Research project

LLM-driven Social Stories Interventions for Child-Robot Interactions

Project overview

Large Language Models (LLMs) have received significant attention from the AI community in recent years. However, research on multimodal LLMs, particularly in the context of social child-robot interactions, remains in its infancy. This presents a compelling opportunity to explore new frontiers in AI applications that are both innovative and socially impactful in the context of human-robot interaction.

This project aims to advance the field by developing a multimodal LLM tailored for social child-robot interactions. Beyond text-based models, our proposed framework will enable robots to generate verbal and non-verbal behaviors, creating enriched conversational experiences with children. By integrating advanced AI with human-centered design principles, this research seeks to contribute to more effective and considerate child-robot interactions.

Staff

Lead researchers

Dr Indu Bodala PhD

Lecturer in Computer Science

Research interests

  • Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
  • Social Robots
  • Affective Computing
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Dr Tan Viet Tuyen Nguyen

New Frontiers Fellow

Research interests

  • Human-centered Artificial Intelligence
  • Social Human-Robot Interaction
  • Multimodal Perception and Interaction
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Research outputs