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2023
July
Exploring Learning Curves in Acupuncture Education Using Vision-Based Needle Tracking
Duy Duc Pham, Trong Hieu Luu, Le Trung Chanh Tran, Hoai Trang Nguyen Thi, and Hoang-Long Cao
Multimodal Technologies and Interaction 7(7).
2023
July
Investigating the Role of Multi-modal Social Cues in Human-Robot Collaboration in Industrial Settings
Hoang-Long Cao, Constantin Scholz, Joris De Winter, Ilias El Makrini, and Bram Vanderborght
International Journal of Social Robotics.
2023
April
Improving Postural Ergonomics during Human--Robot Collaboration Using Particle Swarm Optimization: A Study in Virtual Environment
Mohsen Omidi, Greet Perre, Roshan Kumar Hota, Hoang-Long Cao, Jelle Saldien, Bram Vanderborght, and Ilias El Makrini
Applied Sciences 13(9).
2023
February
Development and Validation of a Vision-Based Needling Training System for Acupuncture on Phantom Model
Trong Hieu Luu, Hoang-Long Cao, Duy Duc Pham, Tom Verstraten, and others
Journal of Acupuncture Research.
2023
January
Together or alone: Should service robots and frontline employees collaborate in retail-customer interactions at the POS?
Laurens De Gauquier, Kim Willems, Hoang-Long Cao, Bram Vanderborght, and Malaika Brengman
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services.
2022
November
Comparison of machine learning and deep learning-based methods for locomotion mode recognition using a single inertial measurement unit
Huong Thi Thu Vu, Hoang-Long Cao, Dianbiao Dong, Tom Verstraten, Joost Geeroms, and Bram Vanderborght
Frontiers in Neurorobotics.
2022
September
Studying customers attitudes towards personalized product recommendations provided by a humanoid robot in a retail store
S Sanden, Kim Willems, Malaika Brengman, Laurens De Gauquier, Hoang-Long Cao, and Bramd Vanderborght
8th Colloquium on European Research in Retailing: The New Age Of Retailing: Rethink, Reconnect, Revive.
2022
March
Could NAO robot function as model demonstrating joint attention skills for children with autism spectrum disorder? An exploratory study
Hoang-Long Cao, Ramona Simut Vanderborght, Noralie Krepel, Bram Vanderborght, and Johan Vanderfaeillie
International Journal of Humanoid Robotics.
2021
July
Designing the social robot Elvis: how to select an optimal joint configuration for effective gesturing
Greet Van de Perre, Albert De Beir, Hoang-Long Cao, and Bram Vanderborght
IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM).
2021
May
In or Out? A Field Observational Study on the Placement of Entertaining Robots in Retailing
Laurens De Gauquier, Malaika Brengman, Kim Willems, Hoang-Long Cao, and Bram Vanderborght
International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 49(7).
2021
March
Should I be introvert or extrovert? A Pairwise Robot Comparison Assessing the Perception of Personality-based SocialRobot Behaviors
Pablo Gomez Esteban, Elahe Bagheri, Shirley Elprama, Charlotte Jewell, Hoang-Long Cao, Albert De Beir, An Jacobs, and Bram Vanderborght
International Journal of Social Robotics.
2020
December
Robot-assisted joint attention: A comparative study between children with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing children in interaction with NAO
Hoang-Long Cao, Ramona Simut Vanderborght, Naomi Desmet, Albert De Beir, Greet Van De Perre, Bram Vanderborght, and Johan Vanderfaeillie
IEEE Access.
2020
November
An autonomous cognitive empathy model responsive to users' facial emotion expressions
Elahe Bagheri, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Hoang-Long Cao, Albert De Beir, Dirk Lefeber, and Bram Vanderborght
ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems 10(3).
2020
November
Localized Automation Solutions in Response to the First Wave of COVID-19: A Story from Vietnam
Hoang-Long Cao, Huynh Anh Duy Nguyen, Trong Hieu Luu, Vu Thi Thu Huong, Diep Pham, Van Thi Ngoc Vu, Le Hoang Hai, Duy Xuan Bach Nguyen, Truong Trong Toai, Nguyen Hoang Dung, and Nguyen Chi Ngon
International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications.
