Wing-Yue Geoffrey Louie, Ph.D.

Distinguished Associate Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (Computer Science and Engineering Department) (248) 370-2860 [email protected] Ph.D., University of Toronto

Teaching

• EGR2800 - Design and Analysis of Electromechanical Systems

Research

• Robotics, Sensing & Controls
• Human-Robot Interactions
• Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence
• User Research

“The core theme of my research is on the development of robot technology that can be easily utilized by non-experts for real-world application scenarios such as manufacturing, healthcare, service, space, social and personal robotics.” - Wing-Yue Geoffrey Louie 

Selected Publications

Kulikovskiy, M. Sochanski, A. Hijaz, M. Eaton, J. Korneder, and W.-Y. G. Louie, “Can Therapists Design Robot-Mediated Interventions and Teleoperate Robots Using VR to Deliver Interventions for ASD?,” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2021.

Hijaz, J. Korneder, and W.-Y. G. Louie, “In-the-Wild Learning from Demonstration for Therapies for Autism Spectrum Disorder,” IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication, 2021.

Sochanski, K. Snyder, J. Korneder, and W.-Y. G. Louie, “Therapists’ Perspectives After Implementing a Robot into Autism Therapy,” IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication, 2021.

Korneder, W.-Y. G. Louie, C. M. Pawluk, I. Abbas, M. Brys, and F. Rooney, “Robot-Mediated Interventions for Teaching Children with ASD a New Intraverbal Skill,” Assistive Technology, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2021.1930284.

W.-Y.G. Louie, Jessica Korneder, Ibrahim Abbas, and Cristyn Pawluk, “A Study on an Applied Behavior Analysis Based Robot-Mediated Listening Comprehension Intervention for ASD,” Paladyn Journal of Behavioral Robotics, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 31-46, 2021, Available: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjbr-2021-0005

W.-Y. G. Louie and G. Nejat, “A Social Robot Learning to Facilitate an Assistive Group-Based Activity from Non-expert Caregivers,” International Journal of Social Robotics, 2020, Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-020-00621-4

Hijaz, W.-Y.G. Louie, and I. Mansour, “Towards a Driver Monitoring System for Estimating Driver Situational Awareness,” in IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication, 2019, pp. 1-6, Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/RO-MAN46459.2019.8956378.

Zhang, W.-Y. G. Louie, G. Nejat, and B. Benhabib, “Robot Imitation Learning of Social Gestures with Self-Collision Avoidance Using a 3D Sensor,” Sensors, vol. 18, no. 7, pp. 1-17, 2018, Available: https://doi.org/10.3390/s18072355.

W.-Y. G. Louie and G. Nejat, “A Persuasive Learning from Demonstration System Architecture for Social Group Recreational Activities,” in IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2016, pp. 808–814.

W.-Y. G. Louie, T. Vaquero, G. Nejat, and J. C. Beck, “An autonomous assistive robot for planning, scheduling and facilitating multi-user activities,” in IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2014, pp. 5292–5298.

 D. McColl, W. Y. G. Louie, and G. Nejat, “Brian 2.1: A Socially assistive robot for the elderly and cognitively impaired,” IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 74–83, 2013.

W.-Y. G. Louie, D. McColl, and G. Nejat, “Acceptance and attitudes toward a human-like socially assistive robot by older adults,” Assistive Technology, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 140–150, 2014.

W.-Y. G. Louie and G. Nejat, “A victim identification methodology for rescue robots operating in cluttered USAR environments,” Advanced Robotics, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 373–384, 2013.

W.-Y. G. Louie, J. Li, T. Vaquero, and G. Nejat, “A focus group study on the design considerations and impressions of a socially assistive robot for long-Term care,” in IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2014, pp. 237–242.

J. Li, W.-Y. G. Louie, S. Mohamed, F. Despond, and G. Nejat, “A User-Study with Tangy the Bingo Facilitating Robot and Long-Term Care Residents,” in IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors, 2016, pp. 1-6

 W.-Y. G. Louie, S. Mohamed, and G. Nejat, “Human-Robot Interaction for Rehabilitation Robots,” in Rehabilitation Robotics: Principles and Practice, A. Cook and P. Encarnacao, Eds. CRC Press, 2017, p. In Print.

W.-Y. G. Louie, J. Li, T. Vaquero, and G. Nejat, “Socially assistive robots for seniors living in residential care homes: User requirements and impressions,” in Human-Robot Interactions: Principles, Technologies and Challenges, Nova Publishers, 2015.

W.-Y. G. Louie, J. Li, C. Mohamed, F. Despond, V. Lee, and G. Nejat, “Tangy the Robot Bingo Facilitator: A Performance Review,” Journal of Medical Devices - Transactions of the ASME, vol. 9, no. 2, p. 20936, 2015.

W.-Y. G. Louie, R. Han, and G. Nejat, “Did anyone say BINGO: A socially assistive robot to promote stimulating recreational activities at long-term care facilities,” Journal of Medical Devices - Transactions of the ASME, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 30944–1, 2013.

W.-Y. G. Louie, F. Despond, and G. Nejat, “Social Robot Learning from Demonstration to Facilitate a Group Activity for Older Adults,” in IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Workshop on Bridging User Needs to Deployed Applications of Service Robots, 2015, pp. 1–6.

 W.-Y. G. Louie, D. McColl, and G. Nejat, “Playing a memory game with a socially assistive robot: A case study at a long-term care facility,” in IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2012, pp. 345–350.

 C. Thompson, S. Mohamed, W.-Y. G. Louie, J. Chen He, J. Li, G. Nejat, “The Robot Tangy Facilitating Trivia Games: A Teambased User-Study with Long-Term Care Residents,” in IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors, 2017, pp. 173-178.

J. Chen, K. L. Chaudhary, R. Benegal, M. Chakraborty, W.-Y. G. Louie, and G. Nejat, “The Design of an Automated Bingo Mixer for Robot-Facilitated Bingo Games,” in International Congress on the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, 2014, pp. 1–6.