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Publications and lectures from the HCD work unit

Led by Laura Kunold (née Hoffmann)

Recent Publications:

Stachnick, L., & Kunold, L. (2024). Isolated by Robotic Co-Workers: The Impact of Verbal Ostracism on Psychological Needs and Human Behavior. In Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI ’24 Companion), March 11-14, 2024, Boulder, CO, USA (pp. 5). ACM, New York, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.1145/3610978.3640668

Kelch, Y., Kluge, A., & Kunold, L. (2024). Would you Trust a Robot that Distrusts you? Unveiling the Impact of Robot Trust Disclosure on Human Trust. In Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI ’24 Companion), March 11-14, 2024, Boulder, CO, USA (pp. 4). ACM, New York, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.1145/3610978.3640757

All publications sorted by type (Journals, Proceedings, Others)

Journalpaper (peer reviewed)

2023:

Kunold, L., Bock, N. & Rosenthal-v.d.Pütten, A.M. (2023). Not all robots are evaluated equally: The impact of morphological features on robots' assessments through capability attributions. ACM Transactions on Human–Robot Interaction, 12 (1), Article 3 (March 2023), pp. 1–31; https://doi.org/10.1145/3549532. (impact: 4.960)

2022:

Kunold, L.* & Onnasch, L.* (2022). A Framework to Study and Design Communication with Social Robots. Robotics, 11(6), 129; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics11060129. (impact: 4.900)

2021:

Hoffmann, L. & Krämer, N.C. (2021). The persuasive power of robot touch. Behavioral and evaluative consequences of non-functional touch from a robot. Plos one, 16(5), e0249552. (impact: 2.740)

2019:

Schodde, T.*, Hoffmann, L.*, Stange, S., & Kopp, S. (2019). Adapt, Explain, Engage - A Study on How Social Robots Can Scaffold Second-Language Learning of Children. ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, 9 (1), Article 6 (December 2019). https://doi.org/10.1145/3366422. * Both authors contributed equally to this research

Sajjadi, P., Hoffmann, L., Cimiano, P., & Kopp, S. (2019). A personality-based emotional model for embodied conversational agents: Effects on perceived social presence and game experience of users. Entertainment Computing, 32, 100313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.entcom.2019.100313 (impact: 1.297)

2017:

Belpaeme, T., Vogt, P., van den Berghe, R., Bergmann, K., Göksun, T., de Haas, M., Kanero, J., Kennedy, J., Küntay, A.C., Oudgenoeg-Paz, O., Papadopulos, F., Schodde, T., Verhagen, J., Wallbridge, C.D., Willemsen, B., de Wit, J., Geckin, V., Hoffmann, L., Kopp, S., Krahmer, E., Maus, E., Montanier, J-M., Franc, C., & Pandey, A.K. (2017). Guidelines for designing social robots as second language tutors. International Journal of Social Robotics, 10 (3), 325–341. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-018-0467-6 (impact: 2.009)

2015:

Krämer, N. C., Hoffmann, L., & Eimler, S. C. (2015). Not Breaking Bonds on Facebook - Mixed–Methods Research on the Influence of Individuals’ Need to Belong on ‘Unfriending’ Behavior on Facebook. International Journal of Developmental Science, 9(2), 61-74. (impact: 0.820)

2014:

Rosenthal-von der Pütten, A. M., Schulte, F. P., Eimler, S. C., Sobieraj, S., Hoffmann, L., Maderwald, S., Brand, M., & Krämer, N. C. (2014). Investigations on empathy towards humans and robots using fMRI. Computers in Human Behavior, 33, 201-212. (impact: 3.435)

2013:

Hoffmann, L. & Krämer, N.C. (2013). Investigating the effects of physical and virtual embodiment in task-oriented and conversational contexts, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 71(7–8), 763-774, doi: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2013.04.007. (impact: 2.300)

Rosenthal-von der Pütten, A. M., Krämer, N. C., Hoffmann, L., Sobieraj, S., & Eimler, S. C. (2013). An Experimental Study on Emotional Reactions Towards a Robot. International Journal of Social Robotics, 5 (1), 17-34. doi: 10.1007/s12369-012-0173-8 (impact: 2.009)

2012:

Hoffmann, L., Haferkamp, N., Klatt, J., Lam-Chi, A. & Krämer, N.C. (2012). A matter of perspective: The impact of first- and third-person perspective on the perception of virtual group discussions, Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds, 4(3), 239-257. doi: 10.1386/jgvw.4.3.239_1 (impact: 0.430)

Conference Publications (peer review, archival proceedings)

2024:

2022:

Kunold, L. (2022). Seeing is not Feeling the Touch from a Robot. In: Proceedings of the 31st IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication (Ro-Man), August 2022, Naples, Italy.

