This workshop aims to explore and discuss the advancements and challenges in human-centered interactive artificial intelligence (AI) within the field of human-robot interaction (HRI). It will focus on the integration of AI technologies that enhance human-robot collaboration, ensuring these interactions are intuitive, efficient, and tailored to human needs and behaviors.

Based on Schmidt et al., human-centered interactive AI is defined as an AI that enables interactive exploration and manipulation in real-time and is designed with a clear purpose for human benefit while being transparent about who has control over data and algorithms. This workshop is dedicated to exploring the cutting-edge developments in AI that prioritize interactive, real-time exploration and manipulation, all within the sphere of HRI. We aim to address the design considerations that make AI systems transparent, particularly in terms of data control and algorithmic operations, ensuring that users understand and trust the technology they interact with in the context of human-centered robotics.

As it’s the first edition, this workshop will serve as a platform for fostering innovation, collaboration, and discussion among the HRI community, driving forward the development of human-centered interactive AI in robotics. Through a series of keynotes, paper presentations, panel discussions, and interactive sessions, we aspire to foster a deep understanding of how human-centered interactive AI can be effectively integrated into HRI systems to create more effective, ethical, and user-friendly interactions.

Submission Guidelines

The submitted manuscript should be written in English and will be reviewed by the organizing committee in a single-blind process. The manuscript should be 2-4 pages without references. Contributions can include work in progress, preliminary results, technical reports, case studies, surveys, and state-of-the-art research.

We also welcome position papers to be submitted to our workshop, which should be at least 2 pages without references. The position paper could be a research project proposal or plan without any results.

Authors should use the templates provided by the RO-MAN. The templates for US Letter format paper should be used. Please download the templates below.

Paper Templates: LaTex, Word

List of Topics

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Human-centered AI for HRI
• Explainability and transparency in AI and robotics
• Design principles for human-centered interactive AI in robotics
• Ethical considerations and societal impact of HRI with AI
• Case studies: successful implementations of interactive AI in HRI
• Enhancing user experience in HRI through interactive AI
• Accessibility in HRI through interactive AI
• Augmenting social and conversational robotics through interactive AI
• Robotics and interactive AI in assistive technologies and healthcare/aging healthcare
• Interactive AI in wearable robotics
• Applications of interactive AI vs generative AI in robotics
• Multimodal social signals processing in HRI through interactive AI

Organizing Committee

• Dr. Yuchong Zhang (KTH, Sweden)
• Dr. Elmira Yadollahi (University of Lancaster, UK)
• Dr. Yong Ma (University of Bergen, Norway)
• Dr. Di Fu (University of Surrey, UK)
• Dr. Iolanda Leite (KTH, Sweden)
• Prof. Danica Kragic (KTH, Sweden)

Invited Speakers

• Dr. Oya Celiktutan (Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, King's College London, UK)
• Dr. Alessandra Sciutti (Tenure Track Researcher, Italian Institute of Technology, Italy)

Venue

• Website: https://sites.google.com/view/interaiworkshops/home?authuser=0
• Date: August 26 or 30, 2024 (Half-day workshop)
• Location: Hybrid (Pasadena, California and online), as part of IEEE RO-MAN 2024

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to Dr. Yuchong Zhang (yuchongz@kth.se).