Connectionists: Call for participation: Panel on Cognition in humans and Robots at ESOF 2016

[Alessandra Sciutti]

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Cognition in Humans and Robots
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Panel at the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) 2016
(http://www.esof.eu/home.html) 

July 26th, 2016 – Manchester Central Convention Complex -  Manchester (UK) 

Session room: Charter 2  Time: 8:30 - 9:45 am

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Website: https://www.codefror.eu/events
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A fundamental aspect of cognition, both natural and artificial, is about
anticipating the need for action and developing the capacity to predict the
outcome of those actions. But how does this capability develop in humans and
how can it be developed in robots?  This panel will address the implications
of these questions for the future society and will discuss which could be
the relevance of a multidisciplinary understanding of cognition and what are
its possible outcomes for the advancement of Artificial intelligence,
Human-Robot interaction and Health. 

The discussion will be led by the representatives of the CODEFROR project
(COgnitive Development for Friendly RObots and Rehabilitation,
https://www.codefror.eu/ , FP7-MSCA-PIRSES- 2013-612555), a European project
which investigates aspects of human cognitive development with the double
goal of developing robots able to interact with humans in a friendly way and
of designing and testing protocols for rehabilitation of disabled children.
The project, which combines science-driven investigation of human cognitive
development and engineering-based implementation of devices and protocols,
joins the expertise of the Italian Institute of Technology, Bielefeld
University, Osaka University and Tokyo University to help the establishment
of an international community of researchers. The aim is to effectively
bridge the expertise of different disciplines as robotics and cognitive
sciences in the investigation of cognitive development. 

The session speakers have been selected to provide different perspectives on
cognition from diverse disciplines as Robotics,  Social Psychology and
Sensory Development and Rehabilitation. Come to participate to the debate!

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Panellists:
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• Prof. Dr. Friederike Eyssel (Bielefeld University, Germany) 

• Prof. Yukie Nagai (Osaka University, Japan)

• Dr. Monica Gori (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy) 

• Prof. Giulio Sandini (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy)

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Chair:
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• Dr. Martina Mara (Ars Electronica Futurelab)

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Organizer:
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• Dr. Alessandra Sciutti (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy)

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For further information, please contact: alessandra.sciutti at iit.it