2020
November
Emotion Intensity and Gender Detection via Speech and Facial Expressions
Elahe Bagheri, Oliver Roesler, Hoang-Long Cao, and Bram Vanderborght
Benelux Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
2020
September
A Reinforcement Learning Based Cognitive Empathy Framework for Social Robots
Elahe Bagheri, Oliver Roesler, Hoang-Long Cao, and Bram Vanderborght
International Journal of Social Robotics 13(5).
2020
September
Field Observations on the Strategic Placement of Retail Robots
Laurens De Gauquier, Malaika Brengman, Kim Willems, Hoang-Long Cao, and Bram Vanderborght
5th Colloquium on European Research in Retailing.
2020
September
Implementing a humanoid service robot to attract and convert shoppers: An observational study comparing placement strategies
Laurens De Gauquier, Malaika Brengman, Kim Willems, Hoang-Long Cao, and Bram Vanderborght
Artificial Intelligence & Robotics in Service Interactions: Trends, Benefits & Challenges.
2020
September
Should service robots and frontline employees collaborate in retail-customer interactions?
Laurens De Gauquier, Malaika Brengman, Kim Willems, Nanouk Verhulst, Hoang-Long Cao, and Bram Vanderborght
27th International Conference on Recent Advances in Retailing and Consumer Science.
2020
August
The DREAM Dataset: Supporting a data-driven study of autism spectrum disorder and robot enhanced therapy
Erik Billing, Tony Belpaeme, Haibin Cai, Hoang-Long Cao, Anamaria Ciocan, Cristina Costescu, Daniel David, Robert Homewood, Daniel Hernandez Garcia, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Honghai Liu, Vipul Nair, Silviu Matu, Alexandre Mazel, Mihaela Selescu, Emmanuel Senft, Serge Thill, Bram Vanderborght, David Vernon, and Tom Ziemke
PLoS ONE 15(8).
2020
July
A review of gait phase detection algorithms for lower limb prostheses
Vu Thi Thu Huong, Dianbiao Dong, Hoang-Long Cao, Tom Verstraten, Dirk Lefeber, Bram Vanderborght, and Joost Geeroms
Sensors 20(14).
2020
May
Social robotics for neurodevelopmental disorders
Salvatore Maria Anzalone, Hoang-Long Cao, Mohamed Chetouani, and Kerstin Dautenhahn
2020 International Conference on Robotics and Automation.
2019
December
Exploring opportunities of collaborative research in healthcare robotics in Can Tho city
Hoang-Long Cao, Thien Thang Tran, Minh Phuong Nguyen, Chi Ngon Nguyen, Hoang Dung Nguyen, and Lennert Vierendeels
Unknown venue (type=conference). CTUMP International Health Sciences Conference 2019, CTUMP IHSC 2019 ; Conference date: 06-12-2019.
2019
October
"Hmm, Did You Hear What I Just Said?": Development of a Re-engagement System for Socially Interactive Robots
Hoang-Long Cao, Paola Cecilia Torrico Moron, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Albert De Beir, Elahe Bagheri, Dirk Lefeber, and Bram Vanderborght
Robotics 8(4).
2019
July
Exploring the attitudes of frontline employees towards humanoid service robots in a retailing context
Laurens De Gauquier, Malaika Brengman, Kim Willems, Nanouk Verhulst, Albert De Beir, Hoang-Long Cao, and Bram Vanderborght
Frontiers in Services.
2019
July
The effect of a humanoid service robot versus a tablet service kiosk in retail: an observational study
Laurens De Gauquier, Malaika Brengman, Kim Willems, Albert De Beir, Hoang-Long Cao, and Bram Vanderborght
Recent Advances in Retailing and Services Science (forthcoming).
