Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Glasgow
1 May 2019 → 6 Jul 2023
Award Date: 6 Jul 2023
Master, University of Amsterdam
Feb 2017 → Feb 2019
Award Date: 1 Feb 2019
External positions
Research Associate, University of Cambridge
Sep 2023 → Sep 2025
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A Robot-Led Intervention for Emotion Regulation: from Expression to Reappraisal
Laban, G., Wang, J. & Gunes, H., 1 Jan 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Designing Artificial Identity: The Identity Design Framework and Research Agenda
Bransky, K., Sweetser, P., Holthaus, P., Laban, G., Winkle, K., Akalin, N., Ashok, A., Lee, J., Khot, R., Bejarano, A., Thijn, J., Moore, R. K., Jang, M., Fischer, J. E. & Lee, M., 12 Jun 2026, DIS 2026 - Proceedngs of the 2026 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. Yen, C. C., Lee, J.-J., Do, E.Y.-L., Zheng, C., Yoo, D. & Tang, T. (eds.). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 4330-4347 18 p. (DIS 2026 - Proceedngs of the 2026 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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DialogGuard: Multi-Agent Psychosocial Safety Evaluation Interface of Sensitive LLM Responses
Luo, H. & Laban, G., 1 Jul 2026, Proceedings of the 64th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (Volume 3: System Demonstrations). Durrett, G. & Jian, P. (eds.). Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), p. 187-196 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Human–AI interactions reshape the self and our social networks
Teixeira, A. S., Shergill, S. S. & Laban, G., 1 Jun 2026, In: Nature Machine Intelligence. 8, 6, p. 858-859 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Past, Present, and Future: A Survey of the Evolution of Affective Robotics for Well-Being
Spitale, M., Axelsson, M., Jeong, S., Tuttosi, P., Stamatis, C. A., Laban, G., Lim, A. & Gunes, H., 1 Apr 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing. 17, 2, p. 1923-1939 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Sharing Our Emotions With Robots: Why Do We Do It and How Does It Make Us Feel?
Laban, G. & Cross, E. S., 1 Apr 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing. 17, 2, p. 1237-1252 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Social Robotics for Disabled Students: An Empirical Investigation of Embodiment, Roles, and Interaction
Markelius, A., Dogan, F. I., Bailey, J., Laban, G., Gibson, J. L. & Gunes, H., 16 Mar 2026, HRI 2026 - Proceedings of the 21st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. Torre, I., Baillie, L., Smart, W. D., Graaf, M. D. & Gombolay, M. (eds.). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 265-274 10 p. (HRI 2026 - Proceedings of the 21st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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SPASM: Stable Persona-driven Agent Simulation for Multi-turn Dialogue Generation
Luo, H. & Laban, G., 1 Jul 2026, Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: ACL 2026. Liakata, M., Moreira, V. P., Zhang, J. & Jurgens, D. (eds.). Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), p. 8455-8475 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Underwriting the Agent Economy: The Blueprint for an AI Insurance Stack
Trout, C., Koyejo, S., Romanosky, S., Ripamonti, G., Thompson, L., Spain, D., Taylor, A., Casey, K., Casper, S., Botvinick, M., McGregor, S., Brundage, M., Cooper, A. F., Paskov, P., Ecoffet, A., Bucknall, B., Wei, K., Anderljung, M., Szpruch, L. & Treece, B. & 17 others, , 13 Jul 2026, arXiv.Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Preprint
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A Longitudinal Study of Child Wellbeing Assessment via Online Interactions with a Social Robot
Abbasi, N. I., Laban, G., Ford, T., Jones, P. B. & Gunes, H., 20 May 2025, In: ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction. 14, 3, 51.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Scopus citations
Prizes
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KROS Interdisciplinary Research Award Winner in Social Human-Robot Interaction 2025
Laban, G. (Recipient), Dogan, F. I. (Recipient), Abbasi, N. I. (Recipient), Anderson, J. (Recipient), Ford, T. (Recipient), Jones, P. B. (Recipient) & Gunes, H. (Recipient), 2025
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Social robots as communication partners to support emotional well-being
Laban, G. (Author), Cross, E. S. (Supervisor) & Morrison, V. (Supervisor), 6 Jul 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Have you named your robot vacuum cleaner: here's the psychological motive
9/04/25
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Meet Mr Cleaner... and the other household gadgets we've named
1/04/25
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Brits show love for robot vacuums by giving them quirky pet names like Tony Shark and Mr Cleaner
1/04/25
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Key reason Brits have given their robot vacuums a 'pet name'
31/03/25
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Social robots could be an effective tool to combat loneliness
12/12/23
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Enhanced Emotional Health Through Social Robot Interaction
12/12/23
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-University of Glasgow : SOCIAL ROBOTS COULD BE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL TO COMBAT LONELINESS
5/12/23
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