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Bruce A. MacDonald

Publication record assembled from the DBLP archive of ranked conferences.

Papers indexed

69

Venues

14

Active years

2002–2025

Best venue rank

A*

Where they publish

Papers

69 indexed papers, newest first.

YearVenueTitleAuthors
2025AAAICTD4 - a Deep Continuous Distributional Actor-Critic Agent with a Kalman Fusion of Multiple Critics.David Valencia, Henry Williams, Yuning Xing, Trevor Gee, Bruce A. MacDonald, Minas Liarokapis
2025HRIUsing Social Robots to Enhance Cognitive Health in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment.Yuan Gao, Ngaire Kerse, Bruce A. MacDonald, Elizabeth Broadbent
2025HRISignPepper: Multimodal Social Robot for Sign Language Teaching.Edmond Liu, Jong Yoon Lim, Vineeth Johnson, Bruce A. MacDonald, Ho Seok Ahn
2025ICRAHow About Them Apples: 3D Pose and Cluster Estimation of Apple Fruitlets in a Commercial Orchard.Ans Qureshi, David Smith, Trevor Gee, Ho Seok Ahn, Ben McGuinness, Catherine Downes, Rahul Jangali, Kale Black, Hin Lim, Mike Duke, Bruce A. MacDonald, Henry Williams
2025IROSOrchardDepth++: Binned KL-Flood Regularization for Monocular Depth Estimation of Orchard Scene.Zhichao Zheng, Henry Williams, Trevor Gee, Bruce A. MacDonald
2025RO-MANOptimization of Two-Stage Facial Expression Mimicking Systems: Enhancing Emotional Representation in the EveR-4 H22 Robot.Minwoo Lee, Chan Yoo, Bruce A. MacDonald, Ho Seok Ahn
2025RO-MANDeepSignV1: Pretrained Vision Transformer for Isolated Sign Language Recognition.Edmond Liu, Bruce A. MacDonald, Ho Seok Ahn
2025RO-MANSignPepper: Machine Learning Powered Sign Language Teaching Robot with Dynamic Lesson Feedback.Edmond Liu, Finn Tracey, Bruce A. MacDonald, Ho Seok Ahn
2024HRISocial Robots in Hospital Settings: An Initial Exploration of the Services Provided, Interaction Style and in the Field Evaluation.Norina Gasteiger, Tingting Zhu, Elizabeth Broadbent, JongYoon Lim, Bruce A. MacDonald, Ho Seok Ahn
2024IROSImage-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning with Intrinsically Motivated Stimuli: On the Execution of Complex Robotic Tasks.David Valencia, Henry Williams, Yuning Xing, Trevor Gee, Minas Liarokapis, Bruce A. MacDonald
2024IROSArchie Snr: A Robotic Platform for Autonomous Apple Fruitlet Thinning.Henry Williams, Ans H. Qureshi, David Smith, Trevor Gee, Ben McGuinness, Rahul Jangali, Kale Black, Scott Harvey, Catherine Downes, Hin Lim, Richard Oliver, Mike Duke, Bruce A. MacDonald
2024IROSArchie Jnr: A Robotic Platform for Autonomous Cane Pruning of Grapevines.Henry Williams, David Smith, Jalil Shahabi, Trevor Gee, Ans Qureshi, Benjamin McGuinness, Scott Harvey, Catherine Downes, Rahul Jangali, Kale Black, Hin Lim, Mike Duke, Bruce A. MacDonald
2024RO-MANWeighted Multi-modal Sign Language Recognition.Edmond Liu, Jong Yoon Lim, Bruce A. MacDonald, Ho Seok Ahn
2023IROSA Soft, Multi-Layer, Kirigami Inspired Robotic Gripper with a Compact, Compression-Based Actuation System.Joao Buzzatto, Junbang Liang, Mojtaba Shahmohammadi, Saori Matsunaga, Rintaro Haraguchi, Toshisada Mariyama, Bruce A. MacDonald, Minas V. Liarokapis
