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We are interested in</font><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> Social Robotics and HRI papers, as well as in </font><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">submissions from Philosophy, Social Sciences, Psychology, and Humanities.</font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><br> </font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">All papers submitted to the special issue will be reviewed as soon as they are received, and the accepted papers will be published online first until the complete Special Issue is published.</font><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><br> </font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; 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margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">K</font><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><span style="background-color: transparent;">ind regards,</span></font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Katie Winkle</font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">=============================================================</font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><br> </font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><b>SPECIAL ISSUE GENDERING ROBOTS: ONGOING (RE)CONFIGURATIONS OF GENDER IN ROBOTICS</b></font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">International Journal of Social Robotics (IJSR) - Impact Factor 5.126 (2020) [</font><a href="https://www.springer.com/journal/12369/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" color="#4A6EE0">link to journal</font></a><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">][</font><a href="https://www.springer.com/journal/12369/updates/19292566" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" color="#4A6EE0">link to special issue</font></a><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">]</font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><br> </font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">The field of HRI is increasingly employing humanoid robots and anthropomorphic designs to aid social interactions between humans and robots. However, designing robots with human-like characteristics can have far-reaching implications. For instance, integrating identity markers such as gender into robotic systems can involuntarily transfer implicit biases into the human-robot interaction (HRI) and perpetuate harmful structural patterns and societal stereotypes. This Special Issue aims to </font><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">deepen the social, ethical, and psychological understanding of the attribution of gender to robots, addressing how the design and use of gendered robots might impact HRI and affect society at large</font><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">. </font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><br> </font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">We welcome original papers investigating the attribution of gender to social robots, the influence of robot�s gender on the perception of and interaction with robots (e.g., acceptance, trust), the design of gendered robots, and its ethical and societal implications. Through this special issue, we would like to inspire discussions about the mindful use of robots in society and promote the possibility of using robots to challenge harmful social practices (e.g., gender stereotypes, gender inequality). Our ultimate goal is to bridge the communication gap we observed between the different disciplines addressing the topic of gender in robotics and the lack of spaces to converse with and learn from one another. </font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><br> </font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">The Special Issue is based on the GenR workshop �GENDERING ROBOTS: Ongoing (Re)configurations of Gender in Robotics,� which took place on August 12th, 2021, at the 30th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2021). The Special issue opened on August 12th, 2021, and will stay open until </font><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><b>June 30th, 2022</b></font><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">. All submitted papers will be reviewed as soon as they are received. Accepted papers are published online first until the complete Special Issue is published.</font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><br> </font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><b>Topics of interest </b></font><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">include but are not limited to </font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">* Gendering practices in Social Robotics</font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">* Experimental studies on gendered robots</font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">* Feminist robotics</font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">* Robot�s gender design</font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">* Norm-critical design</font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">* Queer design in HRI</font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">* Sex Robots</font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">* Ethics of Gendered Robots</font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">* Normative deviance in relation to robot gender</font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">* Societal implications and applications of gendered robots</font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">* Performative arts encompassing a reflection on gender in robotics</font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">* Non-binary perspectives on robot gender</font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><br> </font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><b>Instructions to submit your paper to the Special Issue:</b></font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">When submitting your paper to the International Journal of Social Robotics via the Editorial Manager, you will be asked if your paper belongs to a special issue; please select YES as an answer. At this point, a </font><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">pull-down menu</font><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> will appear, and you will be able to choose the title of the special issue, select �GENDERING ROBOTS (GenR): Ongoing (Re)configurations of Gender in Robotics.� </font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><br> </font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Besides selecting the Special Issue upon submission, you should also specify in your </font><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><u>cover letter</u></font><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"> that you wish to submit your manuscript to the special issue �GENDERING ROBOTS (GenR): Ongoing (Re)configurations of Gender in Robotics.� </font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; 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margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">The Guest Editors:</font></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Dr. Giulia Perugia (Lead guest editor): </font><a href="mailto:giulia.perugia@it.uu.se" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" color="#4A6EE0">giulia.perugia@it.uu.se</font></a></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Dr. Katie Winkle: </font><a href="mailto:winkle@kth.se" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" color="#4A6EE0">winkle@kth.se</font></a></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Dominika Lisy: </font><a href="mailto:dominika.lisy@liu.se" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" color="#4A6EE0">dominika.lisy@liu.se</font></a></span></font></div> <div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> <font face="wf_segoe-ui_normal,Segoe UI,Segoe WP,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" size="2" color="#0E101A"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont">Ryan Blake Jackson: </font><a href="mailto:rbjackso@mymail.mines.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont" color="#4A6EE0">rbjackso@mymail.mines.edu</font></a></span></font></div> <br> <p></p> <p><br> </p> <div id="Signature"> <div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:; margin:0"> <div>-----------------</div> <div>Dr. Katie Winkle</div> <div>Digital Futures Postdoctoral Researcher</div> <div>KTH Royal Institute of Technology</div> <div>School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science</div> <div>Division of Robotics, Perception and Learning (RPL)</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Lindstedtsv�gen 24, 4th floor, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden</div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>