Papers
54
Total Citations
1,875
H-Index
25
About
Minoo Alemi is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of social robotics, language education, and therapeutic human-robot interaction. Her work has fundamentally advanced our understanding of how humanoid and social robots can serve as effective tools in both educational and clinical settings. Alemi is perhaps best known for her groundbreaking contributions to Robot-Assisted Language Learning (RALL), demonstrating through rigorous empirical studies that social robots can significantly enhance vocabulary acquisition, reduce language anxiety, and improve pragmatic competence among EFL learners — work that has collectively garnered hundreds of citations, with her 2014 study alone accumulating nearly 200. Beyond language education, Alemi has made remarkable strides in therapeutic robotics, designing and deploying robots such as Arash to support pediatric cancer patients in hospital environments and developing interaction platforms that improve social engagement in children with autism spectrum disorder. Her 2018 studies on facial expression reciprocity and twin/sibling autism case studies reflect the depth and nuance of her clinical investigations. With over a decade of influential publications exceeding 1,000 cumulative citations, Alemi stands as a leading voice shaping how robots can compassionately and effectively serve vulnerable populations.
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- 3Clinical Application of a Humanoid Robot in Pediatric Cancer Interventions119 citations · 2015
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- 8Design and Realization of a Sign Language Educational Humanoid Robot73 citations · 2018
- 9Teaching Music to Children with Autism: A Social Robotics Challenge58 citations · 2017
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