Publications

Publications from the ARI Lab (George Mason University). Includes collaborative work with partner labs and intitutions.

2026

  • Designing for Robot Wranglers: A Synthesis of Literature and Practice

    Porfirio, D., McDermott, I., Chen, H., Satake, S., Kanda, T., LaToza, T. (2026, June). Designing for Robot Wranglers: A Synthesis of Literature and Practice. In Proceedings of ACM Designing Interactive Systems. In Press. (21% acceptance)

  • Distill: Uncovering the True Intent behind Human-Robot Communication

    Li, T. & Porfirio, D. (2026, June). Distill: Uncovering the True Intent behind Human-Robot Communication. In Proceedings of ACM Designing Interactive Systems. In Press. (21% acceptance)

  • Formal Methods in Robot End User Development: Progress, Gaps, and Opportunities

    Hwang, Y., Lee, C. P., Porfirio, D., Hiatt, L. M., and Mutlu, B. (2026). Formal Methods in Robot End User Development: Progress, Gaps, and Opportunities. Foundations and Trends in Robotics: Vol. 13, No. 3.

  • Capturing and Shaping Human-Robot Intent Expression

    Li, T., & Porfirio, D. (2026, March). Capturing and Shaping Human-Robot Intent Expression. In Special Session on HRI and Consumer Robots: Building Robots that are Useful and Acceptable at HRI 2026. (13% acceptance)

  • Examining the Effectiveness of Obfuscatory Planning Strategies through Human Observation

    Sullivan, D., Porfirio, D., Mutlu, B., & Hiatt, L. M. (2026, March). Examining the Effectiveness of Obfuscatory Planning Strategies through Human Observation. In Companion Proceedings of the 21st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (pp. 619-623).

  • Nose Knows: A Human-Centered Robotic Air Quality Monitor

    Tiger, J., Williamson, P., Kannan, N., Henley, J., Roesler, E., & Porfirio, D. (2026, March). Nose Knows: A Human-Centered Robotic Air Quality Monitor. In 2026 21st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). (49.1% acceptance)