Understanding the Impact of Robots' Embodiment on User Acceptance and Engagement: Perspectives of Older Adults from Pakistan.
Ahmad, S. M.; Ahmad, M. I.; Fuentes, C.; Verdezoto, N.; and Stawarz, K.
Int. J. Soc. Robotics, 17(11): 2769–2788. 2025.
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@article{DBLP:journals/ijsr/AhmadAFVS25,
author = {Sunbul M. Ahmad and
Muneeb Imtiaz Ahmad and
Carolina Fuentes and
Nervo Verdezoto and
Katarzyna Stawarz},
title = {Understanding the Impact of Robots' Embodiment on User Acceptance
and Engagement: Perspectives of Older Adults from Pakistan},
journal = {Int. J. Soc. Robotics},
volume = {17},
number = {11},
pages = {2769--2788},
year = {2025},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-025-01314-6},
doi = {10.1007/S12369-025-01314-6},
timestamp = {Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100},
biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/journals/ijsr/AhmadAFVS25.bib},
bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}
Designing a Multimodal Robot Pet for Older Adults by Young Adults.
Alhouli, S. Y.; Almania, N. A.; Ahmad, M. I.; and Sahoo, D. R.
In Yamashita, N.; Evers, V.; Yatani, K.; and Ding, S. X., editor(s),
Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2025, Yokohama, Japan, 26 April 2025- 1 May 2025, pages 182:1–182:9, 2025. ACM
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@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/chi/AlhouliAAS25,
author = {Sarah Yousef Alhouli and
Nora Abdullah Almania and
Muneeb Imtiaz Ahmad and
Deepak Ranjan Sahoo},
editor = {Naomi Yamashita and
Vanessa Evers and
Koji Yatani and
Sharon Xianghua Ding},
title = {Designing a Multimodal Robot Pet for Older Adults by Young Adults},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the {CHI} Conference on Human
Factors in Computing Systems, {CHI} {EA} 2025, Yokohama, Japan, 26
April 2025- 1 May 2025},
pages = {182:1--182:9},
publisher = {{ACM}},
year = {2025},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3706599.3720083},
doi = {10.1145/3706599.3720083},
timestamp = {Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0100},
biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/conf/chi/AlhouliAAS25.bib},
bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}
Bias and Fairness in Conversational User Interfaces.
Laban, G.; Hough, J.; Lee, M.; Markelius, A.; Foster, M. E.; Stuart-Smith, J.; and Ahmad, M. I.
In Sin, J.; Law, E.; Wallace, J.; Munteanu, C.; and Korre, D., editor(s),
Proceedings of the 7th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, CUI 2025, Waterloo, ON, Canada, July 8-10, 2025, pages 35:1–35:8, 2025. ACM
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@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/cui/LabanHLMFSA25,
author = {Guy Laban and
Julian Hough and
Minha Lee and
Alva Markelius and
Mary Ellen Foster and
Jane Stuart{-}Smith and
Muneeb Imtiaz Ahmad},
editor = {Jaisie Sin and
Edith Law and
Jim Wallace and
Cosmin Munteanu and
Danai Korre},
title = {Bias and Fairness in Conversational User Interfaces},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 7th {ACM} Conference on Conversational User Interfaces,
{CUI} 2025, Waterloo, ON, Canada, July 8-10, 2025},
pages = {35:1--35:8},
publisher = {{ACM}},
year = {2025},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3719160.3728629},
doi = {10.1145/3719160.3728629},
timestamp = {Sat, 09 Aug 2025 01:00:00 +0200},
biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/conf/cui/LabanHLMFSA25.bib},
bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}
Aye, Robot: What Happens When Robots Speak Like Real People?.
Foster, M. E.; Stuart-Smith, J.; Ahmad, M. I.; and Hough, J.
In Sin, J.; Law, E.; Wallace, J.; Munteanu, C.; and Korre, D., editor(s),
Proceedings of the 7th ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, CUI 2025, Waterloo, ON, Canada, July 8-10, 2025, pages 77:1–77:6, 2025. ACM
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@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/cui/FosterSAH25,
author = {Mary Ellen Foster and
Jane Stuart{-}Smith and
Muneeb Imtiaz Ahmad and
Julian Hough},
editor = {Jaisie Sin and
Edith Law and
Jim Wallace and
Cosmin Munteanu and
Danai Korre},
title = {Aye, Robot: What Happens When Robots Speak Like Real People?},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 7th {ACM} Conference on Conversational User Interfaces,
{CUI} 2025, Waterloo, ON, Canada, July 8-10, 2025},
pages = {77:1--77:6},
publisher = {{ACM}},
year = {2025},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3719160.3737615},
doi = {10.1145/3719160.3737615},
timestamp = {Mon, 22 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0200},
biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/conf/cui/FosterSAH25.bib},
bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}
The Architecture of Trust: A Three-Layered Mathematical Model for Human-Robot Collaboration.
Alzahrani, A. S.; and Ahmad, M. I.
