Publications

For a detailed list of publications, check my google scholar page .

2026

  1. Explaining Robot Behavior to Groups: Machine Teaching for Transparent Decision-Making
    Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, Aaron Steinfeld, Henny Admoni, and 1 more author
    2026
    Under review
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  2. Detecting the Unexpected: Benchmarking Models for User Emotional Response to Unexpected In-Vehicle System Behavior
    Huy Quyen Ngo, Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, Brian Mok, and 4 more authors
    2026
    Under review
  3. Apology Is Not Enough: Real-Time Detection and Mitigation of Emotional Responses to Unexpected In-Vehicle System Behaviors
    Huy Quyen Ngo, Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, Brian Mok, and 4 more authors
    In ACM International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction (HAI), 2026
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  4. Human Cooperation Dynamics in an Online Sequential Social Dilemma Game with Differing Skills and Motives
    JiHyun Jeong, Sebastian Celestin, Allison Duan, and 2 more authors
    2026
    Under review
  5. Interaction Alignment: Aligning the Robotic Alignment Process
    Michael Zhao, Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, Reid Simmons, and 1 more author
    2026
    In Preparation
  6. Contact-Aware Teleoperation: Inferring Stable Grasp Constraints from Human Hand Kinematics
    Daniel Nguyen, Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, and Conrad Tucker
    2026
    Submitted to IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids) 2026
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  7. Multi-Domain Engagement Estimation with Session-Aware Evaluation and Dataset-Specific Architectures
    Naveen Enock, Atindrah Harishankar, Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, and 2 more authors
    2026
    Under review

2024

  1. Modeling human learning of demonstration-based explanations for user-centric explainable AI
    Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, Aaron Steinfeld, Reid Simmons, and 1 more author
    In Presented at the Explainability for Human-Robot Collaboration workshop at the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, 2024
  2. Understanding Robot Minds: Leveraging Machine Teaching for Transparent Human-Robot Collaboration Across Diverse Groups
    Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, Reid Simmons, Aaron Steinfeld, and 1 more author
    In 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2024
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2023

  1. Adaptive group machine teaching for human group inverse reinforcement learning
    Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, Aaron Steinfeld, Henny Admoni, and 1 more author
    In Presented at the 3rd RL-CONFORM workshop, International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2023, 2023
  2. Towards Improved Replicability of Human Studies in Human-Robot Interaction: Recommendations for Formalized Reporting
    Sunny Bagchi, Patrick Holthaus, Gloria Beraldo, and 5 more authors
    In Companion of the 2023 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), 2023
    🏆 Best LBR Nominee (1 of 7 out of 137 submissions)
    DOI

2021

  1. Real-time estimation of drivers’ trust in automated driving systems
    Hebert Azevedo-Sa, Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, Connor T Esterwood, and 3 more authors
    International Journal of Social Robotics, 2021
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  2. Multimodal hybrid pedestrian: A hybrid automaton model of urban pedestrian behavior for automated driving applications
    Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, Lionel P Robert, X Jessie Yang, and 1 more author
    Ieee Access, 2021
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  3. Automated Vehicle Behavior Design for Pedestrian Interactions at Unsignalized Crosswalks
    Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, Lionel P Robert Jr, Xi Jessie Yang, and 1 more author
    In International Symposium on Transportation Data and Modelling, 2021
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2020

  1. Efficient Behavior-aware Control of Automated Vehicles at Crosswalks using Minimal Information Pedestrian Prediction Model
    Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, Lionel P Robert Jr, Xi Jessie Yang, and 2 more authors
    In American Control Conference, 2020
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  2. Comparing the Effects of False Alarms and Misses on Humans’ Trust in (Semi) Autonomous Vehicles
    Hebert Azevedo-Sa, Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, Connor T Esterwood, and 3 more authors
    In Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE international conference on human-robot interaction, 2020
    DOI
  3. Context-adaptive management of drivers’ trust in automated vehicles
    Hebert Azevedo-Sa, Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, X Jessie Yang, and 2 more authors
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2020
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  4. Analysis and prediction of pedestrian crosswalk behavior during automated vehicle interactions
    Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, Dawn M Tilbury, X Jessie Yang, and 2 more authors
    In 2020 IEEE International Conference on robotics and automation (ICRA), 2020
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2019

  1. Pedestrian trust in automated vehicles: Role of traffic signal and AV driving behavior
    Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, Chandler Creech, Dawn M Tilbury, and 4 more authors
    Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2019
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  2. Hybrid framework for pedestrian tracking for automated vehicle applications
    Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, X Jessie Yang, Lionel P Robert Jr, and 1 more author
    In 3rd IAVSD Workshop on Dynamics of Road Vehicles: Connected and Automated Vehicles, 2019

2018

  1. Trust in AV: An uncertainty reduction model of AV-pedestrian interactions
    Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, Chandler Creech, Lionel P Robert Jr, and 4 more authors
    In Companion of the 2018 ACM/IEEE international conference on human-robot interaction, 2018
    🏆 3rd Best LBR Paper (out of 122 submissions)
    DOI
  2. Workload in pedestrians interacting with automated vehicles
    Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, Chandler Creech, Dawn M Tilbury, and 4 more authors
    In 2nd IFAC Conference on Cyber-Physical and Human Systems (CPHS), 2018

2017

  1. Trust and Control in Autonomous Vehicle Interactions
    Chandler Creech, Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, Lionel P Robert Jr, and 4 more authors
    In Workshop on Morality and Social Trust in Autonomous Robots, Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS), 2017
    Co-first authors

2013

  1. Electromyogram as a Viable Direct Human Input for Human Machine Interfaces
    G Sajaysurya, Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, M Madhu, and 1 more author
    In International Conference on Advances in Mechanical and Robotics Engineering (AMRE), 2013