Frederick Shic
Papers
12
Total Citations
1,149
H-Index
10
About
Frederick Shic is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) intervention, and affective computing. His work has fundamentally advanced our understanding of how social robots can serve as therapeutic tools for children with autism, earning him well over 1,100 citations across his most recognized publications alone. Shic's most influential contributions demonstrate a clear trajectory from laboratory curiosity to real-world clinical application. His 2012 paper on social robots as embedded reinforcers of social behavior (450 citations) established a compelling framework for robot-assisted therapy, while his 2018 longitudinal home-based intervention study (347 citations) broke new ground by moving beyond controlled lab settings to demonstrate sustained impact over a month-long deployment. His 2012 work bridging human-robot interaction and clinical autism research (136 citations) addressed a critical methodological gap between engineering and therapeutic communities. Beyond ASD applications, Shic has explored emotion recognition through thermal imaging, computational models of visual attention, and autonomous detection of affective responses in children. His research consistently emphasizes ecological validity and clinical relevance, making his work especially valuable to both engineers designing assistive technologies and clinicians seeking evidence-based interventions for neurodevelopmental conditions.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Social Robots as Embedded Reinforcers of Social Behavior in Children with Autism450 citations · 2012
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- 3Bridging the Research Gap: Making HRI Useful to Individuals with Autism136 citations · 2012
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- 5A Behavioral Analysis of Computational Models of Visual Attention55 citations · 2006
- 6A thermal emotion classifier for improved human-robot interaction29 citations · 2016
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- 10Social development12 citations · 2006