Research
Human factors research that feeds the design work.
Ela's research spans human-system interaction, user-centered design methodology and the design of socially assistive robots. Two methods developed in this research, FULE and CoDeT, are used in the studio's projects and in her teaching.
Methods
- FULEFunctionality, Usability, Look-and-Feel and Evaluation: a user-centered product design methodology
- CoDeTContext-based Design Toolkit for socially assistive robots, including participatory design with older adults
Topics
- Human factors and usability in medical devices
- Socially assistive robots for older adults and children
- Participatory and context-based design
- How form, color and motion shape users' perception
Teaching
- Medical device designDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Students design real devices using the FULE methodology.
- Human system interactionDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Publications
- 2026Why the Long Face? The Influence of Robot Screen Proportions and Orientation on Human Perception and InteractionLiberman-Pincu & Oron-Gilad. CHIRA 2025, CCIS vol. 2835, Springer · Read
- 2026Designing Authority and Service-Oriented Experiences in Librarian RobotsLiberman-Pincu & Oron-Gilad. ICSR+AI 2025, LNCS vol. 16133, Springer · Read
- 2026Bridging the gap: generating a design space model of socially assistive robots (SARs) for older adults using participatory design (PD) methodsBulgaro, Liberman-Pincu & Oron-Gilad. Universal Access in the Information Society, 25(2), 43 · Read
- 2025Get older adults involved: Participatory design of assistive robots for older adults using the Context-based Design Toolkit (CoDeT)Liberman-Pincu & Oron-Gilad. Advanced Design Research, 3(1), 1-10 · Read
- 2025Arm in Motion: How Motion Modality and Erratic Behavior of a Robotic Arm Shape User PerceptionLiberman-Pincu & Oron-Gilad. CHIRA 2024, CCIS vol. 2370, Springer · Read
- 2024A Context-based Design Toolkit (CoDeT) for Socially Assistive Robots (SARs): a methodological approachLiberman Pincu, van Grondelle & Oron-Gilad. CoDesign, 1-23 · Read
- 2024Exploratory design of non-verbal politeness of a robotic armKumar, Liberman-Pincu, Dvir, Edan & Oron-Gilad. IEEE ICHMS 2024, 1-7 · Read
- 2024Exploration of Visual Qualities for Drones as Emotional Support CompanionsFartook, Liberman-Pincu, Oron-Gilad & Cauchard. ICRA@40, July 2024
- 2023Why are You Blinking at Me? Exploring Users' Understanding of Robotic Status IndicatorsLiberman-Pincu, Honig & Oron-Gilad. CHIRA 2023, CCIS vol. 1996, Springer · Read
- 2023I Am in Love with the Shape of You: The Effect of Mass Customization on the Human-Robot RelationshipLiberman-Pincu, Bulgaro & Oron-Gilad. CHIRA 2023, CCIS vol. 1997, Springer · Read
- 2023Designing Robots with the Context in Mind: One Design Does Not Fit AllLiberman-Pincu, van Grondelle & Oron-Gilad. HFR 2022, 15th International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics, 105-119, Springer · Read
- 2023A Robotic Medical Clown (RMC): Forming a Design Space ModelLiberman-Pincu & Oron-Gilad. arXiv:2305.05592 · Read
- 2022Judging a socially assistive robot (SAR) by its cover: The effect of body structure, outline, and color on users' perceptionLiberman-Pincu, Parmet & Oron-Gilad. ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction · Read
- 2022Exploring the Effect of Mass Customization on User Acceptance of Socially Assistive Robots (SARs)Liberman-Pincu & Oron-Gilad. ACM/IEEE HRI 2022, 880-884 · Read
- 2021FULE: Functionality, Usability, Look-and-Feel and Evaluation Novel User-Centered Product Design Methodology, Illustrated in the Case of an Autonomous Medical DeviceLiberman-Pincu & Bitan. Applied Sciences, 11(3), 985 · Read
- 2021Comply with Me: Using Design Manipulations to Affect Human-Robot Interaction in a COVID-19 Officer Robot Use CaseLiberman-Pincu, David, Sarne-Fleischmann, Edan & Oron-Gilad. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 5(11), 71 · Read
- 2021Impacting the Perception of Socially Assistive Robots: Evaluating the Effect of Visual Qualities among ChildrenLiberman-Pincu & Oron-Gilad. IEEE RO-MAN 2021, 612-618 · Read
- 2021Designing Robots with Relationships in Mind: Suggesting Two Models of Human-Socially Assistive Robot (SAR) RelationshipLiberman-Pincu, van Grondelle & Oron-Gilad. Companion of ACM/IEEE HRI 2021, 555-558 · Read
- 2021Audrey: Flower-like social assistive robot, taking care of older adults in times of social isolation during the Covid-19 pandemicLiberman-Pincu. Companion of ACM/IEEE HRI 2021 · Read
- 2020Functionality, Usability, Look & Feel, and Evaluation (FULE) MethodologyLiberman-Pincu & Bitan. International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, 9(1), 132-133, SAGE · Read