Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science (Human-Robot Interaction)
Welcome! My name is Hugo Simão. I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science at the University of Lisbon, advised by Tiago Guerreiro, Alexandre Bernardino, and Jodi Forlizzi. Currently, I am researching for two years as part of my Ph.D. at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) at Carnegie Mellon University.
My research is dedicated to understanding and aligning robots and human values, particularly exploring and enhancing the motivation to use a robot. This involves transferring agency from robots to humans and investigating real-world applications where robots embody and operationalize human values. Central to my work is exploring the complex, dynamic, and sometimes conflicting values of all stakeholders in HRI. My approach is rooted in Value-Sensitive Design and Research Through Design principles, addressing the individual needs and values of the aging population with technology. By examining the living contexts of older adults, my research seeks to understand how their value prioritization influences and is influenced by technological design.
The FCT (Portuguese National Foundation for Science and Technology) has generously supported my work. During one year, my Ph.D. path was also funded in 63K by the ShiftHRI Project, a CMU Portugal Exploratory Project funded by FCT.
Research
"I want to send a message to my friend": Exploring the Shift of Agency to Older Adults in HRI
H Simão, David Gonçalves, Ana Pires, A Bernardino, J Forlizzi, T Guerreiro
To appear soon in the International Journal of Social Robots......2024
Transferring Agency to an Older Adults to Control a Telepresence Robot: A Case Study
H Simão, Beatriz Nogueira, A Bernardino, J Forlizzi, T Guerreiro, Jodi Forlizzi
In Review... 2024
The Interplay of Human Values and Robots
H Simão, David Gonçalves, Neeta Khanuja, Valentina Nisi A Bernardino, T Guerreiro, J Forlizzi
In review... 2024
📄 Value Sensitive HRI
H Simão, A Bernardino, J Forlizzi, T Guerreiro
Longitudinal Social Impacts of HRI over Long-Term Deployments Workshop in ACM/IEEE Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Conference, 2022
📄 Carrier-pigeon Robot: Promoting Interactions Among Older Adults in a Car Home
H Simão, A Pires, D Gonçalves, T Guerreiro
LBR in HRI 2020, ACM/IEEE Human-Robot Interaction Conference, Cambridge, United Kingdom
📄 MATY: Designing An Assistive Robot for People with Alzheimer's
H Simão, T Guerreiro
LBW in CHI 2019 - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Glasgow, Scotland
📄 GeeBot: A Robotic Platform for Refugee Integration
H Simão, J Avelino, N Duarte, R Figueiredo
Design Competition in HRI 2018, ACM/IEEE Human-Robot Interaction International Conference, Chicago, USA
📄 Experiments with Vizzy as a coach for elderly exercise
J Avelino, H Simão, R Ribeiro, P Moreno, R Figueiredo, N Duarte, A Bernardino
Workshop on Personal Robots Exercising Coaching (PREC) at the ACM/IEEE Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Conference, 2018