2019
April
Robot-Enhanced Therapy: Development and Validation of a Supervised Autonomous Robotic System for Autism Spectrum Disorders Therapy: Development and Validation of Supervised Autonomous Robotic System for Autism Spectrum Disorders Therapy
Hoang-Long Cao, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Madeleine Bartlett, Paul Baxter, Tony Belpaeme, Erik Billing, Haibin Cai, Mark Coeckelbergh, Cristina Costescu, Daniel David, Albert De Beir, Daniel Hernandez Garcia, James Kennedy, Honghai Liu, Silviu Matu, Alexandre Mazel, Amit Kumar, Kathleen Richardson, Emmanuel Senft, Serge Thill, Greet Van De Perre, Bram Vanderborght, David Vernon, Kutoma Wakanuma, Hui Yu, Xiaolong Zhou, and Tom Ziemke
IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine 26(2).
2019
January
DualKeepon: A Human-Robot Interaction Testbed to Study Linguistic Features of Speech
Hoang-Long Cao, Lars Christian Jensen, Xuan Nhan Nghiem, Huong Vu, Albert De Beir, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Greet Van De Perre, Dirk Lefeber, and Bram Vanderborght
Intelligent Service Robotics 12(1).
2018
November
Studying design aspects for social robots using a generic gesture method
Greet Van De Perre, Albert De Beir, Hoang-Long Cao, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Dirk Lefeber, and Bram Vanderborght
International Journal of Social Robotics.
2018
March
Generic method for generating blended gestures and affective functional behaviors for social robots
Greet Van De Perre, Hoang-Long Cao, Albert De Beir, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Dirk Lefeber, and Bram Vanderborght
Autonomous Robots 42(3).
2018
March
Humanoid Robot Pepper at a Belgian Chocolate Shop
Laurens De Gauquier, Hoang-Long Cao, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Albert De Beir, Stephanie Van De Sanden, Kim Willems, Malaika Brengman, and Bram Vanderborght
13th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (Companion of the 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction - HRI '18).
2018
February
Modeling and design of an energy-efficient dual-motor actuation unit with a planetary differential and holding brakes
Tom Verstraten, Raphael Guy Furnemont, Pablo Lopez Garcia, David Rodriguez Cianca, Hoang-Long Cao, Bram Vanderborght, and Dirk Lefeber
Mechatronics.
2018
January
A personalized and platform-independent behavior control system for social robots in therapy: development and applications
Hoang-Long Cao, Greet Van De Perre, James Kennedy, Emmanuel Senft, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Albert De Beir, Ramona Simut Vanderborght, Tony Belpaeme, Dirk Lefeber, and Bram Vanderborght
IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems 11(3).
2017
December
A survey on behavior control architectures for social robots in healthcare interventions
Hoang-Long Cao, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Albert De Beir, Ramona Simut Vanderborght, Greet Van De Perre, Dirk Lefeber, and Bram Vanderborght
International Journal of Humanoid Robotics 14(4).
2017
November
A Collaborative Homeostatic-Based Behavior Controller for Social Robots in Human-Robot Interaction Experiments
Hoang-Long Cao, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Albert De Beir, Ramona Simut Vanderborght, Greet Van De Perre, Dirk Lefeber, and Bram Vanderborght
International Journal of Social Robotics 9(5).
2017
May
How to Build a Supervised Autonomous System for Robot-Enhanced Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Pablo Gomez Esteban, Greet Van De Perre, Bram Vanderborght, Hoang-Long Cao, Albert De Beir, Paul Baxter, Tony Belpaeme, Erik Billing, Haibin Cai, Mark Coeckelbergh, Cristina Costescu, Daniel David, Zhaojie Ju, James Kennedy, Honghai Liu, Alexandre Mazel, Amit Pandey, Kathleen Richardson, Emmanuel Senft, Serge Thill, David Vernon, Hui Yu, and Tom Ziemke
Paladyn 8(1).
2017
May
An end-user interface to generate homeostatic behavior for NAO robot in robot-assisted social therapies
Hoang-Long Cao, Albert De Beir, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Ramona Simut Vanderborght, Greet Van De Perre, Dirk Lefeber, and Bram Vanderborght
Advances in Computational Intelligence - 14th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, IWANN 2017, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).
