By Professor Mari Velonaki

Book Chapters

Robinson FA; Velonaki M; Bown O, 2023, 'Robot Sound in Distributed Audio Environments', in Sound and Robotics, Chapman and Hall/CRC, pp. 128 - 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003320470-7

Tillman D; Velonaki M, 2023, 'On  Display: Robots as Culture', in Dunstan B; Brown S; Koh JTV; Tillman D (ed.), Cultural Robotics: Social Robots and their Emergent Cultural Ecologies, Springer, NY and Switzerland, https://link.springer.com/book/9783031281372

Robinson FA; Bown O; Velonaki M, 2023, 'The Robot Soundscape', in Springer Series on Cultural Computing, Springer International Publishing, pp. 35 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28138-9_3

Gemeinboeck P; Saunders R, 2016, 'The Performance of Creative Machines', in Koh JTKV; Dunstan BJ; Silvera-Tawil D; Velonaki M (ed.), Cultural Robotics. First International Workshop, CR 2015, Springer International Publishing, pp. 159 - 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42945-8_13

Gemeinboeck P; Saunders R, 2016, 'Towards Socializing Non-anthropomorphic Robots by Harnessing Dancers’ Kinesthetic Awareness', in Koh J; Dunstan B; Silvera-Tawil D; Velonaki M (ed.), Cultural Robotics. First International Workshop, CR 2015, Springer International Publishing, pp. 85 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42945-8_8

Davies AP; Crosby A, 2016, 'Compressorhead: The Robot Band and its Transmedia Storyworld', in Koh J; Dunstan B; Silvera-Tawil D; Velonaki M (ed.), Cultural Robotics, First International Workshop, CR 2015, Held as Part of IEEE RO-MAN 2015, Springer International Publishing, pp. 175 - 189

Velonaki M; Rye D, 2016, 'Designing robots creatively.', in Robots and Art Exploring an Unlikely Symbiosis, Springer, pp. 379 - 401, https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811003196

Turnbull Tillman D; Velonaki M, 2016, 'Disruption and Reflection: A Curatorial Case Study', in Springer Series on Cultural Computing, pp. 181 - 201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28722-5_12

Dunstan BJ; Silvera Tawil D; Koh JTKV, 2016, 'Cultural Robotics: Robots as Participants and Creators of Culture', in Dunstan BJ; Silvera Tawil D; Koh JTKV; Velonaki M (ed.), Cultural Robotics: First International Workshop, CR 2015, Held as Part of IEEE RO-MAN 2015, Kobe, Japan, August 31, 2015. Revised Selected Papers, Springer International Publishing, pp. 3 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42945-8

Velonaki M, 2015, 'Diamandini', in Beyond the Display 21世紀における、現象のアートとデザイン, Bnn, Incorporated; RAM, http://www.bnn.co.jp/EG/books/2158/

Ball A; Slivera-Tawil D; Rye D; Velonaki M, 2014, 'Group comfortability when a robot approaches', in Social Robotics 6th International Conference, ICSR 2014, Sydney, NSW, Australia, October 27-29, 2014. Proceedings, Springer, pp. 44 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11973-1

Haring KS; Silvera-Tawil D; Matsumoto Y; Velonaki M; Watanabe K, 2014, 'Perception of an android robot in Japan and Australia: A cross-cultural comparison.', in Social Robotics 6th International Conference, ICSR 2014, Sydney, NSW, Australia, October 27-29, 2014. Proceedings, Springer, pp. 166 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11973-1

Velonaki M, 2014, 'Introducing an element of surprise by reassigning identities in familiar objects.', in Digital Da Vinci Computers in the Arts and Sciences, Springer, pp. 211 - 222

Velonaki M, 2014, 'Human-robot interaction in prepared environments: Introducing an element of surprise by reassigning identities in familiar objects.', in Digital Da Vinci: Computers in the Arts and Sciences, Springer, pp. 211 - 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0965-0

Velonaki M, 2014, 'Human-Robot Interaction in Prepared Environments: Introducing an Element of Surprise by Reassigning Identities in Familiar Objects', in Digital Da Vinci, Springer New York, pp. 211 - 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0965-0_11

