MA, Nov 3-5, 2000. Also IRIS Technical Report IRIS-00-389. [PDF] [PS]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Great Expectations: Scaling Up Learning by Embracing Biology and Complexity", NSF Workshop on Development and Learning, Michigan State University, Apr 5-7, 2000. [PDF] [PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Studying the Role of Embodiment in Cognition" in the Working Notes of the AAAI Fall Symposium on Embodied Cognition and Action, MIT, Nov 9-11, 1996. [PS.GZ][PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Learning Motor Skills by Imitation", Proceedings, AAAI Spring Symposium Toward Physical Interaction and Manipulation, Stanford University, Mar 21-23, 1994. [PDF][PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Creating Believability", Proceedings, AAAI Spring Symposium on Believable Agents, Stanford University, Mar 19-20, 1994.

  • Maja J Matarić, "Behavior-Based Architectures for Intelligent Control", Proceedings, Intelligent Autonomous Control Systems Workshop, RAFAEL document #92-39-106-TR, Leshem, Israel, Nov 2-3, 1992. [PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Distributed Approaches to Behavior Control", Proceedings, SPIE Sensor Fusion, Boston, Nov 1992. [PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Controlling a Mobile Robot Herd: Theory and Practice", AAAI Fall Symposium on Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Real-World Autonomous Mobile Robots, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Oct 23-25, 1992. [PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Behavior-Based Systems: Main Properties and Implications" in Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Workshop on Architectures for Intelligent Control Systems, Nice, France, May 1992, 46-54. [PS.GZ][PDF]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Perceptual Parallelism and Action Selection as Alternatives to Selective Perception'', Proceedings, AAAI Spring Symposium on Control of Selective Perception, Stanford University, Mar 25-27 1992. [PDF]

    Technical Reports

    2009

  • David J. Feil-Seifer, Matthew P. Black, Elisa Flores, Aaron B. St. Clair, Emily K. Mower, Chi-Chun Lee, Maja J. Matarić, Shrikanth Narayanan, Clara Lajonchere, Peter Mundy, and Marian Williams. "Development of Socially Assistive Robots For Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders" USC Interaction Lab Technical Report CRES-09-001, Los Angeles, CA, Oct, 2009 [.PDF]

    2005

  • Alexandra Constantin Rachel Gockley and Maja J Matarić, "ncouraging Physical Therapy Compliance with a Hands-Off Mobile Robot", USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-05-010, Sep 2005. [PDF]

  • Alexandra Constantin and Maja J Matarić, "Evaluating Arm Movement Imitation", USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-05-009, Apr 2005. [PDF]

  • Kristina Lerman, Chris Jones, Aram Galstyan and Maja J Matarić, "Analysis of Dynamic Task Allocation in Multi-Robot Systems", USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-05-002, Apr 2005. [PDF]

  • Kyong Il Kang, Sanford Freedman, Maja J Matarić, Mark J Cunningham and Becky Lopez, "A Hands-Off Physical Therapy Assistance Robot for Cardiac Patients", USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-05-001, Mar 2005. [PDF]

    2004

  • Jon Eriksson and Maja J Matarić, "Hands-Off Robotics for Post-Stroke Arm Rehabilitation", USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-04-011, Oct 2004. [PDF] [PS]

  • Miller, Nathan, Jenkins, Odest C., Kallmann, Marcelo, and Matarić, Maja J, ``Motion Capture from Inertial Sensing for Untethered Humanoids'', USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-04-010, 2004. [PDF]

  • Jones, Chris V. and Matarić, Maja J, ``Toward a Multi-Robot Coordination Formalism'', USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-04-008, 2004. [PDF]

  • Jones, Chris V. and Matarić, Maja J, ``Automatic Synthesis of Communication-Based Coordinated Multi-Robot Systems'', USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-04-007, 2004. [PDF]

  • Jenkins, Odest C., Chu, Chi-Wei, and Matarić, Maja J, ``Nonlinear Spherical Shells for Approximate Principal Curves Skeletonization'', USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-04-004, 2004. [PDF]

  • Jenkins, Odest C. and Matarić, Maja J, ``A Spatio-temporal Extension to Isomap Nonlinear Dimension Reduction '', USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-04-003, 2004. [PDF]