Martinovic, A. & Kunold, L. (2022). Unfortunately, Your Task Allocation is in Need of Improvement. In HRI'22 Companion of the 2022 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, March 2022, virtual.

2021:

Jansen, L. & Kunold, L. (2021). My Robot Teammate: Empirical Assessment of Robotic and Human Co-Workers in Success and Failure. Extended Research Report. In Proceedings of the 12th Media Psychology Conference 2021, (MediaPsych 2021): September 8–10, 2021 RWTH Aachen University, Aachen.

2019:

Vogt, P., van den Berghe, R., de Haas, M., Hoffmann, L., Kanero, J., et al. (2019). Second Language Tutoring using Social Robots: A Large-Scale Study. Proceedings of the 2019 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI’19), Daegu, South Korea. Best Full Paper Award

2018:

Hoffmann, L., Bock, N. & Rosenthal-v.d.Pütten (2018). The Peculiarities of Robot Embodiment (EmCorp-Scale): Development, Validation and Initial Test of the Embodiment and Corporeality of Artificial Agents Scale. Proceedings of the 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI '18). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 370-378.

Sajjadi, P., Hoffmann, L., Cimiano, P., & Kopp, S. (2018). On the Effect of a Personality-Driven ECA on Perceived Social Presence & Game Experience in VR. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications (VS-Games), Würzburg, Germany.

2017:

Schodde, T., Hoffmann, L., & Kopp, S. (2017). How to Manage Affective State in Child-Robot Tutoring Interactions? Proceedings of the International Conference on Companion Technology (ICCT) 2017, Ulm, Germany. Best Presentation Award, presenter: L. Hoffmann

2013:

Klatt, J., Rosenthal-von der Pütten, A. M., Hoffmann, L., & Krämer, N. C. (2013). A Thousand Words Paint a Picture - Examining Interviewer Effects with ECAs. In R. Aylett, et al. (Eds.), LNCS. Intelligent Virtual Agents (pp. 452–454). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer.

Hoefinghoff, J., Hoffmann, L., Krämer, N., & Pauli, J. (2013). Deciding like Humans Do. Proceedings of the 26th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, (St. Pete Beach, FL, 2013), p. 557-562.

Rosenthal-von der Pütten, A. M., Schulte, F. P., Eimler, S. C., Sobieraj, S., Hoffmann, L., Maderwald, S., Brand, M., & Krämer, N.C. (2013). Neural Correlates of Empathy Towards Robots. Proceedings of the 8th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI`13), March 4-6, 2012. Tokyo, Japan.

2011:

Hoffmann, L. & Krämer, N.C. (2011). How Should an Artificial Entity be Embodied? Comparing the Effects of a Physically Present Robot and its Virtual Representation. Proceedings of the HRI 2011 Workshop on Social Robotic Telepresence, (pp. 14-20), Lausanne, Switzerland, March 2011.

von der Pütten, A.M., Hoffmann, L., Klatt, J. & Krämer, N.C. (2011). Quid Pro Quo? Reciprocal Self-disclosure and Communicative Accommodation towards a Virtual Interviewer. In H. Högni Vilhjálmsson et al. (Eds.): Intelligent Virtual Agents 2011, LNAI 6895, pp. 183–194. (Nominated for the Best Paper Award)

2010:

Krämer, N.C., Hoffmann, L., & Kopp, S. (2010). Know Your Users! Empirical Results for Tailoring an Agent´s Nonverbal Behavior to Different User Groups. In J. Allbeck et al. (eds.): Intelligent Virtual Agents 2010, LNAI 6356, pp.468-474, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.

Ganster, T., Eimler, S. C., von der Pütten, A. M., Hoffmann, L. Krämer, N. C. (2010): Methodological Considerations for Long-Term Experience with Robots and Agents. In Trappl, R. (Eds.): European Meetings on Cybernetics and Systems Research (EMCSR) 2010. Vienna, Austria.

2009:

Hoffmann, L., Krämer, N. C., Lam-chi, A. D., Kopp, S. (2009). Media Equation revisited. Do users show polite reactions towards an embodied agent? In Zs. Ruttkay et al. (Eds.): Intelligent Virtual Agents 2009, LNAI 5773, pp. 159–165.

Conference Papers (peer review, non-archival proceedings)

2020:

Hoffmann, L., Derksen, M. & Kopp, S. (2020). What a Pity, Pepper! How Warmth in Robots’ Language Impacts Reactions to Errors during a Collaborative Task. In HRI '20: Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, March 2020, pp 245–247. https://doi.org/10.1145/3371382.3378242 (Late Breaking Report).