2023IROSEmploying Multi-Layer, Sensorised Kirigami Grippers for Single-Grasp Based Identification of Objects and Force Exertion Estimation.Junbang Liang, Joao Buzzatto, Bryan Busby, Ricardo V. Godoy, Saori Matsunaga, Rintaro Haraguchi, Toshisada Mariyama, Bruce A. MacDonald, Minas V. Liarokapis
2023IROSSeeing the Fruit for the Leaves: Robotically Mapping Apple Fruitlets in a Commercial Orchard.Ans Qureshi, David Smith, Trevor Gee, Mahla Nejati, Jalil Shahabi, JongYoon Lim, Ho Seok Ahn, Benjamin McGuinness, Catherine Downes, Rahul Jangali, Kale Black, Hin Lim, Mike Duke, Bruce A. MacDonald, Henry Williams
2023ICRAComparison of Model-Based and Model-Free Reinforcement Learning for Real-World Dexterous Robotic Manipulation Tasks.David Valencia, John Jia, Raymond Li, Alex Hayashi, Megan Lecchi, Reuel Terezakis, Trevor Gee, Minas V. Liarokapis, Bruce A. MacDonald, Henry Williams
2023RO-MANDevelopment and Validation of a Motion Dictionary to Create Emotional Gestures for the NAO Robot.Mehdi Hellou, Norina Gasteiger, Andy Kweon, JongYoon Lim, Bruce A. MacDonald, Angelo Cangelosi, Ho Seok Ahn
2022IROSOn Robotic Manipulation of Flexible Flat Cables: Employing a Multi-Modal Gripper with Dexterous Tips, Active Nails, and a Reconfigurable Suction Cup Module.Joao Buzzatto, Jayden Chapman, Mojtaba Shahmohammadi, Felipe Sanches, Mahla Nejati, Saori Matsunaga, Rintaro Haraguchi, Toshisada Mariyama, Bruce A. MacDonald, Minas V. Liarokapis
2022IROSSoft, Multi-Layer, Disposable, Kirigami Based Robotic Grippers: On Handling of Delicate, Contaminated, and Everyday Objects.Joao Buzzatto, Mojtaba Shahmohammadi, Junbang Liang, Felipe Sanches, Saori Matsunaga, Rintaro Haraguchi, Toshisada Mariyama, Bruce A. MacDonald, Minas V. Liarokapis
2022RO-MANMoving away from robotic interactions: Evaluation of empathy, emotion and sentiment expressed and detected by computer systems.Norina Gasteiger, JongYoon Lim, Mehdi Hellou, Bruce A. MacDonald, Ho Seok Ahn
2021ICRAA Locally-Adaptive, Parallel-Jaw Gripper with Clamping and Rolling Capable, Soft Fingertips for Fine Manipulation of Flexible Flat Cables.Jayden Chapman, Gal Gorjup, Anany Dwivedi, Saori Matsunaga, Toshisada Mariyama, Bruce A. MacDonald, Minas V. Liarokapis
2021IROSA Dexterous, Reconfigurable, Adaptive Robot Hand Combining Anthropomorphic and Interdigitated Configurations.Geng Gao, Jayden Chapman, Saori Matsunaga, Toshisada Mariyama, Bruce A. MacDonald, Minas V. Liarokapis
2021IVCNZReal-time Caustics and Dispersion on Arbitrary Surfaces in GPU-Accelerated Ray Tracing.Fung Yang, Burkhard Claus Wnsche, Bruce A. MacDonald
2021TenconROS Based Heterogeneous Multiple Robots Control Using High Level User Instructions.U. U. Samantha Kumara Rajapaksha, Chandimal Jayawardena, Bruce A. MacDonald
2020ICRADemonstration of Hospital Receptionist Robot with Extended Hybrid Code Network to Select Responses and Gestures.Eui Jun Hwang, Byeong-Kyu Ahn, Bruce A. MacDonald, Ho Seok Ahn
2020IVCNZFast Portrait Segmentation of the Head and Upper Body.Seng Cheong Loke, Bruce A. MacDonald, Matthew Parsons, Burkhard C. Wnsche