  • Jones, Chris V. and Matarić, Maja J, ``Communication in Multi-Robot Coordination'', USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-04-001, 2004. [PS]

    2003

  • Brian P. Gerkey and Maja J Matarić, "A Formal Framework For the Study of Task Allocation in Multi-Robot Systems", USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-03-013, Jul 2003. [PDF][PS.GZ]

  • Jones, Chris, and Maja J Matarić, "Adaptive Division of Labor in Large-Scale Minimalist Multi-Robot Systems", USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-03-008, Mar 2003. [PDF]

    2002

  • Torbjørn S. Dahl, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "Scheduling with Group Dynamics: A Multi-Robot Task Allocation Algorithm Based on Vacancy Chains", USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-02-007, Dec 2002. [PS] [PDF]

  • Nicolescu, Monica and Matarić, Maja J. "Natural Methods for Robot Task Learning: Instructive Demonstrations, Generalization and Practice", USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-02-006, Dec 2002. [PDF]

  • Gerkey, Brian P, and Matarić, Maja J. "Multi-Robot Task Allocation: Analyzing the Complexity and Optimality of Key Architectures", USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-02-005, Sep 2002. [PS.GZ] [PDF]

  • Tews, Ashley, Matarić, Maja J. Sukhatme, Gaurav, and Gerkey, Brian P., "G'day Mate. Let me Introduce you to Everyone: An Infrastructure for Scalable Human-System Interaction", USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-02-004, Sep 2002. [PDF]

  • Chu, Chi-Wei, Jenkins, Odest C. and Matarić, Maja J. "Converting Sequences of Human Volumes into Kinematic Motion", USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-02-003, Sep 2002. [PDF]

  • Jenkins, Odest C. and Matarić, Maja J. "Modularization of Human Motion into Actions and Behaviors", USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-02-002, Sep 2002. [PDF]

  • Tews, Ashley, Sukhatme, Gaurav, and Matarić, Maja J. "An Infrastructure for Large-Scale Human-Robot Interaction", USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Technical Report, CRES-02-001, Sep 2002. [PDF]

  • Chris Jones and Maja J Matarić, "Sequential Task Execution in a Minimalist Distributed Robotic System", USC Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Sytems Technical Report IRIS-02-414, March 2002 [PDF]

    2001

  • Chris Jones and Maja J Matarić, "Global Sequential Control in a Minimalist Distributed System", USC Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems Technical Report, IRIS-02-411, Dec 2001.

  • Marc Pomplun and Maja J Matarić, "A Segmentation Algorithm For the Comparison of Human Limb Trajectories". Technical Report IRIS-02-410, Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems, School of Engineering, University of Southern California, December 2001. [PS.GZ][PDF]

  • Andrew Howard, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukatme, "Localization for Mobile Robot Teams: A Maximum Likelihood Approach". Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems Technical Report IRIS-01-407, 2001.

  • Brian Gerkey and Maja J Matarić, "Pusher-watcher: An approach to fault-tolerant tightly-coupled robot coordination". Technical Report IRIS-01-403, Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems, School of Engineering, University of Southern California, March 2001. [PS.GZ] [PDF]

  • Esben Ostergaard, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "Distributed Multi-Robot Task Allocation for Emergency Handling". Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems Technical Report IRIS-01-402, 2001.

  • Ajo Fod, Maja J Matarić, and Gaurav S. Sukhatme, "Laser Tracking and Classification of Multiple Objects". Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems Technical Report IRIS-01-400, 2001.

  • Brian Gerkey and Maja J Matarić, "Sold!: Market methods for multi-robot control" USC Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems IRIS Technical Report IRIS-00-399. [PDF] [PS.GZ]

  • Esben Ostergaard, Gaurav S. Sukhatme, and Maja J Matarić, "Emergent Bucket Brigading - A simple mechanism for improving performance in multi-robot constrained-space foraging tasks". Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems Technical Report IRIS-01-398, 2001.

  • Jakob Fredslund and Maja J. Matarić, "A General, Local Algorithm for Robot Formations", USC Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems Technical Report, IRIS-01-396, Mar 2001.

