Patents

• Li, F., Guo, Y., Xu, W., Zhang, W., Zhao, F., Wang, B., Du, H., & Zhang, C. (2024) Design and Control of a Low-Cost Non-Backdrivable End-Effector Upper Limb Rehabilitation Device. U.S. Patent Application No.63/662,409
• Mateos, L.A., Guo, Y., Wang, B., Xu, W., Zhao, F., & Zhang, C. (submitted) Electromagnet-Enabled Emergency Detachment Systems for Upper Limb Exoskeleton
• Xu, W., Guo, Y., Li, F., Zhao, F., & Zhang, C., (submitted) Transparent control for an upper limber rehabilitation exoskeleton
• Xu, W., Guo, Y., Li, F., Wang, B., Zhao, F., & Zhang, C. (2024) Extremity Rehabilitation Method and Robotic Device Using the Same (Novel Adaptive Control Algorithm for an End-point Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Device). U.S. Patent Application No.18/743,106; CHINA Patent Application No. 202410876750.9
• Du, H., Xu, P., Liu, Z., Zhao, F., & Zhang, C. (submitted) Path Planning Method and Navigation Method and Mobile Machine Using the Same (Novel CostMap solution for Mobile robot path-planning) U.S. Patent Application No.18/752,872
• Guo, Y., Li, F., Wang, B., Xu, W., Zhang, W., Zhao, F., & Zhang, C. (2024) Safety Device and Method for Emergency Breaking of Robotic Exoskeleton and Computer-Readable Storage Medium. U.S. Patent Application No.18/737,995
• Mateos, L.A., Zhang, W., Guo, Y., Li, F., Xu, W., Zhao, F., Zhang, C., & Tan, H. (submitted) Exoskeleton Gaming with virtual realistic objects that change their weight and form for a realistic daily activity rehabilitation
• Mateos, L.A., Liu, Z., Xu, W., Zhao, F., & Zhang, C. (2024) Learning Surface Profiles with Inertial Sensors and Neural Networks for Improving Navigation in Autonomous Mobile Robots. U.S. Patent Application No.18/674,966; CHINA Patent Application No. 202410765271X
• Zhao, F., Guo, Y., Zhang, W., Xu, W., Li, F., & Zhang, C., (2024) Extremity Rehabilitation Method and Robotic Device using The Same (Exoskeletons with Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Gamification for Stroke Patients) U.S. Patent Application No.18/648,264; CHINA Patent Application No. 2024107449053
• Zhang, W., Zhang, Y., Guo, Y., Zhao, F., Chen, S., & Zhang, C. (2024) Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface. U.S. Patent Application No.29/944,240; CHINA Patent Application No. 202430388761.3
• Du, H., Liu, Z., Zhao, F., Zhang, C., & Tan, H., (2024) Path Planning for Mobile Machine in Large Scale Navigation. U.S. Patent Application No.18/407,494; CHINA Patent Application No. 2024101260993
• Liu, Z., Du, H., Zhao, F., Zhang, C., & Tan, H., (2024) System and Method for Multi-robot Fleet Control in Healthcare Environment. U.S. Patent Application No.18/431,482; CHINA Patent Application No. 202410611337.X

