Publications

For an up-to-date list of publications, visit my Google Scholar profile.

This page shows selected publications organised in broad thematic categories. You can see them listed by type here.

If there is a publication you’re interested in but don’t have access to, email me at gisela.reyescruz@nottingham.ac.uk and I’ll be more than happy to share it with you.

Responsible AI

Current AI advances and hype demand responsible approaches for its design and deployment. This work examines what Responsible AI means in contexts such as research and education. With support from RAiUK.

• Unravelling Responsible AI: An Umbrella Review. Gisela Reyes-Cruz, Elvira Perez Vallejos, Pepita Barnard, et al. 2025. To appear in Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Society conference (AIES’25). [ PDF ]
• Resisting AI Solutionism: Where Do We Go From Here? Gisela Reyes-Cruz, Velvet Spors, Michael Muller, et al. 2025. In Companion of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’25). [ web | PDF ]
• Four things to look for when choosing your next Responsible AI training. Pamela Abbott, Christine Aicardi, Oana Andrei, et al. 2025. RAiUK blog post. [ web ]
• Decolonising AI: What, Why and How? Damian Eke and Gisela Reyes-Cruz. 2024. RAiUK blog post. [ web ]

Design and deployment of robots

As robots are increasingly designed to be integrated into society (e.g. for work, cultural heritage, education), this work questions underlying assumptions and traditional features of robotic design, as well as considerations for real-world deployments. From TAS Hub projects and further collaborations. With support from Somabotics.

• Playing with Telepresence Robots for Design Speculation. Juan Pablo Martinez Avila, Andriana Boudouraki, Harriet R Cameron, Gisela Reyes-Cruz, et al. 2025. Companion of the 2025 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS’25). [ web ]
• Please follow me to the next stop: a case study of planning, deploying and researching a robot-guided tour in a museum in the UK. Gisela Reyes-Cruz, Andriana Boudouraki, Dominic Price, et al. 2025. In Extended Abstracts of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’25). [ web | PDF ]
• Contesting Control with Automation in Technology-Mediated Interactions. Andriana Boudouraki, Harriet R Cameron, Gisela Reyes-Cruz, et al. 2025. In Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ‘25).[ web | PDF ]
• An Interdependence Frame for (Semi) Autonomous Robots: The Case of Mobile Robotic Telepresence. Andriana Boudouraki and Gisela Reyes-Cruz. 2024. In Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (TAS ‘24). [ web | PDF ]
• Reimagining the Design of Mobile Robotic Telepresence: Reflections from a Hybrid Design Workshop. Gisela Reyes-Cruz, Juan Martinez Avila, Eike Schneiders, and Andriana Boudouraki. 2024. In Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (TAS ‘24). [ web | PDF ]
• Telepresence Robots for Remote Participation in Higher Education. Junrui Hu, Gisela Reyes Cruz, Joel Fischer, and Horia Alexandru Maior. 2024. In Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work (CHIWORK ‘24). [ web | PDF ]
• Augmented Robotic Telepresence (ART): A Prototype for Enhancing Remote Interaction and Participation. Gisela Reyes-Cruz, Isaac Phypers, Andriana Boudouraki, Dominic Price, Joel Fischer, Stuart Reeves, Maria Galvez Trigo, and Horia Maior. 2023. In Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (TAS ‘23). [ web | PDF ]

Trust, fairness, and technology acceptance

This research explores the different perspectives that people hold towards various technologies with AI/autonomous components, including robotic systems. From various TAS Hub projects.

• Acceptability, Acceptance And Adoption Of Telepresence Robots In Museums: The Museum Professionals’ Perspectives. Harriet Cameron, Gisela Reyes-Cruz, Anna-Maria Piskopani, et al. 2025. In Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’25). [ web | PDF ]
• “Like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic”? Feasibility, Fairness, and Ethical Concerns of a Citizen Carbon Budget for Reducing CO2 Emissions. Gisela Reyes-Cruz, Peter Craigon, Anna-Maria Piskopani, et al. 2024. In Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT ‘24). [ web | PDF]
• Technology for Environmental Policy: Exploring Perceptions, Values, and Trust in a Citizen Carbon Budget App. Liz Dowthwaite, Gisela Reyes-Cruz, Yang Lu, et al. 2024. In Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (TAS ‘24). [ web | PDF ]
• “They’re not going to do all the tasks we do”: Understanding trust and reassurance towards a UV-C disinfection robot. Maria Jose Galvez Trigo, Gisela Reyes-Cruz, Horia A. Maior, et al. 2023. At 32nd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, IEEE RO-MAN 2023. [ web | PDF ]
• Examining the Use of Autonomous Systems for Home Health Support Using a Smart Mirror. Liz Dowthwaite, Gisela Reyes-Cruz, Ana Rita Pena, et al. 2023. Healthcare 11, no. 19: 2608. [ web ]
• Understanding Trust and Changes in Use After a Year With the NHS COVID-19 Contact Tracing App in the United Kingdom: Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study. Cecily Pepper, Gisela Reyes-Cruz, Ana Rita Pena, et al. 2022. J Med Internet Res 2022;24(10):e40558 [ web ]

Accessibility

People with disabilities, including those with visual impairments, expertly use a range of technologies, yet this is often unknown in mainstream tech design. This research aims to raise awareness and foster understanding of visual impairments and accessibility, focusing on people’s experiences, abilities, and participation in early-stage design. From my PhD work.

• Reframing Disability as Competency: Unpacking Everyday Technology Practices of People with Visual Impairments. Gisela Reyes-Cruz, Joel E. Fischer, and Stuart Reeves. 2020. In Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘20). [ web | PDF | presentation ]
• Demonstrating Interaction: The Case of Assistive Technology. Gisela Reyes-Cruz, Joel E. Fischer, and Stuart Reeves. 2022. ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact. 29, 5, Article 48 (October 2022), 37 pages. [ web | PDF ]
• Supporting Awareness of Visual Impairments and Accessibility Reflections through Video Demos and Design Cards. Gisela Reyes-Cruz, Joel Fischer, and Stuart Reeves. 2022. In Nordic Human-Computer Interaction Conference (NordiCHI ‘22). [ web | PDF ]
• Designing to Support and Extend the Competencies of People with Visual Impairments. Gisela Reyes-Cruz. 2021. Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’21). [ web | PDF | poster | presentation ]
• New Approaches to Investigate Disability in HCI. Gisela Reyes-Cruz, Joel Fischer, and Stuart Reeves. 2020. Accepted at the workshop: Nothing About Us Without Us: Investigating the Role of Critical Disability Studies in HCI (CHI’20). [ PDF ]
• An ethnographic study of visual impairments for voice user interface design. Gisela Reyes-Cruz, Joel Fischer, and Stuart Reeves. 2019. Presented at the Workshop: Addressing the Challenges of Situationally-Induced Impairments and Disabilities in Mobile Interaction, CHI’19. [ PDF ]