[iva] Extended Deadline - Call for Papers – ROMAN 2025 Workshop - MoMa: Movement Matters: A Turing Test for Robot Interaction

[Dimosthenis Kontogiorgos]

We invite researchers to submit their contributions to the half-day workshop Movement Matters: A Turing Test for Robot Interaction (MoMa), which will be held as part of RO-MAN 2025, in August (date to be announced soon) in Eindhoven, Netherlands

This workshop examines how the Turing Test can be extended beyond language-based interaction to evaluate robotic intelligence through movement. The focus is on how physical behavior, such as navigation, approach strategies, and motion dynamics, can function as a basis for assessing agency, intentionality, and human-likeness in robots. We welcome submissions that investigate the role of non-verbal behavior in shaping user perception and that propose theoretical, empirical, or design-based approaches to movement as a testable dimension of intelligence. We also invite contributions from researchers working on reinterpretations of the Turing Test, embodied interaction, and the relationship between motion and perceived intelligence in artificial agents.

Important Dates:
Paper submission: July 14, 2025

Submission Guidelines:

Papers should be up to 4 pages including an abstract of up to 300 words. They should be submitted through the submission portal. Accepted papers will result in a poster presentation.
[Go to the Submission Portal] (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=moma2025)

Website: https://activeself.de/movement-matters/

Topics of Interest
Key topics covered include but not limited to:
Turing Test in Robotics
Impact of Robotic Movement on Human Perceptions of Safety, Comfort, and Collaboration
Extensions of the Turing Test to Non-Verbal Robotic Behaviors
Evaluating "Human-Likeness" in Robotic Movements
Movement Patterns in Social and Task-Oriented Interactions
Developing Metrics for Naturalness and Adaptability in Robotic Behavior
Computational Models of Motor Behavior with Implementation and Validation in Robot Platforms
Adaptive Movement Strategies for Robots in Human-Interactive Environments
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Interpreting Robotic Movement Behaviors
Invited Speakers
Dr. Pablo Lanillos
Prof. Agnieszka Wykowska
Prof.  Minha Lee

Organizers
Kristina Nikolovska, Constructor University, Germany
Jan Pohl, Dresden University of Technology, Germany
Anna Lena Lange, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Doris Pischedda, University of Pavia, Italy
Dimosthenis Kontogiorgos, Massachusetts Insstitute of Technology, USA
Francesco Maurelli, Constructor University, Germany
Verena V. Hafner, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

Please reach out to us at moma2025 at easychair.org with any questions or inquiries.

We look forward to your submissions and to engaging discussions at the workshop!