Scholar
Guy Laban
Google Scholar ID: K7-LiJ0AAAAJ
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Citations & Impact
Citations
1,380
H-index
16
i10-index
20
Publications
20
Co-authors
35
list available
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published several papers, including 'Robot-Led Vision Language Model Wellbeing Assessment of Children' and 'What People Share With a Robot When Feeling Lonely and Stressed and How It Helps Over Time.' He has received the KROS Interdisciplinary Research Award, Best Paper Nominee, and Best Student Paper Nominee.
Research Experience
- Worked as a research associate at the Department of Computer Science & Technology of the University of Cambridge and in the Affective Intelligence and Robotics Laboratory (AFAR) led by Prof. Hatice Gunes. Engaged in multiple research projects focusing on human-robot interaction.
Education
- He was a research associate at the Department of Computer Science & Technology of the University of Cambridge and a member of the Affective Intelligence and Robotics Laboratory (AFAR) under the lead of Prof. Hatice Gunes. He pursued his PhD studies under the supervision of Prof. Emily S. Cross (University of Glasgow & ETH Zürich) and Prof. Val Morrison (University of Bangor) at the Social Robots and Social Brain in Action labs at the Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology of the University of Glasgow. He was an ESR member of ENTWINE, the European Training Network on Informal Care, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovation Training Network (ITN) funded by the European Union.
Background
- Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at Ben Gurion University of the Negev. His research examines how people communicate and share their emotions with artificial agents, including social robots and chatbots, and how these interactions influence social dynamics and emotional well-being.
Miscellany
- In his free time, he enjoys hiking, snowboarding, and photography.
