<div dir="ltr"><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt">HRI 2021 Late Breaking Reports / Videos / Demos - Call For Papers</h2> The 16th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction gathers researchers from across the world to present their best work on the theory, technology, and science furthering the state-of-the-art in human-robot interaction. The theme of the conference this year is “Bolder Human-Robot Interaction.” We invite submission of Late-Breaking Reports (LBRs), Videos and Demos related to all aspects of Human-Robot Interaction:LBRs (4 pages): The Late-Breaking Reports venue at HRI provides authors with the opportunity to present early stage results and new ideas over exciting cutting-edge and experimental research. LBRs are an excellent opportunity for researchers new to the field to participate in the conference. Videos (2 pages): We invite videos related to all aspects of HRI. The videos must be self-explanatory for the audience, of scientific relevance, and fun to watch. Besides the importance of the lessons learned, impact of content and the novelty of the situation, the entertainment value will be judged as part of the peer-review criteria. Demos (2 pages): We offer the opportunity to demonstrate innovative ideas and advances in HRI. We invite demonstration proposals for cutting-edge systems that make interaction with robots more intuitive, seamless, and pleasant, or otherwise illustrate some aspect of HRI in an exciting and engaging way. Demonstration proposals will be peer-reviewed based on these criteria. <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The deadline for submitting a Late Breaking Report, Video, or Demo is December 14, 2020. LBRs should be 4 pages long, excluding references. Video and Demo proposals should be 2 pages long, excluding references. These submissions should conform to the ACM SIG proceedings specifications as the full HRI papers. For the video and demo categories, a video must be submitted as well. Accepted abstracts will be archived in the companion proceedings of the conference, which will appear in both the ACM Digital Library and IEEE Xplore. LBRs, Videos and Demos will be presented as videos through the HRI2021 platform. Important: Due to a tight publication deadline with the publisher, all submitted Late Breaking Reports, Video reports, and Demos should be “camera-ready” at the time of submission (i.e., proofread, spell-checked, etc.). Non-conforming submissions are candidates for instant rejection.<h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.44;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Website Information for LBRs</h2> The Late-Breaking Reports (LBR) venue at HRI provides authors with the opportunity to present early stage results and new ideas over exciting cutting-edge and experimental research. LBRs are an excellent opportunity for researchers new to the field to participate in the conference. All LBR submissions will undergo blind peer-review and will be published in the companion proceedings of the conference. These proceedings will appear in both the ACM Digital Library and IEEE Xplore. LBRs will be presented during the main conference. The final format for the presentation will be communicated in January 2021. <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Important Dates14 December 2020: Submission deadline08 January 2021: Notification of acceptance18 January 2021: Final camera-ready deadline <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Submission InstructionsAuthors must submit their Late Breaking Reports as a 4-page article, excluding references (which do not count towards submission length). Papers should conform to the ACM SIG proceedings specification. Authors should use the<a href="https://www.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/consolidated-tex-template/acmart-master.zip" style="text-decoration-line:none"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">sample-sigconf.tex</a> or<a href="https://www.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/word_style/interim-template-style/interim-layout.docx" style="text-decoration-line:none"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">interim_layout.docx</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> template files. In connection with SIGCHI’s efforts to improve conference accessibility, HRI is moving towards generating accessible PDFs for all accepted papers. This year, we encourage all authors to add accessibility features to their PDF submissions. Please see the<a href="https://chi2021.acm.org/for-authors/presenting/papers/guide-to-an-accessible-submission" style="text-decoration-line:none"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CHI 2021 guidelines</a> for information on how to prepare an accessible PDF. Publications should be fully anonymized at the time of submission. For additional information, authors may refer to the main conference<a href="http://humanrobotinteraction.org/2021/guidelines-for-anonymizing-submissions/" style="text-decoration-line:none"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">anonymization guidelines</a>. Due to a tight publication deadline with the publisher, all submitted Late Breaking Reports should be “camera-ready” at the time of submission (i.e., proofread, spell-checked, etc.). Non-conforming submissions are candidates for instant rejection. <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Peer Review ProcessLate Breaking Reports will be reviewed using a mutual blind peer review process. To ensure that all authors receive feedback on their work and to help invigorate the HRI community, at least one author of each LBR submission must agree to review two other LBRs. Reviews will consist of a brief questionnaire regarding the quality and relevance of the work submitted.</div>