Alexandre Mazel
Papers
13
Total Citations
489
H-Index
9
About
Alexandre Mazel is a leading researcher in socially assistive robotics, with a focus on robot-enhanced therapy (RET) for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). His major contributions include developing supervised autonomous robotic systems that reduce reliance on remote-control paradigms, as demonstrated in his highly cited 2017 work (138 citations) and its 2019 validation study (81 citations). Mazel also pioneered the interpretation of emotional body language in robots like Nao (61 citations), enabling more natural human-robot interaction. His creation of the DREAM dataset—over 3000 therapy sessions from 61 children—provides a foundational resource for data-driven ASD research (57 citations). Beyond therapy, Mazel has advanced robot audition, indoor navigation using 2D barcodes, and gaze systems for humanoid robots. Notably, his work on the MuMMER project developed socially intelligent robots for public spaces, and his field studies deploying Pepper robots in rehabilitation centers (2022) demonstrate real-world impact. With over 500 cumulative citations, Mazel’s research bridges engineering and clinical practice, driving autonomous, empathetic robots that improve lives.
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- 3Interpretation of emotional body language displayed by robots61 citations · 2010
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- 6Head-eyes system and gaze analysis of the humanoid robot Romeo33 citations · 2014
- 7Microphone array signal processing for robot audition24 citations · 2017
- 8Challenges of a Real-World HRI Study with Non-Native English Speakers17 citations · 2020
- 9MuMMER: Socially Intelligent Human-Robot Interaction in Public Spaces17 citations · 2019
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