Velonaki M; Rye D, 2013, 'Art and robotics: A brief account of eleven years of cross-disciplinary invention', in Dong A; Conomos J; Buckley B (ed.), Ecologies of invention, Sydney University Press, Sydney NSW, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000348509300006&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a

Edited Books

Koh JT; Dunstan BJ; Silvera-Tawil D; Velonaki M, (eds.), 2016, Cultural Robotics First International Workshop, CR 2015, Held as Part of IEEE RO-MAN 2015, Kobe, Japan, August 31, 2015., Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42945-8

Journal articles

Robinson FA; Velonaki M; Bown O, 2022, 'Crafting the Language of Robotic Agents: A vision for electroacoustic music in human-robot interaction', Organised Sound, 27, pp. 206 - 218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1355771822000358

Robinson FA; Bown O; Velonaki M, 2022, 'Designing Sound for Social Robots: Candidate Design Principles', International Journal of Social Robotics, 14, pp. 1507 - 1525, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12369-022-00891-0

Cappuccio ML; Sandoval EB; Mubin O; Obaid M; Velonaki M, 2021, 'Robotics Aids for Character Building: More than Just Another Enabling Condition', International Journal of Social Robotics, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12369-021-00756-y

Giannopulu I; Etournaud A; Terada K; Velonaki M; Watanabe T, 2020, 'Ordered interpersonal synchronisation in ASD children via robots', Scientific Reports, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74438-6

Cappuccio ML; Sandoval EB; Mubin O; Obaid M; Velonaki M, 2020, 'Can Robots Make Us Better Humans?', International Journal of Social Robotics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12369-020-00700-6

Haring KS; Watanabe K; Velonaki M; Tossell CC; Finomore V, 2018, 'FFAB: The form function attribution bias in human–robot interaction', IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, 10, pp. 843 - 851

Ball AK; Rye DC; Silvera-Tawil D; Velonaki M, 2017, 'How Should a Robot Approach Two People?', JOURNAL OF HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION, 6, pp. 71 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.5898/JHRI.6.3.Ball

Silvera-Tawil D; Rye D; Soleimani M; Velonaki M, 2015, 'Electrical Impedance Tomography for Artificial Sensitive Robotic Skin: A Review', IEEE Sensors Journal, 15, pp. 2001 - 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2014.2375346

Silvera-Tawil D; Rye D; Velonaki M, 2014, 'Interpretation of Social Touch on an Artificial Arm Covered with an EIT-based Sensitive Skin', International Journal of Social Robotics, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12369-013-0223-x

Silvera-Tawil D; Rye D; Velonaki M, 2014, 'Artificial skin and tactile sensing for socially interactive robots: A review', Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 63, pp. 230 - 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2014.09.008

Tawil DS; Rye D; Velonaki M, 2013, 'Erratum: Interpretation of the modality of touch on an artificial arm covered with an EIT-based sensitive skin (The International Journal of Robotics Research (2012) 31: 13 (1627-1641) DOI: 10.1177/0278364912455441)', International Journal of Robotics Research, 32, pp. 259, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0278364912474543

Velonaki M, 2012, 'Multi-objective evaluation of cross-disciplinary experimental research', Studies in Material Thinking, 8, pp. 01/08 - 08/08

Silvera Tawil D; Rye D; Velonaki M, 2012, 'Interpretation of the modality of touch on an artificial arm covered with an EIT-based sensitive skin', International Journal of Robotics Research, 31, pp. 1627 - 1642, http://online.sagepub.com/search/results?submit=yes&src=hw&andorexactfulltext=and&fulltext=Interpretation+of+the+modality+of+touch+on+an+artificial+arm+covered+with+an+EIT-based+sensitive+skin&x=0&y=0

Velonaki M, 2012, 'Multi-objective evaluation of cross-disciplinary experimental research', Studies in Material Thinking, 8, pp. 01/08 - 08/08, http://www.materialthinking.org/sites/default/files/papers/SMT_V8_P11_Velonaki_0.pdf

Silvera Tawil D; Rye D; Velonaki M, 2011, 'Improved image reconstruction for an EIT-based sensitive skin with multiple internal electrodes', IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 27, pp. 425 - 435, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TRO.2011.2125310