2017
March
Typically developing children and children with autism spectrum disorder in joint attention tasks assisted by social robots. Are social robots an added-value?
Ramona Simut Vanderborght, Noralie Kerpel, Hoang-Long Cao, Shauni Verspecht, Bram Vanderborght, and Johan Vanderfaeillie
HRI 2017: workshop Growing-Up Hand in Hand with Robots: Designing and Evaluating Child-Robot Interaction from a Developmental Perspective.
2016
September
Reaching and pointing gestures calculated by a generic gesture system for social robots
Greet Van De Perre, Albert De Beir, Hoang-Long Cao, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Dirk Lefeber, and Bram Vanderborght
Robotics and Autonomous Systems.
2016
September
Are social robots social enough for preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder?
Ramona Simut Vanderborght, Johan Vanderfaeillie, Hoang-Long Cao, Dirk Lefeber, and Bram Vanderborght
XI Autism Europe International Conference.
2016
July
A platform-independent robot control architecture for multiple therapeutic scenarios
Hoang-Long Cao, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Albert De Beir, Ramona Simut Vanderborght, Greet Van De Perre, and Bram Vanderborght
Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on New Frontiers in Human-Robot Interaction.
2016
June
Enhancing Emotional Facial Expressiveness on NAO: A Case Study Using Pluggable Eyebrows
Albert De Beir, Hoang-Long Cao, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Greet Van De Perre, Dirk Lefeber, and Bram Vanderborght
International Journal of Social Robotics.
2016
April
A multilayer reactive system for robots interacting with children with autism
Pablo Gomez Esteban, Hoang-Long Cao, Albert De Beir, Greet Van De Perre, Dirk Lefeber, and Bram Vanderborght
Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on New Frontiers in Human-Robot Interaction.
2015
October
Social and Autonomous Confabulation Architecture
Roger Tilmans, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Hoang-Long Cao, and Bram Vanderborght
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Social Robots in Therapy and Education.
2015
October
Enhancing Nao Expression of Emotions Using Pluggable Eyebrows
Albert De Beir, Hoang-Long Cao, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Greet Van De Perre, and Bram Vanderborght
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Social Robots in Therapy and Education.
2015
October
Survey investigating ethical issues concerning Robot Enhanced Therapy for children with autism
Mark Coeckelbergh, Cristina Pop, Ramona Simut Vanderborght, Andreea Peca, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Albert De Beir, Hoang-Long Cao, Daniel D David, and Bram Vanderborght
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Social Robots in Therapy and Education.
2015
October
Toward a platform-independent social behavior architecture for multiple therapeutic scenarios
Hoang-Long Cao, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Albert De Beir, Ramona Simut Vanderborght, Greet Van De Perre, Dirk Lefeber, and Bram Vanderborght
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Social Robots in Therapy and Education.
2015
October
Probolino: A Portable low-cost social device for home-based autism therapy
Hoang-Long Cao, Cristina Pop, Ramona Simut Vanderborght, Raphael Furnemont, Albert De Beir, Greet Van De Perre, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Dirk Lefeber, and Bram Vanderborght
Social Robotics (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).
2015
September
Do infants perceive the social robot Keepon as a communicative partner?
Andreea Peca, Ramona Simut Vanderborght, Hoang-Long Cao, and Bram Vanderborght
Infant Behavior and Development.
2014
December
ROBEE: A homeostatic-based social behavior controller for robots in Human-Robot Interaction experiments
Hoang Long Cao, Pablo Gomez Esteban, Albert De Beir, Ramona Simut Vanderborght, Greet Van De Perre, Dirk Lefeber, and Bram Vanderborght
Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO 2014).
2014
August
Enhancing My Keepon robot: A simple and low-cost solution for robot platform in Human-Robot Interaction studies
Hoang Long Cao, Greet Van De Perre, Ramona Simut Vanderborght, Cristina Pop, Andreea Peca, Dirk Lefeber, and Bram Vanderborght
Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN).
2012
October
Using Keepon with a brain-machine interface
Hoang Long Cao
5th International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics.