Janie Busby Grant

16 papers A* 2A 1B 2C 1Journal 1Unranked 9
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 — conf
Anthropomorphism and the Desire for Social Connection: The Role of Sociality Motivation Factors in Predicting Perceptions of a Social Robot.
HRI Companion
Emma Minter, Robert Tankard, Oscar Norman, Janie Busby Grant
2026 — conf
Exploring the Safety, Trust, Psychosocial, Legal, and Economic Impact of Cyber Attacks on Social Robots: What Should People Know and How Can We Mitigate Risks?
HRI Companion
Phillip L. Morgan, Damith Herath, Praminda Caleb-Solly, Matthew Studley, Elizabeth T. Williams, Aurora An-Lin Hu, Eduardo B. Sandoval, Maleen Jayasuriya, Min Wang, Janie Busby Grant
2026 — conf
From Affinity to Adoption: Exploring Affinity with Technology, Social Presence, and Intended Future Robot Use.
HRI Companion
Sharni Konrad, Nipuni H. Wijesinghe, Eileen Roesler, Janie Busby Grant
2026 — conf
From Failing to Exceeding User Expectations: A Large-Scale Study Exploring the Role of Expectation Gap Magnitude and Direction in Robot Adoption Intention.
HRI Companion
Aurora An-Lin Hu, Dimity Crisp, Sharni Konrad, Damith Herath, Janie Busby Grant
2026 — conf
LLM-Driven Socially Assistive Robots: Comparing Simulated and Physical Embodiments in Healthcare Interaction.
HRI Companion
Thomas Muller Dardelin, Damith Herath, Janie Busby Grant
2026 — conf
Robots in the Room: A Qualitative Exploration of Democratic Agency and AI-Augmented Deliberations.
HRI Companion
Damith Herath, Hans Asenbaum, Janie Busby Grant, Maleen Jayasuriya, Emanuela Savini, Harshith Ghanta
2025 A conf
Adaptive Gaze Modulation in Social Robots: A Reinforcement Learning Approach to Attention Regulation.
IROS
Nipuni H. Wijesinghe, Maleen Jayasuriya, David Hinwood, Janie Busby Grant, Damith C. Herath
2025 A* conf
Are Robots Social Beings? Exploring Embodiment and Social Presence in Human-Robot Interactions.
HRI
Sharni Konrad, Buddhi Gamage, Damith Chandana Herath, Janie Busby Grant
2025 — conf
Real-Time Social Presence Modulation of Embodied AI-based Robots: An Audio-Centric Approach.
CASE
Nipuni H. Wijesinghe, Maleen Jayasuriya, Janie Busby Grant, Damith C. Herath
2025 A* conf
Reframing Social Presence for Human Robot Interaction.
HRI
Nipuni H. Wijesinghe, Yue Peng, Sharni Konrad, Maleen Jayasuriya, Janie Busby Grant, Damith C. Herath
2024 J jnl
The Uncanny Effect of Speech: The Impact of Appearance and Speaking on Impression Formation in Human-Robot Interactions.
Int. J. Soc. Robotics
Neelu Gurung, Janie Busby Grant, Damith C. Herath
2023 B conf
Robots and Aged Care: A Case Study Assessing Implementation of Service Robots in an Aged Care Home.
RO-MAN
Damith C. Herath, Lee Martin, Sharni Doolan, Janie Busby Grant
2021 — conf
Feeling Safe: A Study on Trust with an Interactive Robotic Art Installation.
HRI (Companion)
Neelu Gurung, Damith C. Herath, Janie Busby Grant
2021 B conf
What's in a face? The Effect of Faces in Human Robot Interaction.
RO-MAN
Neelu Gurung, Janie Busby Grant, Damith C. Herath
2020 — conf
Arts + Health: New Approaches to Arts and Robots in Health Care.
HRI (Companion)
Damith Chandana Herath, Jennifer McFarlane, Elizabeth Ann Jochum, Janie Busby Grant, Patrick A. Tresset
2020 C conf
To Embody or Not: A Cross Human-Robot and Human-Computer Interaction (HRI/HCI) Study on the Efficacy of Physical Embodiment.
ICARCV
Damith C. Herath, Nicole Binks, Janie Busby Grant