Maja Mataric

schoolUniversity of Southern Californiabar_chart#3596 Global Rank

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Promoting Cognitive Health in Elder Care with Large Language Model-Powered Socially Assistive Robots

As the global population ages, there is increasing need for accessible technologies that promote cognitive health and detect early signs of cognitive decline. This research demonstrates the potential for in-residence monitoring and assessment of cognitive health using large language model (LLM)-powered socially assist…

HRI '24CorrespondingCognitive Impairment & Neurodiversity (Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia) +2

Design and Evaluation of a Socially Assistive Robot Schoolwork Companion for College Students with ADHD

Studies have shown that college students with ADHD respond positively to simple socially assistive robots (SARs) that monitor attention and provide non-verbal feedback while completing a task, but the explorations have been done only in lab settings for short sessions. This work presents an initial design and evaluati…

HRI '23CorrespondingIntelligent Voice Assistants (Alexa, Siri, etc.) +2

Evaluating and Personalizing User-Perceived Quality of Text-to-Speech Voices for Delivering Mindfulness Meditation with Different Physical Embodiments

Mindfulness-based therapies have been shown to be effective in improving mental health, and technology-based methods have the potential to expand the accessibility of these therapies. To enable real-time personalized content generation for mindfulness practice in these methods, high-quality computer-synthesized text-t…

HRI '205th+ AuthorTeleoperation & Telepresence

Closeness is Key over Long Distances: Effects of Interpersonal Closeness on Telepresence Experience

Telepresence robots act as the remote embodiments of human operators, enabling people to stay connected to friends, family, and coworkers over lengthy physical separations. However, the factors affecting how humans can best make use of such systems are not yet well understood. This paper explores the effects of person…

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