2020SMCCombining Programming by Demonstration with Path Optimization and Local Replanning to Facilitate the Execution of Assembly Tasks.Gal Gorjup, George P. Kontoudis, Anany Dwivedi, Geng Gao, Saori Matsunaga, Toshisada Mariyama, Bruce A. MacDonald, Minas V. Liarokapis
2019ICRAThe Doctor will See You Now: Could a Robot Be a medical Receptionist?Craig J. Sutherland, Byeong-Kyu Ahn, Bianca Brown, Jong Yoon Lim, Deborah L. Johanson, Elizabeth Broadbent, Bruce A. MacDonald, Ho Seok Ahn
2019RO-MANHospital Receptionist Robot v2: Design for Enhancing Verbal Interaction with Social Skills.Ho Seok Ahn, Wesley Yep, Jong Yoon Lim, Byeong-Kyu Ahn, Deborah L. Johanson, Eui Jun Hwang, Min Ho Lee, Elizabeth Broadbent, Bruce A. MacDonald
2018IROSDiversity in Pedestrian Safety for Industrial Environments Using 3D Lidar Sensors and Neural Networks*Research supported by the New Zealand Ministry for Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) on contract UOAX1414.Jamie Bell, Bruce A. MacDonald, Ho Seok Ahn
2018RO-MANArtificial Empathy in Social Robots: An analysis of Emotions in Speech.Jesin James, Catherine Inez Watson, Bruce A. MacDonald
2016IROSRow following in pergola structured orchards.Jamie Bell, Bruce A. MacDonald, Ho Seok Ahn
2016RO-MANUser perceptions of soft robot arms and fingers for healthcare.Dong Hyun Kim, Bruce A. MacDonald, Andrew McDaid, Sadao Kawamura, Hye-Jong Kim, Elliot Thompson Bean, Forest Fraser, Elizabeth Broadbent
2015RO-MANHealthcare robot systems for a hospital environment: CareBot and ReceptionBot.Ho Seok Ahn, Min Ho Lee, Bruce A. MacDonald
2015RO-MANThe cost-effectiveness of a robot measuring vital signs in a rural medical practice.Elizabeth Broadbent, Josephine R. Orejana, Ho Seok Ahn, Jiao Xie, Paul Rouse, Bruce A. MacDonald
2012HealthComUtilizing a closed loop medication management workflow through an engaging interactive robot for older people.Chandan Datta, Priyesh Tiwari, Hong Yul Yang, Elizabeth Broadbent, Bruce A. MacDonald
2012IROSRoboStudio: A visual programming environment for rapid authoring and customization of complex services on a personal service robot.Chandan Datta, Chandimal Jayawardena, I-Han Kuo, Bruce A. MacDonald
2012IVCNZUsing the Kinect as a navigation sensor for mobile robotics.Ayrton Oliver, Steven Kang, Burkhard Wnsche, Bruce A. MacDonald
2011AAAIHuman-Robot Interaction Research to Improve Quality of Life in Elder Care - An Approach and Issues.Elizabeth Broadbent, Chandimal Jayawardena, Ngaire Kerse, Rebecca Q. Stafford, Bruce A. MacDonald
2011ICRAGeneralizing topological task graphs from multiple symbolic demonstrations in programming by demonstration (PbD) processes.Tanveer Abbas, Bruce A. MacDonald
2010ACCVReal-Time Robust Image Feature Description and Matching.Stephen J. Thomas, Bruce A. MacDonald, Karl A. Stol
2010IROSImplementing a reactive semantics using OpenRTM-aist.Geoffrey Biggs, Bruce A. MacDonald
2010IROSDeployment of a service robot to help older people.Chandimal Jayawardena, I-Han Kuo, Ulrike Unger, Aleksandar Igic, Richie Wong, Catherine Inez Watson, Rebecca McAulay Quinlan Stafford, Elizabeth Broadbent, Priyesh Tiwari, Jim Warren, Joochan Sohn, Bruce A. MacDonald
