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Dear colleagues, <BR>
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the programme for the “Second International Symposium on New Frontiers in Human-Robot Interaction” is now available at:<BR>
<a href="http://homepages.feis.herts.ac.uk/~comqkd/AISB2010-HRI-Programme-Draft.pdf">http://homepages.feis.herts.ac.uk/~comqkd/AISB2010-HRI-Programme-Draft.pdf</a><BR>
The programme consists of 21 oral presentations and the symposium will have an emphasis on discussion and scientific discourse. A panel with the theme of <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman Bold">How social do robots really need to be? </FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">complements the programme. <BR>
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Registration for the symposium is still open and does not depend on an accepted paper. <BR>
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Regards, Kerstin Dautenhahn<BR>
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Prof. Kerstin Dautenhahn<BR>
Symposium Chair<BR>
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Second International Symposium on New Frontiers in Human-Robot Interaction<BR>
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A two-day symposium at AISB 2010, 30 March - 1 April 2010, De Montfort<BR>
University, Leicester, United Kingdom<BR>
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<a href="http://www.aisb.org.uk/convention/aisb10/AISB2010.html">http://www.aisb.org.uk/convention/aisb10/AISB2010.html</a> (Convention)<BR>
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<a href="http://homepages.feis.herts.ac.uk/~comqkd/HRI-AISB2010-Symposium.html">http://homepages.feis.herts.ac.uk/~comqkd/HRI-AISB2010-Symposium.html</a><BR>
(Symposium)<BR>
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Confirmed Keynote Speakers and talks:<BR>
Patrizia Marti (University of Siena, Italy): Expressive robots and expressive interaction with robots: a design perspective<BR>
Yorick Wilks (University of Sheffield, UK): Is a Companion a distinctive kind of relationship with a machine?<BR>
Giorgio Metta (IIT, Italy): From biology to robots: the RobotCub project<BR>
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Motivation:<BR>
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Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is a growing research field with many application<BR>
areas that could have a big impact not only economically, but also on the way<BR>
we live and the kind of relationships we may develop with machines. Due to its<BR>
interdisciplinary nature different views and approaches towards HRI need to be<BR>
nurtured. This symposium will provide a platform to discuss collaboratively<BR>
recent findings and challenges in HRI.<BR>
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The first symposium on "New Frontiers in Human-Robot Interaction" was held as<BR>
part of AISB 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland, see programme:<BR>
<a href="http://homepages.feis.herts.ac.uk/~comqkd/HRI-AISB2009-Symposium.html">http://homepages.feis.herts.ac.uk/~comqkd/HRI-AISB2009-Symposium.html</a><BR>
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The symposium organized in 2009 was characterized by excellent presentations as<BR>
well as extensive and constructive discussions of the research among the<BR>
participants.<BR>
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Different categories of submissions are encouraged that reflect the different<BR>
types of research studies that are being carried out. The symposium will<BR>
encourage a diversity of views on HRI and different approaches taken. In the<BR>
highly interdisciplinary research field of HRI, a peaceful dialogue among such<BR>
approaches is expected to contribute to the synthesis of a body of knowledge<BR>
that may help HRI sustain its creative inertia that has drawn to HRI during the<BR>
past 10 years many researchers from HCI, robotics, psychology, the social<BR>
sciences, and other fields.<BR>
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Topics of interest include but are not limited to:<BR>
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* Developments towards robot companions<BR>
* User-centred robot design<BR>
* Robots in personal care and health care<BR>
* Robots in search and rescue<BR>
* Sensors and interfaces for HRI<BR>
* Human-aware robot perception<BR>
* Dialogue and multi-modal human-robot interaction<BR>
* Robot architectures for socially intelligent robots<BR>
* HRI field studies in naturalistic environments<BR>
* Robot assisted therapy<BR>
* Robots in HRI collaborative scenarios<BR>
* Robots in schools and in other educational environments<BR>
* Robots as personal assistants and trainers<BR>
* Robot and human personality<BR>
* New methods and methodologies to carry out and analyze human-robot<BR>
interaction<BR>
* Robots as companions and helpers in the home<BR>
* Robots as assistive technology<BR>
* Long-term or repeated interaction with robots<BR>
* Creating relationships with robots<BR>
* Expressiveness in robots<BR>
* Sustaining the engagement of users<BR>
* Personalizing robots and HRI interfaces<BR>
* Human-robot teaching<BR>
* Robots that learn socially and adapt to people<BR>
* User experience in HRI<BR>
* User needs and requirements for HRI<BR>
* Robots as autonomous companions<BR>
* Robots as remote-controlled tools<BR>
* Embodied interfaces for smart homes<BR>
* Ethnography and field studies<BR>
* Cross-cultural studies<BR>
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The symposium encourages submissions in any of the following categories. The<BR>
submission should clearly state which category the article falls under:<BR>
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*N* Completed empirical studies reporting novel research findings<BR>
In this category we encourage submissions where a substantial body of findings<BR>
has been accumulated based on precise research questions or hypotheses. Such<BR>
studies are expected to fit within a particular experimental framework (e.g.<BR>
