<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><font color="#000000" class="">-----------------------</font></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><b class="">2:nd International Furhat Conference on Social Robot Interactions</b><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" class="">Thursday 14th October 2021</font></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" class="">3pm CEST, 9am ET, 9pm BJT</font></div><div class=""><div style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);" class=""><a href="https://furhatrobotics.com/furhat-conference-social-robot-interactions/" target="_blank" class="">https://furhatrobotics.com/furhat-conference-social-robot-interactions/</a><br class=""></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" class="">-----------------------</font></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" class=""> <br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" class="">On behalf of the Furhat team, I am very happy to invite you to attend the second edition of the International Furhat Conference series. Held virtually, this <i class="">half-day</i> conference gathers leading scientists that will showcase the latest research in social robotics, as well as innovators who will share their experiences of developing engaging robot interactions. We will also showcase some of the latest features of the new updates to the Furhat platform, and aim to inspire how social robots can be used in existing and new research cases.</font></div><div style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);" class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" class="">The Furhat Conference agenda can be seen</font> <a href="https://t.sidekickopen45.com/s3t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7kF8cp88MW5dKVn42zGCwVW8Jbw_88pTn5gW1RRMbv5wvBggW56dHHK9hq7Jq102?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW3M8CXY3zhsYwW3CcYdX3Fd1vGW43T4NW4hLy9hW4fdgvc41RKJxW3K76P91GHF0QW3SXXpm49PFKGW4fdh0F4fGCnkW3Fdy8c41Y25fw3zb1DH8yK2&si=7000000000858931&pi=ea756f0f-00a5-4568-fe59-e858909b2890" target="_blank" class="">here</a>. <font color="#000000" class="">The speaker lineup includes:</font></div><div class=""><ul class=""><li style="margin-left: 15px;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><b class=""><a href="https://t.sidekickopen45.com/s3t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7kF8cp88MW5dKVn42zGCwVW8Jbw_88pTn5gW1RRMbv5wvBggW56dHHK9hq7Jq102?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW4fLMP53C7MPRW3z9cn91JCGNS0&si=7000000000858931&pi=ea756f0f-00a5-4568-fe59-e858909b2890" target="_blank" class="">Tony Belpaeme</a></b> (Ghent University, Belgium): Social robots: the ultimate dream but also the ultimate AI challenge<br class=""></font></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><b class=""><a href="https://t.sidekickopen45.com/s3t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7kF8cp88MW5dKVn42zGCwVW8Jbw_88pTn5gW1RRMbv5wvBggW56dHHK9hq7Jq102?te=W3R5hFj26QkHmW4mKDsZ3T297ZW1GDJt01Jzb4JW41WsJT3JF4sTW45lwcn1LKhycW49HStv1Jx4d1f3ZY8gw04&si=7000000000858931&pi=ea756f0f-00a5-4568-fe59-e858909b2890" target="_blank" class="">Gérard Bailly</a></b> (CNRS, France): Training social robots: the devil is in the details<br class=""></font></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><b class=""><a href="https://t.sidekickopen45.com/s3t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7kF8cp88MW5dKVn42zGCwVW8Jbw_88pTn5gW1RRMbv5wvBggW56dHHK9hq7Jq102?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW4mKLS-4fGC1tW3zbNGB41Q37GW4cJ1DR3Fbt5SW49PFKG4fdh-Tw3zbVmr48Y2&si=7000000000858931&pi=ea756f0f-00a5-4568-fe59-e858909b2890" target="_blank" class="">Sinisa Strbac</a></b> (Tengai Unbiased, Sweden): How social robots are redefining the recruitment process<br class=""></font></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><b class=""><a href="https://t.sidekickopen45.com/s3t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7kF8cp88MW5dKVn42zGCwVW8Jbw_88pTn5gW1RRMbv5wvBggW56dHHK9hq7Jq102?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW4mKLS-3_R591W3JF53Q3K9GF_f3Zsk0XV3&si=7000000000858931&pi=ea756f0f-00a5-4568-fe59-e858909b2890" target="_blank" class="">Maike Paetzel-Prüsmann</a> </b>(University of Potsdam, Germany): </font>Rejected at first sight? How interactions help to overcome uncanny feelings towards social robots</li><li style="margin-left: 15px;" class=""><b class=""><a href="https://t.sidekickopen45.com/s3t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7kF8cp88MW5dKVn42zGCwVW8Jbw_88pTn5gW1RRMbv5wvBggW56dHHK9hq7Jq102?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW4mKLS-3Y0X3MW4cHY_P49PG3wW3ZV6ty3XV0Cx38X42&si=7000000000858931&pi=ea756f0f-00a5-4568-fe59-e858909b2890" target="_blank" class="">Gabriel Skantze</a> </b>(KTH & Furhat Robotics, Sweden): Turn-taking in human-robot interaction</li></ul></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><b class="">Registration </b>for the conference is free and <a href="https://t.sidekickopen45.com/s3t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7kF8cp88MW5dKVn42zGCwVW8Jbw_88pTn5gW1RRMbv5wvBggW56dHHK9hq7Jq102?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW3M8CXY3zhsYwW3CcYdX3Fd1vGW43T4NW4hLy9hW4fdgvc41RKJxW3K76P91GHF0QW3SXXpm49PFKGW4fdh0F4fGCnkW3Fdy8c41Y25fW49KvpZ4cQgTg0&si=7000000000858931&pi=ea756f0f-00a5-4568-fe59-e858909b2890" target="_blank" class="">now open</a>. </font><font color="#000000" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" class="">We are looking forward to seeing you there.</font></div></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><br class=""></font></div></body></html>