Javier F. Gorostiza
Papers
7
Total Citations
265
H-Index
5
About
Javier F. Gorostiza is a pioneering researcher in social robotics, specializing in human-robot interaction (HRI), multimodal emotion detection, and autonomous learning systems. His work focuses on enabling robots to perceive and respond to human emotions, facilitating more natural and intuitive interactions. Gorostiza’s most influential contribution is the development of a multimodal emotion detection system for social robots, which integrates audio and visual cues to recognize user emotions during real-time interaction—a system that has garnered over 111 citations. He also led the creation of Maggie, a robotic platform designed specifically for social interaction, which has become a foundational tool in the field with equal citation impact. His research extends to autonomous behavior learning, where robots use motivational drives to self-improve their social responses, and to multimodal dialog systems that treat fusion of sensory inputs as communicative acts. Gorostiza’s work has been instrumental in advancing natural programming interfaces, allowing naive users to instruct robots through dialog, and in developing applications like social robots as aloud readers. With over 265 total citations across his key papers, Gorostiza’s contributions continue to shape the future of emotionally aware, socially adept robots.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1A Multimodal Emotion Detection System during Human–Robot Interaction111 citations · 2013
- 2Maggie: A Robotic Platform for Human-Robot Social Interaction111 citations · 2006
- 3LEARNING BEHAVIORS BY AN AUTONOMOUS SOCIAL ROBOT WITH MOTIVATIONS16 citations · 2014
- 4Multidomain Voice Activity Detection during Human-Robot Interaction14 citations · 2013
- 5MULTIMODAL FUSION AS COMMUNICATIVE ACTS DURING HUMAN–ROBOT INTERACTION6 citations · 2013
- 6Natural Programming of a Social Robot by Dialogs5 citations · 2010
- 7A social robot as an aloud reader2 citations · 2012