Dr Ekaterina Ivanova
Lecturer in Human-Machine Interaction
School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Queen Mary University of London
Research
human-robot interaction, haptic communication, neurorehabilitation
Interests
I want to develop assistive multimodal robotic systems and communication strategies with a focus on human users by considering and integrating factors from robotics, clinical rehabilitation and neuroscience. My human-centred robotics approach is based on experimental and data-driven methods to quantify user’s ability and develop new technologies. I want to develop user-friendly systems providing users optimal perception, learning and performance in various applications.
Publications

Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Human-Centred Computing
2024
During haptic communication, the central nervous system compensates distinctly for delay and noiseEden J Ivanova E Burdet E
Plos Computational Biology,
Public Library of Science (Plos) vol. 20 (11)
06-11-2024
A Human-Human Physical Interaction System for Training HandwritingBuscaglione S Noccaro A Provenzale C Bonsignori C Ivanova E Sparaci L Taffoni F Burdet E et al.
2024 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob). vol. 00, 1415-1420.
04-01-2024
Haptic Communication in a Redundant Sensorimotor Interactive TaskDe Vicariis C Ivanova E Sanguineti V Burdet E
2024 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob). vol. 00, 444-449.
04-01-20242023
Increasing the Motivation to Train Through Haptic Social Interaction – Pilot studyNehrujee A Ivanova E Srinivasan S Balasubramanian S Burdet E
2023 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR). vol. 00, 1-6.
01-09-2023
A third eye to augment environment perceptionMeara MO Cheng X Eden J Ivanova E Burdet E
2023 32nd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN). vol. 00, 1239-1244.
31-08-2023
Can Training Make Three Arms Better Than Two Heads for Trimanual Coordination?Huang Y Eden J Ivanova E Burdet E
IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology,
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 4, 148-155.
16-08-2023
A virtual reality platform to evaluate the effects of supernumerary limbs’ appearanceJiang Z Huang Y Eden J Ivanova E Cheng X Burdet E
2023 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC). vol. 00, 1-5.
01-07-2023
Dissociating haptic feedback from physical assistance does not improve motor performanceIvanova E Peña-Perez N Eden J Yip Y Burdet E
2023 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC). vol. 00, 1-5.
01-07-20232022
How virtual and mechanical coupling impact bimanual tracking.Peña-Pérez N Eden J Ivanova E Farkhatdinov I Burdet E
Journal of Neurophysiology,
American Physiological Society 07-12-2022
Is a robot needed to modify human effort in bimanual tracking?Perez NP Eden J Ivanova E Burdet E Farkhatdinov I
2022 9th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob). vol. 2022-August
03-11-2022
Interaction with a reactive partner improves learning in contrast to passive guidanceIvanova E Eden J Carboni G Krüger J Burdet E
Scientific Reports,
Springer Nature vol. 12 (1)
22-09-2022
Is a robot needed to modify human effort in bimanual tracking?Perez N Eden J Ivanova E Burdet E Farkhatdinov I
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters,
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 17-06-20222021
Identification of Multiple Limbs Coordination Strategies in a Three-Goal Independent TaskHuang Y Ivanova E Eden J Burdet E
IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics,
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 4 (2), 348-351.
01-11-2021
Short Time Delay Does Not Hinder Haptic Communication BenefitsIvanova E Eden J Zhu S Carboni G Yurkewich A Burdet E
IEEE Transactions on Haptics,
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 14 (2), 322-327.
01-01-20212020
For Motion Assistance Humans Prefer to Rely on a Robot Rather Than on an Unpredictable HumanIvanova E Carboni G Eden J Krger J Burdet E
IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology,
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 1, 133-139.
16-04-2020
During haptic communication, the central nervous system compensates distinctly for delay and noiseEden J Ivanova E Burdet E
In
Biorxiv
Grants

Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Human-Centred Computing
Improving motor learning via haptic human-human and human-robot interactionEkaterina Ivanova£12,000
Royal Society24-03-2025 - 23-03-2027
UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence and MusicSimon Dixon,
Emmanouil Benetos, Nicholas Bryan-Kinns,
Mark Sandler,
Andrew Mcpherson,
Mathieu Barthet,
George Fazekas,
Ekaterina Ivanova,
Anna Xambo Sedo and
Charalampos Saitis£6,519,934
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council01-07-2019 - 31-08-2028
Multimodal human-human Interaction in Negotiation TasksEkaterina Ivanova£12,000
Royal Society01-11-2023 - 31-10-2025
Research Group
PhD Students
- Daniel Gill
"Identification of Differences in Haptic Interaction For Autistic Adults and Children." - Ivan Shanin
Modeling Melodic Jazz Improvisation - Han Wang
Artificial Intelligence Based Resource Management For Sustainable Cloud Computing