Dissertation

• [D.1] Thomas R. Groechel. “Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality for Socially Assistive Robotics” Defended Feb. 7, 2023.

Journal

• [J.2] Thomas R. Groechel*, Michael E. Walker*, Christine T. Chang, Eric Rosen, and Jessica Zosa Forde. “A Tool for Organizing Key Characteristics of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality for Human-Robot Interaction Systems: Synthesizing VAM-HRI Trends and Takeaways.” In IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine (RAM 2022) - RAM Link
• [J.1] Zhonghao Shi, Thomas R. Groechel, Shomik Jain, Kourtney Chima, Ognjen Rudovic, and Maja J. Matarić. "Toward Personalized Affect-Aware Socially Assistive Robot Tutors in Long-Term Interventions for Children with Autism." In Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction (THRI 2022).

Conference

• [C.10] Thomas R. Groechel, İpek Göktan, Karen Ly, Anna-Maria Velentza, and Maja J. Matarić. "MoveToCode: An Embodied Augmented Reality Visual Programming Language with an Autonomous Robot Tutor for Promoting Student Programming Curiosity", Accepted in 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2023), Aug-2023
• [C.9] Thomas R. Groechel*, Allison O'Connell*, Massimiliano Nigro*, and Maja J. Matarić. "Reimagining RViz: Multidimensional Augmented Reality Robot Signal Design", In 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2022), Aug-2022
• [C.8] Julia Cordero*, Thomas R. Groechel* and Maja J. Matarić. "A Review and Recommendations on Reporting Recruitment and Compensation Information in HRI Research Papers", In 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2022), Aug-2022.

  Best Paper Award Finalist (4 nominated out of 264)

• [C.7] Nisha Chatwani*, Chloe Kuo*, Thomas R. Groechel*, and Maja J. Mataríc. "PoseToCode: Exploring Design Considerations toward a Usable Block-Based Programming and Embodied Learning System", In the Fifteenth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions (ACHI 2022), Porto, Portugal, Jun-2022.
• [C.6] Adam Wathieu*, Thomas R. Groechel*, Haemin Jenny Lee, Chloe Kuo, and Maja J. Mataríc. "RE:BT-Espresso: Improving Interpretability and Expressivity of Behavior Trees Learned from Robot Demonstrations", In 2022 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2022), Philadelphia, PA, May-2022.
• [C.5] Matthew Rueben, Mohammad Syed, Emily London, Mark Camarena, Eunsook Shin, Yulun Zhang, Timothy S. Wang, Thomas R. Groechel, Rhianna Lee, and Maja J. Matarić. "Long-Term, In-the-Wild Study of Feedback About Speech Intelligibility for K-12 Students Attending Class via a Telepresence Robot", In 23rd International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI), Montreal, Canada, Oct-2021.
• [C.4] Thomas R. Groechel, Roxanna Pakkar, Roddur Dasgupta, Chloe Kuo, HaeminLee, Julia Cordero, Kartik Mahajan, and Maja J. Matarić "Kinesthetic Curiosity: Towards Personalized Embodied Learning with a Robot Tutor Teaching Programming in Mixed Reality"", In 17th International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER), Mar 2021.
• [C.3] Kartik Mahajan*, Thomas R. Groechel*, Roxanna Pakkar, Julia Cordero, Haemin Lee, Maja J. Matarić "Adapting Usability Metrics for a Socially Assistive, Kinesthetic, Mixed Reality Robot Tutoring Environment", In Proceedings of 2020 International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR ’20), Colorado, USA, Nov 2020.

  Best Paper Award Finalist (5 nominated out of 113)

• [C.2] Naomi T. Fitter, Luke M. Rush, Elizabeth Cha, Thomas R. Groechel Maja J. Matarić, and Leila Takayama "Closeness is Key over Long Distances: Effects of Interpersonal Closeness on Telepresence Experience", In 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (HRI '20), Cambridge, UK, Mar-2020.
• [C.1] Thomas R. Groechel, Zhonghao Shi, Roxanna Pakkar, and Maja J. Matarić "Using Socially Expressive Mixed Reality Arms for Enhancing Low-Expressivity Robots", In 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactactive Communication (RO-MAN '19), New Delhi, India, Oct-2019.

  Robotics Society of Japan and Korean Robotics Society Distinguished Interdisciplinary Research Award Finalist (3 nominated out of 206)

Workshop, Abstracts, and Late Breaking Reports

• [W.8] İpek Göktan*, Karen Ly*, Thomas R. Groechel* and Maja J. Matarić. Augmented Reality Appendages for Robots: Design Considerations and Recommendations for Maximizing Social and Functional Perception", In Refereed ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (HRI) Workshop on Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality for Human-Robot Interaction (VAM-HRI 2022), Mar-2022.
• [W.7] Julia R. Cordero*, Thomas R. Groechel*, and Maja J. Matarić "What and How Are We Reporting in HRI? A Review and Recommendations for Reporting Recruitment, Compensation, and Gender" In Refereed ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (HRI) Workshop on Fairness and Transparency in HRI: Algorithms, Methods, and Metrics, Mar-2022.
• [W.6] Thomas R. Groechel and Maja J. Matarić "Abstract: Improving Bidirectional Communication in Human-Robot Interaction Through Mixed Reality Modalities", In Robotics Gordon Research Seminar (Jan 2022)
• [W.5] Christine T. Chang, Eric Rosen, Thomas R. Groechel, Michael Walker, Jessica Zosa Forde "Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality for Human-Robot Interaction (VAM-HRI)", In Companion of the 2022 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (Companion-HRI '22), Virtual, Mar-2022.
• [W.4] Zhonghao Shi, Manwei Cao, Sophia Pei, Xiaoyang Qiao, Thomas R. Groechel, Maja J. Matarić "Personalized Affect-Aware Socially Assistive Robot Tutors Aimed at Fostering Social Grit in Children with Autism", In Refereed Workshop ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (HRI) Workshop on Child-Robot Interaction and Child’s Fundamental Rights., Mar-2021.
• [W.3] Eric Rosen, Thomas R. Groechel, Michael Walker, Christine T. Chang, Jessica Zosa Forde "Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality for Human-Robot Interaction (VAM-HRI)", In Companion of the 2021 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (Companion-HRI '21), Virtual, Mar-2021.
• [W.2] Tom Williams, Daniel Szafir, Tathagata Chakraborti, Ong Soh Khim, Eric Rosen, Serena Booth, Thomas R. Groechel, "Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality for Human-Robot Interaction (VAM-HRI)", In Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (Companion-HRI '20), Cambridge, UK, Mar-2020.
• [W.1] Matthew Rueben, Thomas R. Groechel, Yulun Zhang, Gisele Ragusa, Maja J. Matarić "Increasing Telepresence Robot Operator Awareness of Speaking Volume Appropriateness: Initial Model Development", In Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (Companion-HRI '20), Cambridge, UK, Mar-2020.

Media Coverage

• [M.1] Daniel Druhora "Letting Robots Guide The Learning Experience", Viterbi’s Spring 2021 Magazine