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Overview

Bilge Mutlu is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research spans several fields of study, with a primary focus on Computer Science and Psychology. Within these broad areas, their work targets subfields including Social Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The research output of Bilge Mutlu covers a diverse range of topics. Notable main subjects include Social Robot Interaction and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), AI in Service Interactions, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, Teleoperation and Haptic Systems, Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts, and Innovative Human-Technology Interaction.

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on the intersection of human and machine collaboration as well as social interaction with technology. Representative publications include:

  • "Human-machine teaming is key to AI adoption: clinicians' experiences with a deployed machine learning system," 2022, npj Digital Medicine
  • "Human Robot Collaboration for Enhancing Work Activities," 2022, Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
  • "Sex and Gender Differences in Emotion Recognition and Theory of Mind After TBI: A Narrative Review and Directions for Future Research," 2020, Frontiers in Neurology
  • "The Unboxing Experience: Exploration and Design of Initial Interactions Between Children and Social Robots," 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Polite or Direct? Conversation Design of a Smart Display for Older Adults Based on Politeness Theory," 2022, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Bilge Mutlu collaborates frequently with several researchers. The most common coauthors include Michael Gleicher, Bengisu Çağıltay, Robert G. Radwin, Emmanuel Senft, and Michael Zinn.

Their research is often published in venues that focus on human-computer interaction and robotics. Frequent publication venues consist of arXiv (Cornell University), Designing Interactive Systems Conference, Interaction Design and Children, Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, and the 2022 17th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI).

Best Publications

  • Human-robot proxemics: physical and psychological distancing in human-robot interaction

    Jonathan Mumm;Bilge Mutlu

  • Footing in human-robot conversations: how robots might shape participant roles using gaze cues

    Bilge Mutlu;Toshiyuki Shiwa;Takayuki Kanda;Hiroshi Ishiguro

  • Robots in organizations: the role of workflow, social, and environmental factors in human-robot interaction

    Bilge Mutlu;Jodi Forlizzi

  • A Storytelling Robot: Modeling and Evaluation of Human-like Gaze Behavior

    B. Mutlu;J. Forlizzi;J. Hodgins

  • Pay attention!: designing adaptive agents that monitor and improve user engagement

    Daniel Szafir;Bilge Mutlu

  • MACH: my automated conversation coach

    Mohammed (Ehsan) Hoque;Matthieu Courgeon;Jean-Claude Martin;Bilge Mutlu

  • Designing persuasive robots: how robots might persuade people using vocal and nonverbal cues

    Vijay Chidambaram;Yueh-Hsuan Chiang;Bilge Mutlu

  • Conversational gaze aversion for humanlike robots

    Sean Andrist;Xiang Zhi Tan;Michael Gleicher;Bilge Mutlu

  • Embodiment in Socially Interactive Robots

    Eric C. Deng;Bilge Mutlu;Maja J. Matarić

  • Nonverbal leakage in robots: communication of intentions through seemingly unintentional behavior

    Bilge Mutlu;Fumitaka Yamaoka;Takayuki Kanda;Hiroshi Ishiguro

  • A Review of Eye Gaze in Virtual Agents, Social Robotics and HCI: Behaviour Generation, User Interaction and Perception

    K. Ruhland;C. E. Peters;S. Andrist;J. B. Badler;J. B. Badler

  • The Social Impact of a Robot Co-Worker in Industrial Settings

    Allison Sauppé;Bilge Mutlu

  • Communicating Directionality in Flying Robots

    Daniel Szafir;Bilge Mutlu;Terrence Fong

  • Conversational gaze mechanisms for humanlike robots

    Bilge Mutlu;Takayuki Kanda;Jodi Forlizzi;Jessica Hodgins

  • Look Like Me: Matching Robot Personality via Gaze to Increase Motivation

    Sean Andrist;Bilge Mutlu;Adriana Tapus

  • How Do Humans Teach: On Curriculum Learning and Teaching Dimension

    Faisal Khan;Bilge Mutlu;Xiaojin Zhu

  • Communication of intent in assistive free flyers

    Daniel Szafir;Bilge Mutlu;Terrence Fong

  • Using gaze patterns to predict task intent in collaboration.

    Chien-Ming Huang;Sean Andrist;Allison Sauppé;Bilge Mutlu

  • Designing motivational agents: The role of praise, social comparison, and embodiment in computer feedback

    Jonathan Mumm;Bilge Mutlu

  • Anticipatory Robot Control for Efficient Human-Robot Collaboration

    Chien-Ming Huang;Bilge Mutlu

  • Robust, low-cost, non-intrusive sensing and recognition of seated postures

    Bilge Mutlu;Andreas Krause;Jodi Forlizzi;Carlos Guestrin

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Gleicher
Michael Gleicher University of Wisconsin–Madison
Lyn S. Turkstra
Lyn S. Turkstra McMaster University
Melissa C. Duff
Melissa C. Duff Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Jodi Forlizzi
Jodi Forlizzi Carnegie Mellon University
Takayuki Kanda
Takayuki Kanda Kyoto University
Jessica K. Hodgins
Jessica K. Hodgins Carnegie Mellon University
Maja J. Matarić
Maja J. Matarić University of Southern California
Eric Horvitz
Eric Horvitz Microsoft (United States)
Michelle W. Voss
Michelle W. Voss University of Iowa

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