The Human-Robot Interaction Winter School
Embodied AI
5 dec. 2022 - 7 dec. 2022
We will provide you with introductions, inspiration, and hands-on work in a varied programme that showcases the interdisciplinarity of our fields.
Praktische info:
5 dec. 2022 - 7 dec. 2022
Gent
Engels
Doelgroep: PhD students in the domain of embodied AI
Leertraject
Topics that will be covered include multi-modal interaction, emotions and social signal processing, NLP in embodied AI, participatory design, ethics, and human-robot interaction in real-world applications. Most importantly: you’ll spend three days in a vibrant group of interesting researchers and experienced mentors - in the beautiful city of Ghent!
Programme
DAY 1
- 09:00 - Opening Ceremony and Programme Overview
- 09:10 - Keynote: Prof. Dr. Tony Belpaeme - Human-Robot Interaction as a uniting research endeavour
- 10:30 - Tutorial: Nils Hagberg - Using the Furhat robot for Natural Language Understanding
- 13:00 - Keynote: Dr. An Jacobs - How to study future human robot interaction in the wild
- 14:00 - Keynote: Dr. Zerrin Yumak - Embodied Virtual Agents
- 15:00 - Keynote: Dr. Katleen Gabriels - On Artificial Moral Agents
- 17:00 - Visiting the Robot Lab
DAY 2
- 09:00 - Opening and Overview
- 09:10 - Keynote: Prof. Dr. Arvid Kappas - The Crux with Emtions: They're a headache, but you can't be happy without them
- 10:30 - Tutorial: Nikhil Churamani - Facial Affect Recognition
- 13:00 - Tutorial: Dr. Katie Winkle - Participatory Design
- 14:30 - Tutorial: Dr. Ruud Hortensius - Quantative Methods
- 16:00 - Poster Presentation (Group 1)
- 17:00 - Tutorial: Prof. Dr. Mark Neerincx - Experimental Design
- 18:30 - Scheduled end of the sessions
- 19:30 - Dinner: De Abt, Lange Kruisstraat 4, 9000 Gent
DAY 3
- 09:00 - Opening and Overview
- 09:10 - Tutorial & Demo: Prof. Dr. Maaike Bleeker - Performing Arts and Robotics
- 11:00 - Tutorial: Dr. Maartje De Graaf - AI in Society and Robot Rights
- 13:30 - Keynote: Dr. Oliver Lemon - Conversational HRI - coordinating human-robot teams with Natural Language
- 14:30 - Tutorial: Dr. Thomas Demeester - Introduction to Natural Language Processing
- 16:00 - Poster Presentaion (Group 2)
- 17:00 - Keynote: Thomas Winters - Can computers have a sense of humour?
- 18:00 - Closing Remarks
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