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deadline for the workshop on Robots for Humans at AVI to 10
April. We are eager to learn about your work!<br>
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<p> CALL FOR PAPERS <br>
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1st International Workshop Robots for Humans (R4H) <br>
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Co-located within the 17th International Conference on
Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI2024) <br>
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Arenzano (Genoa), Italy <br>
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June 3rd or 4th 2024 <br>
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Workshop website: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://r4h-workshop.github.io/">https://r4h-workshop.github.io/</a>
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AIMS AND SCOPE <br>
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The "Robots for Humans" (R4H) workshop bridges the
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Human-Robot
Interaction (HRI) communities. <br>
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With this workshop, we want to bring together these
communities by highlighting the commonalities of the two,
stressing their differences, and encouraging the
contamination of their methods and results. We aim to do
so by recognising that human beings can be the bridge
between these two communities and the main objective for a
human-centred design approach. <br>
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With these reflections in mind, our workshop invites HCI
and HRI researchers to develop proposals for theoretical,
technical and design ideas that highlight thoughts on
empowerment and the new challenges posed by the design of
robots. We ask researchers to propose both perspectives:
the utopian, which imagines ideal scenarios, and the
dystopian, which explores potential challenges, reflecting
on the role of artefact design and interaction in shaping
these visions. <br>
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Join us to explore the intricate bond between humans and
robots for thoughtful HRI advancements. <br>
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TOPICS <br>
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Topics included in the workshop, but not limited to, are
the following: <br>
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HCI theories and methods and novel approaches applied to
HRI, Cognitive Architectures for HRI. <br>
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Concept papers on the role of technology and robots in
empowering or challenging human well-being. <br>
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Empirical studies for human empowerment with technology
(e.g., SAR, Health care, educational context). <br>
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Participatory design approaches for HRI applications
(e.g., user-centred design for computer and robotic
applications, human-centred, and interaction-based design)
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Research methods and challenges for different contexts
(e.g., assistive and education) in the HRI field. <br>
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Interaction with virtual or physical embodied agents,
human factors and human-in-the-loop in HRI, group dynamics
in HRI. <br>
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Design relationship between humans and robots (multi-modal
communication, robot personalities, gender robotics,
empathy). <br>
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Diversity, power dynamics, gender, racism, social
stereotypes and vulnerable targets of users in HRI. <br>
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Trust, acceptance and explainability in HRI;
personalisation and end-user development of robot
applications. <br>
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Ethical issues (e.g. privacy, misuse and abusive
interactions), social risks and fairness in HRI. <br>
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ORGANISATION AND DURATION <br>
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We plan to conduct a half-day workshop including the
following activities: <br>
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Welcome and opening (10 min.). <br>
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Keynote speaker: Dr Giulia Perugia (confirmed) (30 min.)
and Q&A (10 min.). <br>
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Papers/Poster presentations (1.15 min.). <br>
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Coffee Break (15 min). <br>
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Focus groups (60 min.) moderated by Dr Carlo Mazzola. <br>
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Closing remarks (15 min.). <br>
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The workshop is planned to be in-person. <br>
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Participants will propose discussion topics for a focus
group session in the workshop's second part. <br>
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Led by moderators, subgroups will facilitate idea exchange
in designing HRI applications. <br>
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Participants will then identify the most significant
topics for the workshop at the session's conclusion. <br>
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AVI workshops are scheduled for either the 3rd or 4th of
June, 2024. Please check back the workshop website soon
for the exact dates and scheduling information. <br>
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SUBMISSION AND EVALUATION CRITERIA <br>
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Workshop participants are invited to submit a position
papers (max 6 pages excluding references) <br>
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The accepted papers will be published in the workshop’s
proceedings on CEUR Workshop Proceedings (<a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ceur-ws.org/">http://ceur-ws.org/</a>),
indexed by Scopus. <br>
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All submissions should be submitted by mail to <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="mailto:r4hworkshop@gmail.com">r4hworkshop@gmail.com</a>
in PDF format using the “CEUR Template”: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip">https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip</a>.
An Overleaf page for LaTeX users is also available at: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.overleaf.com/read/gwhxnqcghhdt">https://www.overleaf.com/read/gwhxnqcghhdt</a>
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All submissions will be subjected to a thorough
peer-review process, focusing on originality, quality,
soundness, and relevance. <br>
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The workshop will use a double-blind review process, with
three members of the program committee reviewing each
submitted paper. <br>
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Upon acceptance, at least one author of each accepted
paper will be required to attend the workshop. <br>
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Selected accepted papers will be considered for
publication in a Special Issue of a relevant human-robot
interaction journal. <br>
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IMPORTANT DATES <br>
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<u>New Submission Deadline</u>: <strike>27 March </strike><b><font
size="4">10 April 2024</font></b><br>
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Notification of Acceptance: 23 April 2024<br>
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Camera Ready: 03 May 2024 <br>
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Registration deadline: 10 May 2024 <br>
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WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS <br>
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Francesca Cocchella, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
(Italy) <br>
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Omar Eldardeer, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italy) <br>
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Marco Manca, Institute of Information Science and
Technologies "Alessandro Faedo" (ISTI) - National Research
Council of Italy (CNR) (Italy) <br>
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Marco Matarese, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italy) <br>
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Andrea Rezzani, Free University of Bolzano (Italy) <br>
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Eleonora Zedda, Institute of Information Science and
Technologies "Alessandro Faedo" (ISTI) - National Research
Council of Italy (CNR) (Italy)</p>
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