SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
(>400 citations in total so far):
56 Haiwei Dong, Nikolaos Mavridis, “Muscle Force Distribution for Adaptive Control of a Humanoid Robot Arm with Redundant Bi-articular and Mono-articular Muscle Mechanism”, Springer International Journal of Artificial Life and Robotics, full-length paper, accepted 55 Haiwei Dong, Nikolas Giakoumidis, Nadia Figueroa, Nikolaos Mavridis, “Approach Behavior Monitoring and Vibration Indication in Developing General Moving Object Alarm System (GMOAS), ” International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, full-length paper, accepted
54 Nadia Barbara Figueroa, Florian Schmidt, Haider Ali, Nikolaos Mavridis, “Joint Origin Identification of Articulated Robots with Marker- based Multi-Camera Optical Tracking Systems,” Elsevier Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems, full-length paper, accepted download .pdf
53 Nikolaos Mavridis, Marina-Selini Katsaiti, Silvia Naef, Abdullah Falasi, Abdulrahman Nuaimi, Hamdan Araifi, Ahmed Kitbi, “Opinions and attitudes towards humanoid robots in the Middle East,” Springer Journal of AI and Society, vol. 27, no. 4, November 2012, pp. 517-534, DOI: 10.1007/s00146-011-0370-2 download .pdf
52 Nikolaos Mavridis, Nikolas Giakoumidis and Emerson Lopes Machado, “A novel evaluation framework for tele-operation and a case study on natural human-arm-imitation through motion capture,” Springer International Journal of Social Robotics, vol. 4, no. 1s, November 2012, pp. 5-18, DOI: 10.1007/s12369-011-0117-8 download .pdf
51 Haiwei Dong, Zhiwei Luo, Akinori Nagano and Nikolaos Mavridis, “An adaptive treadmill-style locomotion interface and its application in 3D interactive virtual market system,” Springer Journal of Intelligent Service Robotics, vol. 5, no. 3, 2012, pp. 159-167, DOI 10.1007/s11370-012-0110-6 download .pdf
50 Nikolaos Mavridis, “Autonomy, Isolation, and Collective Intelligence”, Journal of Artificial General Intelligence, vol. 3, no. 2, 2012, DOI: 10.2478/v10229-011-0016-2 download .pdf
49 Kanna Al Falahi, Nikolaos Mavridis and Yacine Atif, “Social networks and recommender systems: A world of current and future synergies,” In A. Abraham and A. Hassanien (Eds.). Computational Social Networks: Tools, Perspectives and Applications, Springer Verlag, 2012, pp. 445-465, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-4048-1 18 download .pdf
48 Haiwei Dong and Nikolaos Mavridis, “Adaptive biarticular muscle force control for humanoid robot arms,” in Proceedings of IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids 2012), November 2012, pp. 284-290 download .pdf
47 Byung-Chull Bae, Alberto Brunete, Usman Malik, Evanthia Dimara, Jermsak Jermsurawong and Nikolaos Mavridis, “Towards an empathizing and adaptive storyteller system,” in Proceedings of the eighth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment, Stanford, CA, October 2012, pp. 63-65 download .pdf
46 Jermsak Jermsura Wong, Mian Umair Ahsan, Abdulhamid Haidar, Haiwei Dong and Nikolaos Mavridis, “Car parking vacancy detection and its application in 24-hour statistical analysis,” in Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT 2012), December 2012, pp. 84-90 download .pdf
45 Nikolas Giakoumidis, Jin U Bak, Javier V. Gómez, Arber Llenga and Nikolaos Mavridis, “Pilot-scale development of a UAV-UGV hybrid with air-based UGV path planning,” in Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT 2012), December 2012, pp. 204-208 download .pdf
