How Can Large Language Models Enable Better Socially Assistive Human-Robot Interaction: A Brief Survey. - Zhonghao Shi; Ellen Landrum; Amy O'Connell; Mina J. Kian; Leticia Pinto-Alva; Kaleen Shrestha; Xiaoyuan Zhu; Maja J. Mataric (AAAI Spring Symposia, 2024)

Can an LLM-Powered Socially Assistive Robot Effectively and Safely Deliver Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? A Study With University Students. - Mina J. Kian; Mingyu Zong; Katrin Fischer; Abhyuday Singh; Anna-Maria Velentza; Pau Sang; Shriya Upadhyay; Anika Gupta; Misha A. Faruki; Wallace Browning; Sébastien M. R. Arnold; Bhaskar Krishnamachari; et al. (CoRR, 2024)

Using Linguistic Entrainment to Evaluate Large Language Models for Use in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. - Mina J. Kian; Kaleen Shrestha; Katrin Fischer; Xiaoyuan Zhu; Jonathan Ong; Aryan Trehan; Jessica Wang; Gloria Chang; Sébastien M. R. Arnold; Maja J. Mataric (NAACL (Findings), 2025)

Designing Robot Identity: The Role of Voice, Clothing, and Task on Robot Gender Perception. - Nathaniel Dennler; Mina J. Kian; Stefanos Nikolaidis; Maja J. Mataric (Int. J. Soc. Robotics, 2025)

Engagement and Disclosures in LLM-Powered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Exercises: A Factorial Design Comparing the Influence of a Robot vs. Chatbot Over Time. - Mina J. Kian; Mingyu Zong; Katrin Fischer; Anna-Maria Velentza; Abhyuday Singh; Kaleen Shrestha; Pau Sang; Shriya Upadhyay; Wallace Browning; Misha A. Faruki; Sébastien M. R. Arnold; Bhaskar Krishnamachari; et al. (CoRR, 2025)

Personalized Socially Assistive Robots With End-to-End Speech-Language Models For Well-Being Support. - Mengxue Fu; Zhonghao Shi; Minyu Huang; Siqi Liu; Mina J. Kian; Yirui Song; Maja J. Mataric (CoRR, 2025)