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Dear colleagues, </div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We are happy to announce the third edition of the workshop
<b>GROUND</b> (advancing GROup UNderstanding and robots' aDaptive behavior) that will be part of
</span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://ias-19.org/" target="_blank" id="OWA5df3e2ce-d345-629c-2c25-5810d5ce8bbe" class="x_Hyperlink x_SCXW79526347 x_BCX8 x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://ias-19.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin: 0px;">Intelligent
Autonomous Systems-19</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> on June 30th, 2025 in Genoa, Italy. The session will be a good occasion for researchers with different backgrounds to share and learn about the challenges and opportunities of investigating
<b>group dynamics in HRI</b>. </span></div>
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We encourage the <b>submission of short papers</b> (2-4 pages, <b>deadline May 7th</b>, 2025) presenting innovative strategies for exploring group-robot interactions. The contributions may include work in progress with preliminary results, technical reports,
case studies, surveys, and state-of-the-art research. Authors will have the opportunity to present their research during an interactive poster session. </div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">More information about the topics and the call for papers can be found on the
</span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://ground-hri.github.io/workshop/" target="_blank" id="OWAf5a95e58-4aa8-6c27-b754-c112eabf22ca" class="x_Hyperlink x_SCXW79526347 x_BCX8 x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://ground-hri.github.io/workshop/" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin: 0px;">workshop's
website</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. Contributions can be submitted through the EasyChair platform. </span></div>
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The workshop will be held in person as a <b>full-day </b>session. </div>
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Should you need more information, we are available to answer all your questions. </div>
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If you know someone who could be interested in this workshop, please <b>do not hesitate to share this email</b> with them. </div>
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We look forward to meeting you at the workshop! </div>
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Kind regards, Sara Mongile, on behalf of the GROUND workshop organizers</div>
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