44 Theodoros Varvadoukas, Eirini Giannakidou, Javier V. Gomez and Nikolaos Mavridis, “Indoor furniture and room recognition for a robot using internet-derived models and object context,” in Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT 2012), December 2012, pp. 122-128 download .pdf
43 Nikolaos Mavridis and Haiwei Dong, “To ask or to sense? Planning to integrate speech and sensorimotor acts,” in Proceedings of International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems (ICUMT 2012), October 2012, pp. 234-240 download .pdf
42 Abudulhamid Haidar, Haiwei Dong and Nikolaos Mavridis, “Image-based date fruit classification,” in Proceedings of International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems (ICUMT 2012), October 2012, pp. 369-375 download .pdf
41 Nikolaos Mavridis, Thirimachos Bourlai, and Dimitri Ognibene, “The human-robot cloud: Situated collective intelligence on demand,” in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Cyber Technology in Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems, May 2012, pp. 360-365 download .pdf
40 Noora Albalooshi, Nikolaos Mavridis, Nabeel Al-Qirim, “A survey on Social Networks and Organization Development,” in Proceedings of ACM/IEEE International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems, May 2012, pp. 539-545 download .pdf
39 Xiaohua Liu, Haoran Liang, Haiwei Dong and Nikolaos Mavridis, “Development of a novel conversational calculator based on remote online computation,” in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer Verlag, vol. 7663, November 2012, pp. 142-151 download .pdf
38 Katy Blumer, Hala Halaseh, Mian Ahsan, Haiwei Dong and Nikolaos Mavridis, “Cost-effective single-camera multi-car parking monitoring and vacancy detection towards real-world parking statistics and real-time reporting,” in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer Verlag, vol. 7667, November 2012, pp. 506-515 download .pdf
37 Jin U Bak, Nikolas Giakoumidis, Gagyung Kim, Haiwei Dong and Nikolaos Mavridis, “An intelligent sensing system for sleep motion and stage analysis,” Procedia Engineering, Elsevier, vol. 41, September 2012, pp. 1128-1134 download .pdf
36 Haiwei Dong, Nikolas Giakoumidis, Joseph B Juma, Dmitriy A Tretyakov and Nikolaos Mavridis, “A fast laser motion detection and approaching behavior monitoring method for moving object alarm system (MOAS),” Procedia Engineering, Elsevier, vol. 41, September 2012, pp. 749-756 download .pdf
35 Thirimachos Bourlai, John Von Dollen, Nikolaos Mavridis, and Christopher Kolanko, “Evaluating the efficiency of a nighttime, middle-range infrared sensor for applications in human detection and recognition,” In Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXIII, edited by Gerald C. Holst, Keith A. Krapels, Proceedings of SPIE vol. 8355 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA, April 2012) CID Number 83551B, Baltimore, USA download .pdf
34 Nikolas Giakoumidis, Nikolaos Mavridis and Zachos Ioannou, “Simulating an autonomous and global robotic telescope network,” in Future Science with Meter Class Telescopes Conference, Belgrade, Serbia, September 2012 (poster presentation) download .pdf
33 Nikolaos Mavridis, Shervin Emami, Chandan Datta, Wajahat Kazmi, Chiraz BenAbdelkader, Panos Toulis, Andry Tanoto, Tamer Rabie, “FaceBots: Steps Towards Enhanced Long-Term Human-Robot Interaction by Utilizing and Publishing Online Social Information”, Springer Paladyn Journal of Behavioral Robotics, Vol 1:3, 2011, pp. 169-178, DOI: 10.2478/s13230-011-0003-y download.pdf
32 Nikolaos Mavridis “Social information assisted person identification”, European Patent Registry, GR1007371, issued August 16, 2011.
