Guy Laban
@GuyLaban
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Postdoc at @Cambridge_CL, studying HRI and conversational AI for well-being 🤖🧠 Incoming Assistant Professor at @bengurionu Engineering.
Cambridge, UK
Joined July 2012
Excited to share that my dissertation won a Dissertation Award 2nd Runner-Up from @ISREorg! Grateful for the guidance from my amazing supervisors @brain_on_dance & @ValMorrisonProf! Special thanks @ArvidKappas @ITN_ENTWINE for their support! Thanks #ISRE2024 for the recognition!
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RT @mctalentowen: Robots learn human self-disclosure with new AI model! #AI #Robotics #SocialTech @HenryPowellML @GuyLaban @brain_on_dance….
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RT @GuyLaban: 🚨 New paper out w @ValMorrisonProf @ArvidKappas.@brain_on_dance!➡️We studied how talking to a robot o….
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International Journal of Social Robotics - People often engage in self-disclosure and social sharing when trying to cope with emotional distress. This study introduces a novel long-term...
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hi @ieeeroman, It says online that student registration includes "late-breaking report and robot design competition", but it doesn't mention paper. Is it a mistake, or do students with a full paper accepted need to pay for regular registration? 🤯.
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🚨 New paper out w @ValMorrisonProf @ArvidKappas.@brain_on_dance!➡️We studied how talking to a robot overtime can help caregivers cope with emotional distress. Key finding: Overtime, caregivers disclosed more, felt better, & coped better @ITN_ENTWINE.
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International Journal of Social Robotics - People often engage in self-disclosure and social sharing when trying to cope with emotional distress. This study introduces a novel long-term...
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📢 Call for Papers.Join us at the Bias and Fairness in Conversational User Interfaces workshop 💬.🗓️ July 8–10, 2025.📍 Waterloo, Canada (AT @CUI_Conference @ACM_CUI).Keynotes: Dorian Peters & @micol_spitale .🔗 Submit your work, demos, or provocations!➡️
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RT @ArvidKappas: Hot off the press: Laban, G., Morrison, V., Kappas, A. et al. Coping with Emotional Distress via Self-Disclosure to Robots….
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International Journal of Social Robotics - People often engage in self-disclosure and social sharing when trying to cope with emotional distress. This study introduces a novel long-term...
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RT @Smartphones: What People Share With a Robot When Feeling Lonely and Stressed and How It Helps Over Time.
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Loneliness and stress are prevalent among young adults and are linked to significant psychological and health-related consequences. Social robots may offer a promising avenue for emotional...
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RT @Siyang_Song_05: Join us for the REACT 2025 Challenge on Multiple Appropriate Facial Reaction Generation (MAFRG). Developing digital hum….
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RT @Moshe_Glickman: 📢 New publication with @affectivebrain in @NatureHumBehav .Key finding: Human-AI interactions create feedback loops, wh….
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Nature Human Behaviour - Glickman and Sharot reveal a human–AI feedback loop, where AI amplifies subtle human biases, which are then further internalized by humans. This cycle, observed...
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RT @PaulaWicher: Exciting news! Our book chapter, "Cognitive Mechanisms of Being Imitated," is now published! We explore various approaches….
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Being mimicked (BeMim) arises when one person copies the actions or choices of another person, and several studies link BeMim to liking and affiliation. BeMim effects might occur for matching of...
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RT @Amit_Goldenb: Paper with Yael Millgram & @mk_nock: Using two EMA studies, we found that participants with current suicidal thoughts kne….
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Approximately 9% of people think about suicide during their lifetime. Suicidal thoughts are consistently associated with perceived failures in emotion regulation. However, factors contributing to...
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RT @GuyLaban: Excited to share that my & @brain_on_dance's paper has been accepted to IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing! 🤖💬 We revie….
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Self-disclosure and the social sharing of emotions facilitate social relationships and can positively affect people's well-being. Nevertheless, individuals might refrain from engaging in these...
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RT @bengisucagiltay: I'm on the job market👀seeking TT-faculty and post-doc positions starting Fall 2025 to continue my research in family-c….
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Excited to share that my & @brain_on_dance's paper has been accepted to IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing! 🤖💬 We review studies addressing self-disclosure in HRIs and its impact on emotional well-being. Check it out here:
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Self-disclosure and the social sharing of emotions facilitate social relationships and can positively affect people's well-being. Nevertheless, individuals might refrain from engaging in these...
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RT @Amit_Goldenb: Submit a talk or poster to this year's Emotion Precon @SPSPnews (organized with Casey Brown & @adriennerwood), which will….
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RT @acii_conf: Less than 24 hours for #ACII2024! Get ready for ACII 2024 workshops starting tomorrow! 🌟 Looking forward to insightful sessi….
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