Velonaki M; Silvera Tawil D; Rye D, 2010, 'Engagement, trust, intimacy: touch sensing for human-robot interaction', Second Nature: International Journal of Creative Media, pp. 102 - 119

Tawil DS; Rye D; Velonaki M, 2009, 'Improved EIT drive patterns for a robotics sensitive skin', Proceedings of the 2009 Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation, ACRA 2009

Velonaki M; Scheding S; Rye D; Durrant-Whyte H, 2008, 'Shared spaces: Media art, computing, and robotics', Computers in Entertainment, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1461999.1462003

Velonaki M; Rye D; Scheding S, 2008, 'Panel discussion: Engagement, trust and intimacy: Are these the essential elements for a 'successful' interaction between a human and a robot?', AAAI Spring Symposium - Technical Report, SS-08-04, pp. 141 - 142

Velonaki M; Rye D; Scheding S; Williams S, 2008, 'Fish-Bird: Cross-disciplinary collaboration', IEEE Multimedia, 15, pp. 10 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MMUL.2008.7

Velonaki M, 2008, 'Interview with Mari Velonaki, Australian Center for Field Robotics', Computers in Entertainment, 6, pp. 1 - 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1461999.1462001

Rye D; Velonaki M; Williams S; Scheding S, 2005, 'Fish-bird: Human-robot interaction in a contemporary arts setting', Proceedings of the 2005 Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation, ACRA 2005

Conference Papers

Robinson FA; Bown O; Velonaki M, 2023, 'Spatially Distributed Robot Sound: A Case Study', in Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, ACM, presented at DIS '23: Designing Interactive Systems Conference, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3563657.3596095

Robinson FA; Velonaki M; Bown O, 2021, 'Smooth operator: Tuning robot perception through artificial movement sound', in ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, pp. 53 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3434073.3444658

Pelikan H; Robinson FA; Keevallik L; Velonaki M; Broth M; Bown O, 2021, 'Sound in human-robot interaction', in ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, pp. 706 - 708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3434074.3444871

Robinson FA; Bown O; Velonaki M, 2020, 'Implicit communication through distributed sound design: Exploring a new modality in human-robot interaction', in ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, pp. 597 - 599, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3371382.3377431

Trofimova A; Wiley T; Pagnucco M; Velonaki M, 2019, 'Exploring human machine-mediated interaction for applications in social HRI', in ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, pp. 347 - 351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3369457.3369492

Velonaki M, 2019, 'Revisiting Jean Louis Baudry’s concept of the ideological apparatus: Linking virtual reality to the dream analogy', in 2019 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR), IEEE, pp. 1675 - 1676, IEEE

Benitez Sandoval E; Brown SA; Velonaki M, 2018, 'How the inclusion of design principles contribute to the development of social robots', in Buchanan G; Stevenson D (ed.), Proceedings of the 30th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction, ACM, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 535 - 538, presented at OzCHI 2018, Melbourne, Australia, 05 December 2018 - 07 December 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3292147.3292239

Sandoval EB; Brown S; Velonaki M, 2018, 'How the inclusion of design principles contribute to the development of social robots', in ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, pp. 535 - 538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3292147.3292239

Tillman DT; Forseck J; Velonaki M, 2017, 'An exploratory case study into curatorial intervention within the context of HCI', in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vancouver, BC, Canada, pp. 540 - 555, presented at 6th International Conference, DUXU 2017, Held as Part of HCI International 2017, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 09 July 2017 - 14 July 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58640-3_39

Haring KS; Silvera-Tawil D; Watanabe K; Velonaki M, 2016, 'The influence of robot appearance and interactive ability in HRI: A cross-cultural study', in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Kansas City, MO, USA, pp. 392 - 401, presented at International Conference on Social Robotics 2016, Kansas City, MO, USA, 01 November 2016 - 03 November 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47437-3_38

Haring KS; Watanabe K; Silvera-Tawil D; Velonaki M, 2016, 'Expectations towards two robots with different interactive abilities', in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), 2016 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference on, Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 433 - 434, presented at 2016 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, 07 March 2016 - 10 March 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/HRI.2016.7451792

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