Articles

• Zhao, F. (in prep) Affective Synchrony in Human-Human Interaction and its design implications to Human-Robot Interaction
• Fujiki, R.B., Zhao, F., Garland, C.B., Toma, C., Niedenthal, P., & Thibeault, S.L, (in press) Children with Facial Differences Experience Deficits in Emotion Skills. Emotion
• Li, F., Guo, Y., Xu, W., Zhang, W., Zhao, F., Wang, B., Du, H., & Zhang, C. (2024) Design and Control of a Low-Cost Non-Backdrivable End-Effector Upper Limb Rehabilitation Device. [preprint]
• Fujiki, R.B., Zhao, F., Garland, C.B., Niedenthal, P., & Thibeault, S.L, (in press) Facial Expressions of Emotion in Children with Cleft Lip and Palate. The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal
• Fujiki, R.B., Zhao, F., Garland, C.B., Toma, C., Niedenthal, P., & Thibeault, S.L, (in press) Facial Mimicry, Emotion Recognition, and Empathy in Children with Cleft Lip and Palate. The American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association 80th Annual Meeting
• Zhao, F., Morrow, E., Toma, C., Turkstra, L., Duff, M. & Mutlu, B., (2022) Designing evidence-based support aids for social media access for individuals with moderate-severe traumatic brain injury: A preliminary acceptability study. Frontier in Digital Health, 4
• Zhao, F., Lim, H., Morrow, E., Toma, C., Turkstra, L., Duff, M. & Mutlu, B., (2022) Design Evidence-based Support for Social Media for Individuals with Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Preliminary Study. Frontiers in Digital Health
• Zhao, F., Wood, A., Mutlu, B., & Niedenthal, P. (2022). Facial expressive synchrony increases when communication through spoken language is prevented. Emotion
• Langbehn, A., Yermel, D., Zhao, F., Thorstenson, C., & Niedenthal, P. (2021). Wearing N95, Surgical and Cloth Face Masks Compromises the Communication of Emotion. Affective Science [preprint]
• Henrichs, C., Zhao, F., & Mutlu, B. (2021) Designing Attention-Aware Operator Interfaces for Collaborative Robots. In 2021 30th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN). IEEE
• Morrow, E., Zhao, F., Turkstra, L., Toma, C., Mutlu, B., & Duff, M. (2021) Computer-Mediated Communication in Adults with and without Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Survey of Social Media Use. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies
• Zhao, F., White, N., Cagiltary, B., Niedenthal., P., Michaelis, J., & Mutlu, B. (2021) Design of Emotion Expression in Social Commentary for a Reading Companion Robot. Affective Science
• Schwering S.C., Ghaffari-Nikou, N., Zhao, F., Niedenthal, P. & MacDonald, M.C. (2021). Corpus Analyses Trace the Link between Fiction Reading and Emotion Processing. Affective Science
• Wood, A., Lipson, J., Zhao, F., & Niedenthal, P. (2021) Forms and Functions of Affective Synchrony. In Ryan, M., Robinson, M., & Thomas, L.,(Eds) Embodied Psychology. Springer [preprint]
• Martin, J. D., Wood, A., Cox, W. T., Sievert, S., Nowak, R., Gilboa-Schechtman, E., Zhao, F., Witkower, Z., Langbehn, A.T., & Niedenthal, P. M. (2021). Evidence for Distinct Facial Signals of Reward, Affiliation, and Dominance from Both Perception and Production Tasks. Affective Science, 1-17. [preprint]
• Zhao, F., Henrichs, C., & Mutlu, B. (2020) Task Interdependence in Human-Robot Teaming. In 2020 29th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN). IEEE
• Liu, G., Cui, Z., Yu, H., Rotshtein, P., Zhao, F., Wang, H., Peng, K. and Sui, J. (2020) Neural responses to intention and benefit appraisal are critical in distinguishing gratitude and joy. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1-12
• Niedenthal, P. M., Rychlowska, M., Zhao, F., & Wood, A. (2019). Historical migration patterns shape contemporary cultures of emotion. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 1745691619849591.
• Niedenthal, P. M., Rychlowska, M., Wood, A., & Zhao, F. (2018). Heterogeneity of Long-History Migration Predicts Smiling, Laughter and Positive Emotion Across the Globe and Within the United States. PloS one, 13(8), e0197651.

Talks/Presentations

• Society for Affective Science (SAS), April 14-16, 2021, Virtual. Designing Emotional Expressions for a Reading Companion Robot. (Talk)
• 29th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Aug 31-Sep 2, 2020, Task Interdependence in Human-Robot Teaming. (Talk)
• Society for Affective Science (SAS), Mar 21-23, 2019, Boston, MA. Face synchronizes when spoken language is prevented. (Talk)
• Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), Feb 7-9, 2019, Portland, OR. Nonverbal Synchrony as an adaptation to Social Environments (Poster) [html]

Thesis

• Guo, Z., Zhao, F., & Mutlu, B. (2018) Implementing a non-humanoid robot for social sharing and reducing negative affection
  Mentor to Guo Z., Undergraduate thesis with Dr. Bilge Mutlu
• Zhao, F., Chen, Q., & Mutlu B.,(2017) Unburdening Remote Users: Designing and Evaluating a System for Assisted Orientation in Robot-Mediated Communication.