SC4SR: Systems and Control for Social Robotics
08 July 2024 09:00 till 09 July 2024 16:00 - Location: TU Delft, Aula Conference Center, 02.230 (Comissiekamer 3) | Add to my calendar
You are invited to participate in the 2-day event “SC4SR: Systems and Control for Social Robotics”. The event will take place at TU Delft, Aula Conference Center, 02.230 (Comissiekamer 3) on July 8 and 9, 2024. Registration and participation is free. Free catering (including lunch, warm and cold drinks, snack) is available on both days.
SC4SR will include talks by scientists and researchers in various aspects of social robotics, and 1 panel discussion per day involving the speakers of that day.
The list of the speakers includes:
- Dr. Oya Celiktutan, Associate Professor, King’s College London
- Dr. Ruud Hortensius, Assistant Professor, Utrecht University
- Dr. Emilia Barakova, Assistant Professor, Eindhoven University of Technology
- Prof. Vanessa Evers, Full Professor, Twente University
- Dr. Anahita Jamshidnejad, Assistant Professor, TU Delft
Topics of focus:
- Creating trust in social robots
- Cognitive modeling for robots
- Controlling the behavior of social robots
- Social cognition
- Connected systems of social robots
- Social robotics for psychological applications
- Human-robot social interactions
There is a limited number of 50 seats, so please make sure to register via the following link for 1 or both days of the event.
Register for July 8 (9:00 – 16:00)
Register for July 9 (10:45 – 16:00)
Feel free to share the information with your network, especially with those who are interested in advancements in social robotics and connections between systems and control and social robotics.
For further information, you may contact Anahita Jamshidnejad via A.Jamshidnejad@TuDelft.nl.
Day 1 (8 July 2024) |
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Introduction by Dr. Anahita Jamshidnejad | 9:00-9:30 |
| Talk: “Robots in Society: Computational Approaches Towards Building Trust and Acceptance” Speaker: Dr. Oya Celiktutan, Associate Professor, King’s College London | 9:30-10:30 |
| Break | 10:30-11:00 |
| Talk: “Does Control Engineering Contribute to Social Robotics?” Speaker: Dr. Anahita Jamshidnejad | 11:00-12:00 |
| Lunch | 12:00-13:00 |
| Talk: “Social Cognition in the Age of Robots and Algorithms” Speaker: Dr. Ruud Hortensius, Assistant Professor, Utrecht University | 13:00-14:00 |
| Break | 14:00-14:30 |
| Panel discussion: General versus Ad-hoc Solutions for Social Robotics: Have Systematic Approaches been Overlooked? | 14:30-15:30 |
| Drinks and talks | 15:30-16:00 |
Day 2 (9 July 2024) |
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Introduction by Dr. Anahita Jamshidnejad | 10:45-11:00 |
| Talk: “Pain and Stress Management Using Connected Systems of Social Robots and Wearables” Speaker: Dr. Emilia I. Barakova, Faculty of Industrial Design, Head TU/e Social Robotics Lab, Eindhoven University of Technology | 11:00-12:00 |
| Lunch | 12:00-13:00 |
| Talk: “Designing socially intelligent technology” Speaker: Prof. Vanessa Evers, Full Professor, Twente University | 13:00-14:00 |
| Break | 14:00-14:30 |
| Panel discussion: Connecting Psychology and Social Robotics via Artificial Intelligence | 14:30-15:30 |
| Drinks and talks | 15:30-16:00 |