SPECIAL ISSUE on Robots in Contexts: Human-Robot Interaction as Physically and Socially Embedded – CfP

Paladyn Journal of Behavioral Robotics

SPECIAL ISSUE on Robots in Contexts: Human-Robot Interaction as Physically and Socially Embedded

GUEST EDITORS:

  • Prof. Victor Kaptelinin, Department of Informatics, Umeå University, Sweden
  • Dr. Andrey Kiselev, Center for Applied Autonomous Sensor Systems, Örebro University, Sweden
  • Prof. Amy Loutfi, Center for Applied Autonomous Sensor Systems, Örebro University, Sweden
  • Prof. Thomas Hellström, Department of Computing Science, Umeå University, Sweden

DESCRIPTION

Robotic technologies are being increasingly integrated into real life settings. The adoption of robots by the society is transcending the initial fascination with novel technology and is gradually entering a new phase, characterized by a massive impact of the technology on various aspects of our everyday lives. These developments emphasize the need to better understand how robotic technologies shape, and are being shaped by, the physical and social contexts in which they are used.
This Special Issue is open for everyone who is interested in the topics related to the physical and social aspects of HRI. However, in a great part it will be based on the Workshop on Robots in Contexts: Human-Robot Interaction as Physically and Socially Embedded at the European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics (http://ecce2017.eace.net/), held in Umeå, Sweden, September 20-22, 2017.

The topics of this special issue include (but not limited to):

  • spacing and orientation,
  • agency,
  • activity awareness and accountability,
  • robot and human identities,
  • responsibility, rights, and ownership,
  • power differences,
  • action capabilities and affordances,
  • human-robot collaboration,
  • perceptions and identities,
  • social etiquette,
  • social interaction,
  • ecosystems of interconnected smart objects.

The authors are requested to submit their full revised version of papers to the special issue complying the general scope of the journal. The submitted papers will undergo peer review process before they can be accepted. Notification of acceptance will be communicated as we progress with the review process.  

HOW TO SUBMIT

Before submission authors should carefully read the Instructions for Authors, available online at: https://www.degruyter.com/view/supplement/s20814836_Instructions_for_Authors.pdf.
All submissions to the Special Issue must be made electronically at http://www.editorialmanager.com/paladyn/ and will undergo the standard single-blind peer review system. When entering your submission choose the option Special Issue on Robots in Contexts.

The deadline for the submissions is now extended until December 29, 2017 (hard deadline!!!) but individual papers will be reviewed and published online on an ongoing basis.

Contributors to the Special Issue will benefit from:

  • fair and constructive peer review provided by recognized experts in the field,
  • Open Access to your article for all interested readers,
  • fast online publication of articles,
  • no publication fees,
  • convenient, web-based paper submission and tracking system – Editorial Manager,
  • free language assistance for authors from non-English speaking regions;

We are looking forward to your submission. If you have any question, please contact us at Justyna.Zuk@degruyteropen.com.

Robots in Contexts: Human-Robot Interaction as Physically and Socially Embedded – CfP

ECCE 2017 Workshop on Robots in Contexts: Human-Robot Interaction as Physically and Socially Embedded
September 19, 2017, Umeå, Sweden
http://ecce2017.eace.net

Submission deadline: July 31, 2017

This one-day workshop will be held as part of ECCE 2017 (the European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics, Umeå, Sweden, September 20-22, 2017, ecce2017.eace.net)

The authors of the accepted papers will be invited to submit extended papers to the Special Issue on Robots in Context (www.degruyter.com/page/1540)

THEME AND AIMS OF THE WORKSHOP

Robotic technologies are being increasingly integrated into real life settings. The adoption of robots by the society is transcending the initial fascination with novel technology and is gradually entering a new phase, characterized by a massive impact of the technology on various aspects of our everyday lives. These developments emphasize the need to better understand how robotic technologies shape, and are being shaped by, the physical and social contexts in which they are used. The aim of this one-day workshop is to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in analysis, design, and evaluation of physically and socially embedded human-robot interaction (HRI) and, in the context of ECCE, identify key relevant issues and collectively explore a range of methods, concepts, and design approaches that could help address such issues. The topics of discussions include (but not limited to):

  • spacing and orientation,
  • agency,
  • activity awareness and accountability,
  • robot and human identities,
  • responsibility, rights, and ownership,
  • power differences,
  • action capabilities and affordances,
  • human-robot collaboration,
  • perceptions and identities,
  • social etiquette,
  • social interaction,
  • ecosystems of interconnected smart objects.

IMPORTANT DATES:

  • Submission by: July 31, 2017
  • Notification of Acceptance: August 18, 2017
  • Workshop: September 19, 2017 (the day before the main conference)

SUBMISSIONS

We invite the submission of position papers, up to 2 pages (including references) in the ACM SIGCHI proceedings format (see www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template) offering perspectives on contextually embedded human-robot interaction. At least one author of each accepted position paper must attend the workshop.

Submissions should be made by email to vklinin@informatik.umu.se and andrey.kiselev@oru.se by July 31, 2017.

All workshop participants must register for both the workshop and the main conference.

WORKSHOP ORGANISERS

  • Victor Kaptelinin, Professor at the Department of Informatics, Umeå University, Sweden
  • Andrey Kiselev, Researcher at the Center for Applied Autonomous Sensor Systems (AASS), Örebro University, Sweden
  • Amy Loutfi, Professor at the Center for Applied Autonomous Sensor Systems (AASS), Örebro University, Sweden
  • Thomas Hellström, Professor at the Department of Computing Science, Umeå University, Sweden