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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thought some of you would be interested in this upcoming workshop I’m co-organizing – we’d like a mixture of theorists and cultural and media studies scholars amongst the engineers, designers, and computer
scientists… email me if you have questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Times">HRI 2020 Call for Papers: ‘Affect and Embodiment in HRI’ Workshop</span></b><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times">15th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction, Cambridge, UK, March 23-26, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times"><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/affect-and-embodiment-hri">https://sites.google.com/view/affect-and-embodiment-hri</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Times">Rationale</span></b><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times">How do forms of robot embodiment influence the emotional state of the user? In Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), affect and embodiment have become prominent areas of inquiry. The physicality of robotic systems
is therefore a crucial factor for user interactions in shared spaces. This recognition of machinic corporeality shares theoretical affinities with recent interests in the humanities and social sciences. In the cognitive sciences and philosophy, for example,
the body has long been regarded with suspicion, but recent theories of embodied, extended, enactive, or ecological (4E) cognition have meant a renewed significance for the body as the locus of perception and action, inseparable from memory, learning, and reasoning
activity. Meanwhile, the ‘Affective Turn’ in the social sciences recognizes the role of affects and embodiment in the production of intersubjective experiences.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times">Designing and evaluating the affectivity of the robot body has become a frontier topic in HRI, with previous studies emphasizing the importance of robot embodiment for human-robot communication. In particular,
there is growing interest in how the tactile, haptic materiality of the robot mediates users’ affective and emotional states.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Times">Workshop Objectives</span></b><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times">1) to identify relevant questions for the design of robotic bodies with high affective qualities; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times">2) to consider cross-currents in ethical, philosophical, and methodological questions in studying emotional relations between humans and robots; and <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times">3) to foster synergies among designers, engineers, and social scientists in affective robotics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Times">Topics of interest</span></b><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times">Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="square">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:Times">Current challenges in designing affective physical embodiment in robots—materials, kinesthetics, sensory experience, and behaviors enabled by affective computing<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:Times">Acknowledging a user’s emotional needs within an interaction and how those needs are met or not met by the robot<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:Times">Novel affective experiences afforded by interaction with robots <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:Times">Studying unintended consequences of affective relationships with robots<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:Times">Developing design frameworks and methodologies to approach the above questions<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:Times">Developing theoretical frameworks and social science methodologies for evaluating affect and embodiment in human-robot interactions<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Times">Types of contribution</span></b><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times">The workshop includes three types of contributions: full papers (15 mins), ignite talks (5-10 mins), and a hands-on interaction session based on co-design methods. We will accept four full presentation papers
and six ignite talks, each of which will raise a significant question or problem around affect and embodiment in HRI. The workshop includes two interactive, participatory activities. The first is a ‘Mapping and Clustering’ exercise based on co-design methods.
The second is a round-table discussion with themed questions. Developed papers from the workshop will be collected and published in a special issue of a journal such as <i>Body & Society </i>or <i>The Senses and Society.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Times">Workshop schedule</span></b><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-family:Times">Introductory remarks and short position statements<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-family:Times">Full presentation papers (4 x 15 mins)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-family:Times">Ignite talks (6 x 5-10 mins)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-family:Times">Interactive session - group hands-on activity with post-it notes based on co-design methods (1 hour)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-family:Times">Roundtable/conclusion with themed questions<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times">Detailed program will be published on the
<a href="https://sites.google.com/view/affect-and-embodiment-hri/program">Program page</a> closer to the conference date.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Times">Important Dates</span></b><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times">21 February 2020: Submission Deadline for Extended Abstracts (500-800 words)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times">1 March 2020: Notification of acceptance for presentations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times">23 March 2020: half-day Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Times">Format</span></b><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times">Please submit an extended abstract in MS Word format. Abstracts should be 500-800 words (references do not count towards submission length); this applies to both submissions for full presentations or ignite
talks. <i>Please indicate in your abstract whether your submission is for a full presentation or an ignite talk</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Times">How to Submit</span></b><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times">Please submit in MS Word to <a href="mailto:affectandembodimenthri@gmail.com" target="_blank">affectandembodimenthri@gmail.com</a>, with the email subject of "Submission for Workshop HRI2020". <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#E6E6E6"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#353535">Dr. Mark Paterson</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#353535"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#E6E6E6"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#353535">Assistant Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#E6E6E6"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#353535">Department of Sociology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#E6E6E6"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#353535">University of Pittsburgh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#E6E6E6"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#353535">research</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#353535"> |
<a href="http://sensory-motor.com/"><span style="color:blue;background:#E6E6E6">sensory-motor.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#E6E6E6"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#353535">faculty</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#353535"> |
<a href="http://www.sociology.pitt.edu/person/mark-wd-paterson-phd"><span style="color:blue;background:#E6E6E6">profile</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#E6E6E6"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#353535">cfp |
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue;background:#E6E6E6">‘<u>affect and embodiment in HRI</u></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#353535">’ workshop, Human Robot Interaction (HRI) 2020, Cambridge UK <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#E6E6E6"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#353535">recent paper</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#353535"> | ‘On pain as a distinct sensation’,
<i>Body & Society</i> 2019 [<a href="https://www.theoryculturesociety.org/video-mark-paterson-on-pain-as-a-distinct-sensation-mapping-intensities-affects-and-difference-in-interior-states/"><span style="color:blue;background:#E6E6E6">video</span></a>]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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