using qualitative or quantitative evaluation techniques) and the reviewing of<BR>
such papers will apply relevant (statistical and other) criteria accordingly.<BR>
Findings of such studies should provide novel insights into human-robot<BR>
interaction studies.<BR>
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*E* Exploratory studies<BR>
Exploratory studies are often necessary to pilot and fine-tune the<BR>
methodological approach, procedures and measures. In a young research field<BR>
such as HRI with novel applications and various robotic platforms, exploratory<BR>
studies are also often required to derive a set of concrete research questions<BR>
or hypothesis, in particular concerning issues where there is little related<BR>
theoretical and experimental work. Although care must be taken in the<BR>
interpretation of findings from such studies, they may highlight issues of<BR>
great interest and relevance to peers.<BR>
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*S* Case studies<BR>
Due to the nature of many HRI studies, a large-scale quantitative approach is<BR>
often neither feasible nor desirable. However, case study evaluation can<BR>
provide meaningful findings if presented appropriately. Thus, case studies with<BR>
only one participant, or a small group of participants, are encouraged if they<BR>
are carried out and analyzed in sufficient depth.<BR>
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*P* Position papers<BR>
While categories N, E and S require reporting on HRI studies or experiments,<BR>
position papers can be conceptual or theoretical, providing new interpretations<BR>
of known results. Also, in this category we consider papers that present new<BR>
ideas without having a complete study to report on. Papers in this category<BR>
will be judged on the soundness of the argument presented, the significance of<BR>
the ideas and the interest to the HRI community.<BR>
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*R* Replication of HRI studies<BR>
To develop as a field, HRI findings obtained by one research group need to be<BR>
replicated by other groups. Without any additional novel insights, such work is<BR>
often not publishable. Within this category, authors will have the opportunity<BR>
to report on studies that confirm or disconfirm findings from experiments that<BR>
have already been reported in the literature. This category includes studies<BR>
that report on negative findings.<BR>
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*D* Live HRI Demonstrations<BR>
Contributors may have an opportunity to provide live demonstrations (live or<BR>
via Skype), pending the outcome of negotiations with the local organization<BR>
team. The demo should highlight interesting features and insights into HRI.<BR>
Purely entertaining demonstrations without significant research content are<BR>
discouraged.<BR>
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*Y* System Development<BR>
Research in this category includes e.g. the design and development of new<BR>
sensors, robot designs and algorithms for socially interactive robots.<BR>
Extensive user studies are not necessarily required in this category.<BR>
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If authors feel that their particular paper does not fit any of the above<BR>
mentioned categories, then they should indicate this when submitting their<BR>
paper so that the reviewing process can take this into consideration.<BR>
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Symposium chair: Kerstin Dautenhahn (University of Hertfordshire, UK)<BR>
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Programme Committee members:<BR>
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Adriana Tapus, USC, USA<BR>
Alan Wing, University of Birmingham, UK<BR>
Aris Alissandrakis, Tokio Institute of Technology, Japan<BR>
Astrid Weiss, University of Salzburg, Austria<BR>
Ben Krose, UVA, the Netherlands<BR>
Ben Robins, University of Hertfordshire, UK<BR>
Bipinchandra Bhakta, University of Leeds, UK<BR>
Christoph Bartneck, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands<BR>
Dirk Wollherr, TUM, Germany<BR>
Dong-Soo Kwon, KAIST, South Korea<BR>
Farshid Amirabdollahian, University of Hertfordshire, UK<BR>
Haizhou Li, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore<BR>
Hatice Kose-Bagci, University of Hertfordshire, UK<BR>
Hisato Kobayashi, Hosei University, Japan<BR>
Holly Yanco, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, USA<BR>
Julie Adams, Vanderbilt University, USA<BR>
Karl F. MacDorman, Indiana University, USA<BR>
Kerstin Severinson Eklundh, KTH, Sweden<BR>
Kheng Lee Koay, University of Hertfordshire, UK<BR>
Kolja Kuehnlenz, TUM, Germany<BR>
Matthias Scheutz, Indiana University Bloomington, USA<BR>
Manfred Tscheligi, University of Salzburg, Austria<BR>
Michael A. Goodrich, Brigham Young University, USA<BR>
Michael Hillman, Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, UK<BR>
Michael L. Walters, University of Hertfordshire, UK<BR>
Monica Nicolescu, University of Nevada, Reno, USA<BR>
Nuno Otero, University of Minho, Portugal<BR>
Reid Simmons, Carnegie Mellon University, USA<BR>
Sandra Hirche, TUM, Germany<BR>
Sylvain Calinon, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Italy<BR>
Takayuki Kanda, ATR, Japan<BR>
Tatsuya Nomura, Ryukoku University, Japan<BR>
Wolfram Erlhagen, University of Minho, Portugal<BR>
Yiannis Demiris, Imperial College, UK<BR>
Yorick Wilks, University of Sheffield, UK<BR>
Yoshihiro Miyake, Tokio Institute of Technology, Japan<BR>
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Prof. Dr. Kerstin Dautenhahn<BR>
Professor of Artificial Intelligence<BR>
Adaptive Systems Research Group<BR>
The University of Hertfordshire, School of Computer Science<BR>
College Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9AB, United Kingdom<BR>
URL: <a href="http://homepages.feis.herts.ac.uk/~comqkd">http://homepages.feis.herts.ac.uk/~comqkd</a><BR>
E-mail: <a href="K.Dautenhahn@herts.ac.uk">K.Dautenhahn@herts.ac.uk</a><BR>
Fax: +44-1707-284-303 Tel: +44-1707-284-333<BR>
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