2018:

Hoffmann, L. Stange, S. Schodde, T., & Kopp, S. (2018). How Transparency can Foster Second Language Learning for (Some) Children. Paper presented at the When Robots Think – Interdisciplinary Views on Intelligent Automation Symposium 14. – 17.11.2018, Münster, Germany.

Hoffmann, L., Bock, N. & Rosenthal-v.d.Pütten (2019). Not Only a Matter of Embodiment - How Morphological Differences Impact the Perception of Robot Embodiment and Corporeality,” Paper presented at the 69th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Washington DC, 24-28 May 2019.

Bock, N., Hoffmann, L. & Rosenthal-v.d. Pütten (2018). Your touch leaves me cold, robot. In Companion of the 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (pp. 71-72). (Late Breaking Report).

2017:

Hemminghaus, J., Hoffmann, L., & Kopp, S. (2017). Teaching a Robot how to Guide Attention in Child-Robot Learning Interactions. Paper presented at the 5th European and 8th Nordic Symposium on Multimodal Communication (MMSYM), Bielefeld, Germany.

2015:

Hoffmann, L. (2015). Robot Touch for Human Well-Being. International Summer School “Living with Media”, Cologne, Germany, July 2015. (poster)

Hoffmann, L. (2015). Exploring the Meaning of Touch in Human-Robot Interaction. Doctoral Consortium of the Communication and Technology Division at the Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association, ICA 2015, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 2015.

2014:

Hoffmann, L. et al. (2014). Not breaking bonds on Facebook - Mixed-methods research on the influence of individuals’ Need to Belong on ‘unfriending’ behavior on Facebook. Abstract presented at 49. Congress of the DGPS, Bochum, Germany, September 2014.

Hoffmann, L. & Krämer, N.C. (2014). In Touch with Robots - Exploration of the perception of touch in human- robot interactions. Paper presented at CrossWorlds 2014, Chemnitz, Germany, June-July 2014.

2013:

Hoffmann, L. & Krämer, N.C. (2013). Exploring the Perception and Interpretation of Touch in HRI. Abstract presented at 8th Conference of Media Psychology, Würzburg, Germany, September 2013.

Hoffmann, L. (2013). “In Touch” with Robots – Investigating the impact of touch in human-robot interactions. ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction, HRI’13, Pioneers Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, March 2013. (poster)

2012:

Hoffmann, L. & Krämer, N.C. (2012). Interview with an Agent. How wordiness and self-disclosure of a virtual agent influence interviewees’ behavior and perceptions. Abstract presented at 48. Congress of the DGPS, Bielefeld, Germany, September 2012.

Benninghoff, B., Kulms, P., Hoffmann, L. & Krämer, N. C. (2012). Theory of Mind in Human-Robot Communication. Paper presented at the 2nd Interdisciplinary Workshop on Cognitive Systems: Humans, Teams, Systems, and Automation. Duisburg, Germany, September 2012.

2011:

Hoffmann, L. & Krämer, N.C. (2011). How Users Perceive Robots and Screen Animations in Cognitive Tasks and Emotional Conversations. Paper presented at 7th Conference of Media Psychology, Bremen, Germany, August 2011.

Klatt, J., Hoffmann, L., Lam-chi, A., & Krämer, N. C. (2011). It is just a matter of view – The influence of point of view on the perception of virtual group discussions. Abstract presented at 7th Conference of Media Psychology, Bremen, Germany, August 2011.

von der Pütten, A.M., Schulte, F.P., Maderwald, S., Hoffmann, L., Sobieraj, S., Eimler, S.C., Brand, M. & Krämer, N.C. (2011). I, not robot! Empathetic reactions towards robots. Annual Meeting of the International Society for Research on Emotion, Kyoto, Japan. (poster)

von der Pütten, A.M., Schulte, F.P., Maderwald, S., Hoffmann, L., Sobieraj, S., Eimler, S.C., Brand, M. & Krämer, N.C. (2011). Empathische Reaktionen gegenüber einem Roboter auf subjektiver, physiologischer und neuraler Ebene. Paper presented at the 13th Conference of the Social Psychology Division of the German Psychological Society.

2010:

Von der Pütten, A. M., Eimler, S. C., Ganster, T., Hoffmann, L. & Krämer, N. C. (2010). Facial Reactions Towards a Robot Rabbit. Paper presented at the 13th European Conference on Facial Expression, Duisburg, July, 2010.