2010RO-MANImproved robot attitudes and emotions at a retirement home after meeting a robot.Rebecca McAulay Quinlan Stafford, Elizabeth Broadbent, Chandimal Jayawardena, Ulrike Unger, I-Han Kuo, Aleksandar Igic, Richie Wong, Ngaire Kerse, Catherine Inez Watson, Bruce A. MacDonald
2009ICRAMixed reality simulation for mobile robots.Ian Yen-Hung Chen, Bruce A. MacDonald, Burkhard Wnsche
2009IROSExpressive facial speech synthesis on a robotic platform.Xingyan Li, Bruce A. MacDonald, Catherine Inez Watson
2009RO-MANRobust trajectory segmentation for programming by demonstration.Tanveer Abbas, Bruce A. MacDonald
2009RO-MANRetirement home staff and residents' preferences for healthcare robots.Elizabeth Broadbent, Rie Tamagawa, Ngaire Kerse, Brett Knock, Anna Patience, Bruce A. MacDonald
2009RO-MANAge and gender factors in user acceptance of healthcare robots.I-Han Kuo, Joel Marcus Rabindran, Elizabeth Broadbent, Yong In Lee, Ngaire Kerse, Rebecca McAulay Quinlan Stafford, Bruce A. MacDonald
2008ICRAAn intuitive interface for a cognitive programming by demonstration system.David Brageul, Slobodan Vukanovic, Bruce A. MacDonald
2008IROSEvaluating a reactive semantics for robotics.Geoffrey Biggs, Bruce A. MacDonald
2007IROSHuman reactions to good and bad robots.Elizabeth Broadbent, Bruce A. MacDonald, Lana Jago, Meike Juergens, Omar Mazharullah
2006HRIDeveloper oriented visualisation of a robot program.T. H. J. Collett, Bruce A. MacDonald
2006ICRAAugmented Reality Visualisation for Player.T. H. J. Collett, Bruce A. MacDonald
2006IROSSpecifying Robot Reactivity in Procedural Languages.Geoffrey Biggs, Bruce A. MacDonald
2005ICRATrends in Robot Software Domain Engineering.Davide Brugali, Arvin Agah, Bruce A. MacDonald, Issa A. D. Nesnas, William D. Smart
2005ICRASidebar - Programming Commercial Robots.Jos Mara Caas, Vicente Matelln, Bruce A. MacDonald, Geoffrey Biggs
2005ICRAA Distributed Real-time Software Framework for Robotic Applications.Yuan-hsin Kuo, Bruce A. MacDonald
2005ICRASoftware Environments for Robot Programming.Bruce A. MacDonald, Geoffrey Biggs, Toby Collett
2005ICRAA Dynamics Simulation Architecture for Robotic Systems.Benjamin Moores, Bruce A. MacDonald
2005OZCHIA haptic interface for mobile devices.Bruce A. MacDonald
2004KESTheoretical Considerations of Multiple Particle Filters for Simultaneous Localisation and Map-Building.David C. K. Yuen, Bruce A. MacDonald
2004PRICAIComplete Coverage by Mobile Robots Using Slice Decomposition Based on Natural Landmarks.Sylvia C. Wong, Bruce A. MacDonald
2004SIGGRAPHEmbodied time (-) changing our mind.Julainne Sumich, Bruce A. MacDonald, Kevin Novins, Simon Chui, HsuHan Chiang
2003IROSA topological coverage algorithm for mobile robots.Sylvia C. Wong, Bruce A. MacDonald
2003IROSDistributed mobile robot application infrastructure.Evan Woo, Bruce A. MacDonald, Flix Trpanier
2003ICRAAn evaluation of the sequential Monte Carlo technique for simultaneous localisation and map-buildin.David C. K. Yuen, Bruce A. MacDonald
2002ICRANatural Landmark Based Localisation System using Panoramic Images.David C. K. Yuen, Bruce A. MacDonald