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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=IT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Call for Papers (apologies for multiple postings)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>===================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>"The body of embodiment"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Understanding Embodiment in human-agent interaction – an interdisciplinary approach <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>===================================================<span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>October 17th, 2017 - CITEC Research Building, Bielefeld, Germany <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/~kl360/HAI2017W/index.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/~kl360/HAI2017W/index.html</span></a> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In conjunction with the Fifth International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction (HAI 2017) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://hai-conference.net/hai2017/"><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://hai-conference.net/hai2017/</span></a><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>*******************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>==================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Scope and motivation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>================== <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Robots and virtual agents are progressively becoming more ubiquitous in our society. Although both types of agents may have an embodiment either physical or simulated, a crucial difference exists, in terms of the possibility to share the same space of the users. There is currently an active discussion on the potential impact of physical presence on interaction and agent perception, both for the investigation of social cognition and in applications of agents in the social domain.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>For instance, is a physical agent better than a virtual agent in the context of teaching children or acting as receptionist?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The workshop “The body of embodiment” will focus on the role of an agent’s embodiment and physical presence and their effects on social human-agent interactions. The following core research questions will be explored with a multidisciplinary audience:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>(+) Which is the role of *embodiment* as a constituent of social agents?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>(+) Which is the role of *physical presence* as a constituent of social agents?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>(+) Which impact embodiment and physical presence have in the *social perception* of robots and virtual agents?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>These three key questions are at the core of ongoing discussions in the field of HRI, HCI and HAI and this workshop aims to shed light on the development of a common ground and mutual understanding among experts in the field of embodiment research, coming from robotics, neuroscience, psychology, computer science and AI. We believe that this event will strengthen the communication among the different research areas in the field of interaction between humans and novel technologies. Moreover, this workshop seeks to introduce junior researchers who have just entered the field to this highly relevant and complex concept.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>*******************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>===============<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Keynote speakers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>===============<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>* Prof. Stefan Kopp - Bielefeld University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>* Prof. Massimiliano Cappuccio - United Arab Emirates University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>* Prof. Tom Ziemke - University of Skövde <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>*******************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>==========<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Submission<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>==========<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Prospective participants are invited to submit short (2 pages) or full papers (up to 6 pages). Submissions must be in pdf, following the HAI conference style. All contributions will be subject to a peer-review process. Position papers should discuss how embodiment and physical presence might have an impact on human-agent interaction.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Accepted publications will be published on our workshop web page. Depending on the overall quality of the contributions, we might consider proposing a Special Issue to journal in the near future. Authors will have the option of opting out from including their papers in the website. Information on the opt-out option will be provided along with the acceptance notice for the papers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>All papers for the Workshop must be submitted in PDF format by email to the address: </span><a href="mailto:katrin.lohan@gmail.com"><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>katrin.lohan@gmail.com</span></a><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Submission is not anonymous.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>More details and templates can be found at: </span><a href="http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/~kl360/HAI2017W/papers.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/~kl360/HAI2017W/papers.html</span></a> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Additionally, all participants are requested to address at least one (or more) of the following open research questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>(+) Is physical embodiment useful and supportive for human-robot interaction?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>(+) Which is the role of embodiment for agency perception?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>(+) Is there a need for a physical presence to elicit a sense of agency?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>(+) How do embodiment and physical presence impact on the perception of the capabilities of an agent?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>(+) Which is the role of physical presence and embodiment in the context of trust and reliability of a system?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>(+) How does embodiment relate to the concept of embodied cognition for robots in social interactions with humans?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>If time allows, those questions/answers will be used to "drive" a final discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>*******************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>===============<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Important dates<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>===============<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>* 1st September 2017 - Deadline for paper submissions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>* 25th September 2017 - Notification <br>* 17th October 2017 - Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>*******************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>=================<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Workshop organisers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>=================<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>* Alessandra Sciutti, RBCS - Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova - <a href="mailto:alessandra.sciutti@iit.it">alessandra.sciutti@iit.it</a><span class=MsoHyperlink> </span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>* Friederike Eyssel, Bielefeld University - </span><a href="mailto:feyssel@cit-ec.uni-bielefeld.de"><span lang=EN-US>feyssel@cit-ec.uni-bielefeld.de</span></a><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>* Katrin Solveig Lohan, Heriot-Watt University - </span><a href="mailto:k.lohan@hw.ac.uk"><span lang=EN-US>k.lohan@hw.ac.uk</span></a><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This workshop is supported by the European CODEFROR project (PIRSES-2013-612555) and by SICSA (</span><a href="http://www.sicsa.ac.uk/"><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.sicsa.ac.uk/</span></a><span lang=EN-US>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>*******************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:IT'>----------------------------------------<br>Alessandra Sciutti (PhD)<br>Researcher, Robotics Brain and Cognitive Sciences Unit <br>Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia<br>Center for Human Technologies <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:IT'>Via Enrico Melen 83, Building B<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:IT'>16152 Genova, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:IT'>tel: +39 010 8172 210<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:IT'>email:</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:IT'> </span><a href="mailto:alessandra.sciutti@iit.it"><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:IT'>alessandra.sciutti@iit.it</span></a><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:IT'> </span><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:IT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:IT'>website:</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:IT'> </span><a href="https://www.iit.it/people/alessandra-sciutti"><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:IT'>https://www.iit.it/people/alessandra-sciutti</span></a><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Segoe Print";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:IT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>