31 Nikolaos Mavridis, Alexander Tsamakos, Nikolas Giakoumidis, Helal Baloushi, Saeed Ashkari, Mohammed Shamsi, Ahmed Kaabi, “Steps towards affordable Android Telepresence”, published in Proceedings of the IEEE Human-Robot Interaction Conference (HRI) Social Telepresence, Lausanne, March 2011, pp. 36-42 download .pdf
30 Nikolaos Mavridis, Alia Dhaheri, Latifa Dhaheri, Maitha Khanji, Noura Darmaki, “Transforming IbnSina into an Advanced Multilingual Interactive Android Robot”, published in Proceedings of the IEEE GCC Conference, Dubai, February 2011, pp. 120-123 download .pdf
29 Nikolaos Mavridis, Wajahat Kazmi and Panos Toulis, “Friends with Faces: How Social Networks Can Enhance Face Recognition and Vice Versa”, in book “Computational Social Networks Analysis: Trends, Tools and Research Advances”, Springer Verlag, Germany, 2010, pp. 453-482, ISBN 978-1-84882-236-8 download .pdf
28 Nikolaos Mavridis, “Robot Friends: Artificial Agents entering Human Social Networks”, in book “The Networked Self: Identity, Community and Culture on Social Network Sites”, Routledge, New York, 2010, pp. 291-303, ISBN 978-0-41580-181-2 download .pdf
27 Nikolaos Mavridis, “Grounded Situation Models for Situated Conversational Assistants“, Lambert Academic, Germany, 2010, 267 pages, ISBN: 978-3-83831-242-2 download .pdf
26 N. Mavridis, “On Artificial Agents within Human Social Networks: Examples, Open Questions, and Potentialities”, IEEE DEST 2010, April 2010, pp. 685-690 download .pdf
25 N. Mavridis, M. Petychakis, “Human-like Memory Systems for Interactive Robots: Desiderata and Two Case Studies utilizing Grounded Situation Models and Online Social Networking”, The Thirty Sixth Annual Convention of the Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behavior (AISB 2010), Proceedings of the Symposium on Human-like memory for Artificial Agents, SSAISB, March 2010, pp. 31-36 download .pdf
24 L. Riek, N. Mavridis, et al. “Ibn Sina Steps Out: Exploring Arabic Attitudes Toward Humanoid Robots”, The Thirty Sixth Annual Convention of the Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behavior (AISB 2010), Proceedings of the Symposium on New Frontiers in Human-Robot Interaction, SSAISB, March 2010, pp. 88-94 download .pdf
23 N. Mavridis, E. Machado et al., “Real-time Teleoperation of an Industrial Robotic Arm Through Human Arm Movement Imitation”, International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors (IRIS 2010), March 2010, pp. 288-293 download .pdf
22 C. Christoforou, N. Mavridis et al., “Android tele-operation through Brain-Computer Interfacing: A real-world demo with non-expert users”, International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors (IRIS 2010), March 2010, pp. 294-299 download .pdf
21 N. Mavridis, N. Giakoumidis, “Natural Robot Teleoperation through Human Arm Imitation”, TEE Robotics Conference, Patras, December 2010, pp. 157-164 download .pdf
20 N. Mavridis, “ICT Education & Research in the Emirates”, 20-slide presentation and talk at the Inconet-GCC workshop, ICT – the major European Commission ICT research conference, Brussels, September 2010 (workshop presentation) download .pdf
19 N. Mavridis, “WRO 2011 in Abu Dhabi and Robotics in the Emirates”, 24-slide presentation and talk at the World Robotics Olympiad Hellas educational robotics workshop, Athens, April 2010 (workshop presentation) download .pdf
18 N. Mavridis, M. Petychakis et al., “FaceBots: Shared Memories and Shared Friends towards meaningful long-term HRI”, poster presentation at CogSys 2010, Zurich, January 2010 (poster presentation) download .pdf
17 N. Mavridis, “Building the Arab World’s first Interactive Robotics and Media Laboratory: Challenges and Opportunities”, Peer-reviewed article at IEEE GOLD Magazine, March 2010, pp. 16-17 download .pdf
16 N. Mavridis and D. Hanson, “The IbnSina Center: An Augmented Reality Theater with Intelligent Robotic and Virtual Characters”, 18th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RoMAN09), Toyama, Japan, September 2009, pp. 681-686 download .pdf
15 N. Mavridis, W. Kazmi, P. Toulis, C. Ben-AbdelKader, “On the synergies between online social networking, Face Recognition, and Interactive Robotics”, IEEE Conference on Computational Aspects of Social Networking CaSoN, June 2009, pp. 48 – 56. download .pdf
14 N. Mavridis, A. Rashdi, M. Ketbi, S. Ketbi, A. Marar, “Exploring Behaviors & Collaborative Mapping through Mindstorms Robots: A case study in applied constructionism at senior-project level”, IEEE Innovations in IT, December 2009, pp. 272-277 download .pdf