In Osawa, H.; Lindgren, H.; Steinfeld, A.; Foster, M. E.; Okada, S.; and Zhu, H., editor(s),
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction, HAI 2025, Yokohama, Japan, November 10-13, 2025, pages 332–340, 2025. ACM
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@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/hai/AlzahraniA25,
author = {Abdullah Saad Alzahrani and
Muneeb Imtiaz Ahmad},
editor = {Hirotaka Osawa and
Helena Lindgren and
Aaron Steinfeld and
Mary Ellen Foster and
Shogo Okada and
Haiyi Zhu},
title = {The Architecture of Trust: {A} Three-Layered Mathematical Model for
Human-Robot Collaboration},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction,
{HAI} 2025, Yokohama, Japan, November 10-13, 2025},
pages = {332--340},
publisher = {{ACM}},
year = {2025},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3765766.3765792},
doi = {10.1145/3765766.3765792},
timestamp = {Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100},
biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/conf/hai/AlzahraniA25.bib},
bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}
What do the Face and Voice Reveal? Investigating Trust Dynamics During Human-Robot Interaction.
Alzahrani, A. S.; Nasir, J.; Tayeb, A. J.; André, E.; and Ahmad, M. I.
In
20th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2025, Melbourne, Australia, March 4-6, 2025, pages 400–409, 2025. IEEE
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@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/hri/AlzahraniNTAA25,
author = {Abdullah S. Alzahrani and
Jauwairia Nasir and
Ahmad J. Tayeb and
Elisabeth Andr{\'{e}} and
Muneeb Imtiaz Ahmad},
title = {What do the Face and Voice Reveal? Investigating Trust Dynamics During
Human-Robot Interaction},
booktitle = {20th {ACM/IEEE} International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction,
{HRI} 2025, Melbourne, Australia, March 4-6, 2025},
pages = {400--409},
publisher = {{IEEE}},
year = {2025},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1109/HRI61500.2025.10974183},
doi = {10.1109/HRI61500.2025.10974183},
timestamp = {Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0100},
biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/conf/hri/AlzahraniNTAA25.bib},
bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}
"I Never Imagined a Robot Speaking Urdu: " Exploring the Influence of Language on Robots' Acceptance.
Ahmad, S. M.; Ahmad, M. I.; Toro, C. F.; Dias, N. V.; and Stawarz, K.
In
20th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2025, Melbourne, Australia, March 4-6, 2025, pages 1186–1190, 2025. IEEE
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@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/hri/AhmadATDS25,
author = {Sunbul M. Ahmad and
Muneeb Imtiaz Ahmad and
Carolina Fuentes Toro and
Nervo Verdezoto Dias and
Katarzyna Stawarz},
title = {"I Never Imagined a Robot Speaking Urdu: " Exploring the Influence
of Language on Robots' Acceptance},
booktitle = {20th {ACM/IEEE} International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction,
{HRI} 2025, Melbourne, Australia, March 4-6, 2025},
pages = {1186--1190},
publisher = {{IEEE}},
year = {2025},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1109/HRI61500.2025.10974143},
doi = {10.1109/HRI61500.2025.10974143},
timestamp = {Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0100},
biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/conf/hri/AhmadATDS25.bib},
bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}
Optimising Human Trust in Robots: A Reinforcement Learning Approach.
Alzahrani, A. S.; and Ahmad, M. I.
In
20th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2025, Melbourne, Australia, March 4-6, 2025, pages 1202–1206, 2025. IEEE
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@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/hri/AlzahraniA25,
author = {Abdullah S. Alzahrani and
Muneeb Imtiaz Ahmad},
title = {Optimising Human Trust in Robots: {A} Reinforcement Learning Approach},
booktitle = {20th {ACM/IEEE} International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction,
{HRI} 2025, Melbourne, Australia, March 4-6, 2025},
pages = {1202--1206},
publisher = {{IEEE}},
year = {2025},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1109/HRI61500.2025.10974225},
doi = {10.1109/HRI61500.2025.10974225},
timestamp = {Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0100},
biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/conf/hri/AlzahraniA25.bib},
bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}
Multi-contextual Analysis for Physiological Behaviour for Estimating Trust in Human-Robot Interaction.
Alzahrani, A. S.; and Ahmad, M. I.
In Ardito, C.; Barbosa, S. D. J.; Conte, T.; Freire, A. P.; Gasparini, I.; Palanque, P. A.; and Prates, R. O., editor(s),
Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT 2025 - 20th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, September 8-12, 2025, Proceedings, Part III, volume 16110, of
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 224–245, 2025. Springer
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@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/interact/AlzahraniA25,
author = {Abdullah S. Alzahrani and
Muneeb Imtiaz Ahmad},
editor = {Carmelo Ardito and
Simone Diniz Junqueira Barbosa and
Tayana Conte and
Andr{\'{e}} Pimenta Freire and
Isabela Gasparini and
Philippe A. Palanque and
Raquel O. Prates},
title = {Multi-contextual Analysis for Physiological Behaviour for Estimating
Trust in Human-Robot Interaction},
booktitle = {Human-Computer Interaction - {INTERACT} 2025 - 20th {IFIP} {TC} 13
International Conference, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, September 8-12,
2025, Proceedings, Part {III}},
series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
volume = {16110},
pages = {224--245},
publisher = {Springer},
year = {2025},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-05005-2\_12},
doi = {10.1007/978-3-032-05005-2\_12},
timestamp = {Wed, 15 Oct 2025 01:00:00 +0200},
biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/conf/interact/AlzahraniA25.bib},
bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}