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<p class="MsoNormal">We are very pleased to announce that the<u> <b>25th International Academic Mindtrek conference</b></u> will take place between the <b>16th and 18th November 2022</b>. We are hoping to host a hybrid event in Tampere, Finland with professional
video streaming.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The conference will welcome proposals for <b>full papers, workshops, demonstrations</b> and <b>poster presentations</b> on a variety of topics (see tracks below) as well as a <b>Doctoral Consortium</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please note that the submission opens on: the <b>1<sup>st</sup> of July
</b>[to be updated]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Timeline for Academic Mindtrek 2022:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-Deadline for full papers, demonstrations, and workshops submissions:
<b>July 25th, 2022<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-Notification of acceptance (full papers, demonstrations, and workshops):<b>September 20th, 2022<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-Deadline for posters, demonstration proposals and doctoral consortium submissions:
<b>September 25th, 2022<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Please refer to Mindtrek web page for more details regarding the deadlines</u></b><u>.
<a href="https://www.mindtrek.org/2022/academic-2022/">https://www.mindtrek.org/2022/academic-2022/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Track: Robotic and conversational interactions<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Track Description</u></b><u>:</u> Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is a comparably young discipline, which attracts more and more attention within academic and industrial research. Robots are rapidly spreading to all spheres of life
and taking more roles in the society, from massive industrial automation to supportive application in education, medicine and households. This track is suitable for all the papers that explore how to design and develop robotic systems that can fit the society
needs and be able to accomplish complex and unstructured tasks when interacting with people. We especially encourage papers that present experiments and case studies focusing on the issues of interaction between humans and robots, via different modalities
such as audio, speech, and conversations. This track is a great opportunity to initiate a multidisciplinary discussion on the key challenges and opportunities of HRI on theoretical and practical levels.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science in HRI<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Human-robot communication and interaction via speech and audio<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Socially Assistive and Interactive Robotics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Industrial Robotics & Automation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- User-centred and robotics-centred design in HRI: theories, methods, frameworks and real-life appliances<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- UX in Robotics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-Data security aspects in HRI<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to your paper submission!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards, Robotic and Conversational Interaction track members<o:p></o:p></p>
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