13 N. Mavridis, “Approaches towards Natural Language Communication for Interactive Robots”, IEEE International Conference of Robotics and Automation ICRA 2009 cognitive factors workshop proceedings, Kobe, Japan, May 2009 download .pdf
12 N. Mavridis, S. Emami et al.: “Facebots: Embodied Conversational Social Robots”, First TEE Robotics Conference, Athens, February 2009, pp. 181-186 download .pdf
11 N. Mavridis, C. Datta et al, “Facebots: Social robots utilizing and publishing social information in Facebook”, IEEE Human-Robot Interaction Conference HRI 2009, San Diego, USA, March 2009 download .pdf
10 N. Mavridis, T. Rabie, “FaceBots: Robots utilizing and publishing Social Information on FaceBook“, poster presentation at Microsoft External Research Symposium, Seattle, March 2009 (poster presentation) download .pdf
9 V. Kwee, N. Mavridis, H. Tair, A. Shehi, A. Yammahi, S. Maqdahi, “Digital Extensions to Cultural Objects”, Digital Media for Architecture and Cultural Heritage DMACH, Amman, November 2008, pp. 473-483 download .pdf
8 N. Mavridis, D. Roy, “Grounded Situation Models for Robots: Where words and percepts meet”, IEEE Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems IROS 2006, Beijing, October 2006, pp. 4690-4697 download .pdf
7 D. Roy, R. Patel, P. DeCamp, R. Kubat, M. Fleischman, B. Roy, N. Mavridis, S. Tellex, A. Salata, J. Guinness, M. Levit, P. Gorniak: “The Human Speechome Project”, Annual Cognitive Science Society Conference, Vancouver, July 2006, pp. 192-196 download .pdf
6 N. Mavridis, D. Roy, “Grounded Situation Models for Robots: Bridging Language, Perception, and Action”, Conference of the American Association of Artificial Intelligence AAAI MCHLI, Pittsburgh, July 2005, pp. 32-39 download .pdf
5 Deb Roy, Kai-yuh Hsiao and Nikolaos Mavridis, “Mental Imagery for a Conversational Robot”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man & Cybernetics Part B, Vol. 34:3, 2004, pp. 1374-1383 download .pdf
4 K. Hsiao, N. Mavridis and D. Roy, “Coupling Perception and Simulation: Steps Towards Conversational Robotics”, IEEE Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems IROS 2003, Las Vegas, October 2003, pp. 928-933 download .pdf
3 D. Roy, K. Hsiao and N. Mavridis, “Conversational Robots: Building Blocks for Grounding Word Meanings”, North American Association for Computational Linguistics Human Language Technologies Conference NAACL HLT, Edmonton, May 2003, pp.70-77 download .pdf
2 S. Malasiotis et al., “A face and gesture recognition system based on an active stereo sensor”, IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP 2001 Conference, Vol. 3, Thessaloniki, October 2001, pp. 955-958, download .pdf
1 N. Mavridis et al., “The HISCORE face recognition application: Affordable desktop face recognition based on a novel 3D camera”, European Association for Signal and Image Processing Conference on Augmented Virtual Environments and 3D Imaging EURASIP ICAV3D, Mykonos, May 2001, pp. 157-160 download .pdf
PhD THESIS
N. Mavridis, "Grounded Situation Models for Situated Conversational Assistants", Available online at MIT DSpace Thesis Depository, and as a book by Lambert Academic
MONOGRAPHS, REPORTS, AND EXTENSION PUBLICATIONS
MIT Media Lab Technical Reports: "Pathways towards human action and the proposal of the Human Activity Language", "Costraints for cross-species intention recognition and feeling / desire communication" etc.
Extensive internal evaluation report for Siemens as part of the EU HiScore project regarding performance evaluation of various 2D/3D face recognition methods
FILMS, CD's, VIDEOS, WEBSITES etc.
Referee-Accepted Videos for video sessions of international conferences:
Grounded Situation Models: Where Words and Percepts Meet, IROS 2006
FaceBots: Social Robots Utilizing FaceBook, HRI 2009
The IbnSina Interactive Theater: Where Humans, Robots and Virtual Characters Meet, RO-MAN 2009
Youtube Research-related videos: More than 10 orginal videos of our projects, >30Kviews, youtube channel irmluaeu
Websites:
Interactive Robots and Media Lab at UAEU site, http://irml.uaeu.ac.ae >50Khits 2008-10, Now Offline
Interactive Robots and Media Lab Website, http://www.irmllab.com
GCC Cognitive Science Society site
Literary Scripts / Fiction: "The Dream of IbnSina": A poetic semi-fictional autobiographical monologue regarding the life and dreams of the famous 11-th century polymath (Avicenna), in the form of an imaginary letter to Plato. Script partially utilized towards character-based animation demonstration of the IbnSina theatre.
Publicity / popular science: Articles, documentaries, TV news clips, and news items about my work in media of more than 20 countries worldwide. A listing can be found in separate section.