Krämer, N.C., von der Pütten, A. M., Hoffmann, L., Sobieraj, S., Eimler, S. C. (2010). Empathische Reaktionen gegenüber einem Roboter. Abstract presented at 47th Congress of the German Psychological Society, Bremen, September 2010.

Schielke, K., Hoffmann, L., Tetzlaff, L., & Krämer, N. (2010). Wer greift zum Hörer, wenn der Moderator tobt und der Hot Button blinkt? Abstract presented at 47th Congress of the German Psychological Society, Bremen, Germany, September 2010.

2009:

Hoffmann, L. & Krämer, N.C. (2009). Media equation revisited: Do users show polite reactions to embodied conversational agents? Abstract presented at 6th Conference of Media Psychology, Duisburg, Germany, September 2009.

Monographs

Hoffmann, L. (2017). That Robot Touch That Means so Much: On the Psychological Effects of Human-Robot Touch. Dissertation. Available under: https://duepublico2.uni-due.de/receive/duepublico_mods_00043331

Book Chapters

2016:

Krämer, N. C. & Hoffmann, L. (2016). Media Equation. In N. C. Krämer, S. Schwan, D. Unz & M. Suckfüll (Eds.), Medienpsychologie. Schlüsselbegriffe und Konzepte, 2. Edition, (pp. 404–411). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.

2015:

Krämer, N.C., Rosenthal-von der Pütten, A.M., & Hoffmann, L. (2015). Social Effects of Virtual and Robot Companions. In S.S. Sundar (Ed.), The Handbook of the Psychology of Communication Technology (pp. 137–159). Wiley-Blackwell.

2013:

Krämer, N. C., Klatt, J., Hoffmann, L., & Rosenthal-von der Pütten, A. M. (2013). "Emotional" Robots and Agents – Implementation of Emotions in Artificial Entities. In C. Mohiyeddini, M. Eysenck, & S. Bauer (Eds.), Handbook of Psychology of Emotions. Recent Theoretical Perspectives and Novel Empirical Findings (pp. 277–296). Nova Science Pub Inc.

Conference Talks and Posters

2021:

Brauckhoff, I. & Kunold, L. (2021). Diffusion of Responsibility in Human-Robot Teams. Poster presented at the 12th Media Psychology Conference 2021, (MediaPsych 2021): September 8–10, 2021 RWTH Aachen University, Aachen.

Hoffmann, L. (2021). Arbeits- und Sozialpsychologische Fragen an die Gestaltung von Mensch-Roboter-Teams. Frühjahrskongress der Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft, Symposium „Menschengerechte Gestaltung digitaler Assistenten“, März 2021, Bochum (online).

2020:

2018:

2017:

2015:

Hoffmann, L. (2015). Robot Touch for Human Well-Being. International Summer School “Living with Media”, Cologne, Germany, July 2015. (poster)

2014:

2013:

Hoffmann, L. & Krämer, N.C. (2013). Exploring the Perception and Interpretation of Touch in HRI. Abstract presented at 8th Conference of Media Psychology, Würzburg, Germany, September 2013.

2012:

2011:

2010:

2009:

Invited Talks

Kunold, L. (31. Januar 2023). “Social robots and their psychological impact on humans” Talk in the research colloquium of the chair "Handlungs- und Automationspsychologie" at TU Berlin.

Kunold, L. (19. Januar 2023). “Social Beings Social Robots Among Social Beings – Psychological consequences of being surrounded by unique technologies”. Guest Lecture at Humtec, RWTH Aachen.

Kunold, L. (Juli, 2022). „Soziale Roboter und Psychologie“. Vortrag im Forschungskolloquium der Klinischen Psychologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

Kunold, L. (Juli, 2022). “Social Robots and Psychology“. Vortrag im Rahmen der Summer Lectures Serie des interdisziplinären Forschungsverbundes INTERACT! New forms of social interaction with intelligent systems! Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

Kunold. L. (September, 2021). “Touched by a Thing – How Physical Contact with a Robot Can Affect Us". Talk in the research colloquium: Cognitive Psychology and Psychoneuroendocrinology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

Kunold, L. (September, 2021). Die Wirkung sozial-anmutender Hinweisreize in Mensch-Roboter-Teams. Vortrag im Rahmen der Vortragsreihe "Angewandte Perspektiven auf die Zukunft der Arbeit" am Leibniz-Institut für Arbeitsforschung (IfADo) an der TU Dortmund, Dortmund. Online verfügbar unter: https://youtu.be/0UH_CUglpr0

Hoffmann, L. (Juni, 2018). Psychologie und Mensch-Roboter-Interaktion. Interdisziplinäre Forschungsperspektiven. Vortrag an der Hochschule Ruhr West (HRW), Bottrop.