Call for Papers International Journal of Social Robotics – VIRTUOUS ROBOTICS: ARTIFICIAL AGENTS AND THE GOOD LIFE https://dhrg.uws.edu.au/robots-ai-confr/international-journal-of-social-robotics-cfp/ Full paper submission deadline: 1 March 2019 GUEST EDITORS Massimiliano Cappuccio (UAE University and University of New South Wales) Omar Mubin (Western Sydney University) Mohammad Obaid (University of New South Wales) Eduardo Benitez Sandoval (University of New South Wales) Mari Velonaki (University of New South Wales) THEME Can robotics play a moral role in the life of humans? In addition to providing practical benefits to the users, can interaction with social robots fortify the users’ moral dispositions and instill new ethical principles?…

Call for Participation London Aesthetics Forum: Immersion in Film 2 November 2018 Senate House / Birkbeck Cinema London, UK Free with registration On November 2nd there will be two events exploring the experience of narrative immersion in film from both a philosophical and empirical perspective: a morning workshop and an afternoon film screening and discussion about Shadow of a Doubt (1943), which Hitchcock sometimes called his ‘favourite’ of his oeuvre. Though registration for the two events is separate, they are related and everyone is welcome to attend both. The widespread experience of ‘being lost in a narrative’ (Nell 1988)-sometimes called…

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Aging between Participation and Simulation Ethical Dimensions of Socially Assistive Technologies International Conference for Young Scholars 4th – 8th February 2019 Bochum, Germany Abstract submission deadline: 15 November 2018 In future, an increasing number of elderly people will be reliant on the healthcare system. The emerging resource crisis will affect the right to social participation, wellbeing and autonomy of older or impaired people. Social assistive technologies such as robot companions or smart screen assistants promise to preserve individual rights by supporting their users in their daily environment. They offer emotional as well as physical care and support.…

Call for Papers Workshop on supporting collocated participation in large events At CSCW 2018 – The 21st ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (http://cscw.acm.org/2018/) November 4th, Jersey City, USA https://hybridevent.wordpress.com/ Position paper deadline: October 10th How can technology transform how people assemble and interact in-person for learning, work, and fun? Nowadays, backchannels and audience interaction systems, have provided the audience with a mediated channel to support their participation. We are seeing conferences, seminars, classes, festivals transform the audience experience through technologies that allow spectators to participate in the creation of the event’s content. Such settings have a…

Call for Participation Multi-Cultural Human-Robot Interaction Workshop December 4, 2018 Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia https://culturaldrones.wixsite.com/welcome Deadline for abstracts: September 30, 2018 We are pleased to invite you to participate in this one-day workshop on Multi-Cultural Human-Robot Interaction, held on December 4th, 2018 as part as the AfriCHI conference in Windhoek Namibia. ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: This hands-on workshop brings together researchers and practitioners to discuss the cultural aspects of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) design. Recent work shows that the one fits all model of interaction might be obsolete, especially when considering natural interactions where people use gesture and…

Call for Papers Revista de Bioética y Derecho of the University of Barcelona Monographic issue dedicated to artificial intelligence, robotics, and the Internet of things http://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/RBD/announcement/view/369 Deadline for submissions: 1 December 2018 Revista de Bioética y Derecho of the University of Barcelona announces a call for papers for a monographic issue dedicated to artificial intelligence, robotics, and the Internet of things. There is a growing interest in the bioethical, social and legal implications of new technological developments, bringing us closer to a world that seemed to be only science fiction. We invite submissions on all areas related to these topics,…

CALL FOR PAPERS 31st European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics (ECCE 2019) 10-13 September, 2019, Belfast, Northern Ireland http://ecce2019.eace.net Due date for all paper submissions: 22 February 2019 ECCE 2019 is the 31st annual conference of the European Association of Cognitive Ergonomics (EACE). This leading conference in human-computer interaction, human factors design and cognitive engineering offers an unparalleled opportunity for both researchers and practitioners to exchange new ideas and practical experiences from a variety of domains. In addition to ACM proceedings, best papers will be published in the Behaviour & Information Technology Journal (Impact Factor =1.380). Our special theme for ECCE…

Call for Papers Envisioning Social Robotics: Current Challenges and New Interdisciplinary Methodologies Special issue of Interaction Studies Guest Editors: Glenda Hannibal & Astrid Weiss Submission Deadline: November 1st, 2018 We find in social robotics many so-called “wicked problems” – problems that are extremely complex and resist complete definition and resolution. To work out these problems, it is necessary to critically discuss the underpinning logic, or line of reasoning, that motivates social robotics and to develop new interdisciplinary methods to make social robots more “socially robust”. This special issue aims to address current challenges in social robotics by bringing methodological discussions…

Call for Participation 3rd Annual Frameless Symposium 2018 November 29-30th MAGIC, Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York framelesslabs@rit.edu Submission Due Date: October 15, 2018 Acceptance Notifications: November 2, 2018 Frameless Labs is a faculty led partnership at RIT that brings together research, innovation, and artistic creations surrounding XR (VR/AR/MR) mediums and is housed under the umbrella of the MAGIC Center. This free annual symposium is an interdisciplinary gathering that combines technology-focused approaches with humanities-inspired theoretical inquiry, empirical research and artistic expression. Additionally, the symposium aims to create a rich environment for academic-industry partnerships in the technological development and application…

Call for Papers Society for Philosophy and Technology (SPT) 2019 Conference May 20-22, 2019 College Station, Texas (USA spt2019.org Track Proposals deadline: November 1, 2018 Paper deadline: December 1, 2018 The 21st Conference of the Society for Philosophy and Technology will be held May 20-22, 2019 at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas (USA). We invite papers, poster presentations, and panel proposals that investigate all areas of philosophy and technology, especially those that have to do with the conference theme, technology and power. To give but a few examples, technology can amplify, modify, and extend the power of human…

Call for Papers for a Theme Section on Trust and AI ACM Transactions on Internet Technology (TOIT) http://toit.acm.org/ Submission deadline: November 1, 2018 Trust is critical in building effective AI systems. It characterizes the elements that are essential in social reliability, whether this be in human-agent interaction, or how autonomous agents make decisions about the selection of partners and coordinate with them. Many computational and theoretical trust models and approaches to reputation have been developed using AI techniques over the past twenty years. However, some principal issues are yet to be addressed, including bootstrapping; causes and consequences of trust; trust…

Call for Submissions 2019 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care March 24-27 Chicago, Illinois https://www.hfes.org/ContentCMS/ContentPages/?Id=Fb11tr2KH1E= Flyer: http://cms.hfes.org/Cms/media/CmsImages/HCS2019-Flyer.pdf Deadline for lectures and panels: Monday, October 8, 2018 Deadline for posters: Monday, October 15, 2018 View the 2018 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care page here. The 2019 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care will take place March 24–27 at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The call for proposals is now open. The symposium offers cutting-edge presentations, posters, and workshops on emerging issues in health-care human factors and the challenges…