  • Monica Nicolescu and Maja J. Matarić, "Learning and Interacting in Human-Robot Domains', USC Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems Technical Report, IRIS-01-395, Jan 2001.

    2000

  • Monica Nicolescu and Maja J Matarić, "Extending Behavior-Based Systems Capabilities Using An Abstract Behavior Representation" USC Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems IRIS Technical Report IRIS-00-389. [PDF] [PS.GZ]

  • Dani Goldberg and Maja J Matarić, "Robust Behavior-Based Control for Distributed Multi-Robot Collection Tasks," USC Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems Technical Report IRIS-00-387, July 2000. [PS.GZ][PDF]

  • Aude Billard and Maja J Matarić, "Learning human arm movements by imitation: Evaluation of a biologically inspired connectionist architecture", IRIS Techical Report IRIS-00-386, 2000.

  • Odest Chadwicke Jenkins, Maja J Matarić, and Stefan Weber, "Primitive-Based Movement Classification for Humanoid Imitation", Tasks," USC Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems Technical Report IRIS-00-385. [PDF][PS.GZ]

  • Marc Pomplun and Maja J Matarić, "Evaluation Metrics and Results of Human Arm Movement Imitation", IRIS Techical Report IRIS-00-384, 2000. [PDF][PS.GZ]

    1999

  • Barry Werger and Maja J Matarić, "Exploiting Embodiment in Multi-Robot Teams", IRIS Techical Report IRIS-99-378, 1999.[PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Visuo-Motor Primitives as a Basis for Learning by Imitation", IRIS Techical Report IRIS-99-377, 1999.[PS.GZ]

  • Gaurav S. Sukhatme, James F. Montgomery, and Maja J Matarić, "Design and Implementation of a Mechanically Heterogeneous Robot Group", IRIS Technical Report, IRIS-99-372, 1999.[PS.GZ]

  • Dani Goldberg and Maja J Matarić, "Augmented Markov Models", IRIS Technical Report, IRIS-99-367, 1999.[PS.GZ]

    1997

  • Maja J Matarić and Marc Pomplun, What do People Look at When Watching Human Movement?", Brandeis University Computer Science Technical Report CS-97-194, Jul 1997.[PS.GZ]

  • Francois Michaud and Maja J Matarić, "A History-Based Learning Approach for Adaptive Robot Behavior Selection", Brandeis University Computer Science Technical Report CS-97-192, Jul 1997.

    1996

  • Maja J Matarić, "Using Communication to Reduce Locality in Distributed Multi-Agent Learning", Brandeis University Computer Science Technical Report CS-96-190, Nov 1996. [PS.GZ]

  • Miguel Schneider Fontan and Maja J Matarić, "The Role of Critical Mass in Multi-Robot Adaptive Task Division", Brandeis University Computer Science Technical Report CS-95-187, Oct 1996. [PS.GZ]

    1995

  • Maja J Matarić and Dave Cliff, "Challenges In Evolving Controllers for Physical Robots", Brandeis University Computer Science Technical Report CS-95-184, Nov 1995, also in "Evolutional Robotics", special issue of Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 19(1), Oct 1996, 67-83. [PS.GZ]

  • Maja J Matarić, "Analyzing Visual Behaviors in Hand Gesture Imitation", Brandeis University Computer Science Technical Report CS-96-185, Feb 1996.

  • Dani Goldberg and Maja J Matarić, "Interference as a Guide for Designing Efficient Group Behaviors", Brandeis University Computer Science Technical Report CS-96-186, May 1996.

    1994

  • Maja J Matarić, " Interaction and Intelligent Behavior", MIT EECS PhD Thesis, May 1994, MIT AI Lab Tech Report AITR-1495,Aug 1994. Also available from publications@ai.mit.edu. [PS.GZ] [PDF]

    1991

  • Maja J Matarić, "A Comparative Analysis of Reinforcement Learning Methods", MIT AI Lab Memo AIM-1322, Oct 1991. [PS] [PDF]

    1990

  • Maja J Matarić, "A Distributed Model for Mobile Robot Environment-Learning and Navigation", MIT EECS Master's Thesis, Jan 1990, MIT AI Lab Tech Report AITR-1228, May 1990. Also available in hardcopy from publications@ai.mit.edu. [PS] [PDF]

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