Would Human-Robot Interaction Conferences Benefit From More Formal Reporting?

Published

November 3, 2025

Author(s)

Patrick Holthaus, Alessandra Rossi, Snehesh Shrestha, Wing-Yue Louie, aysegul ucar, Daniel Hernandez Garcia, Frank Forster, Antonio Andriella, Shelly Bagchi

Abstract

In an interdisciplinary and evolving research field like human-robot interaction, clear and precise results reporting is essential for study comparability and replicability. To address the lack of a standard for such reporting and, at the same time, provide guidance for novices in the field, we have developed a web-based reporting form to capture human-robot interaction studies serving as a model for how conferences could adopt it into the submission pipeline. In this work, we present a formative evaluation of this form regarding its level of detail, format and clarity, and the perceived benefits for authors, reviewers, and the community as a whole. We report the expert review of seven researchers who highlight the substantial value of this tool. In addition, these experts also provide suggestions for improvements to its form and the addition of details surrounding qualitative reporting.

Proceedings Title

IEEE 34th International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (ROMAN)

Conference Dates

August 25-29, 2025

Conference Location

Eindhoven, NL

Conference Title

International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)

Pub Type

Conferences

Keywords

hri human user study reporting appendix standardization replication

Citation

Holthaus, P. , Rossi, A. , Shrestha, S. , Louie, W. , ucar, A. , Hernandez Garcia, D. , Forster, F. , Andriella, A. and Bagchi, S. (2025), Would Human-Robot Interaction Conferences Benefit From More Formal Reporting?, IEEE 34th International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (ROMAN), Eindhoven, NL (Accessed November 21, 2025)