Call For Abstracts
We are interested in submissions of original HRI and Social Robotics research, or research from related fields relevant to the topic of “Artificial Sociality”. The submissions, in the form of an abstract (min 800, max 1000 words), should be related to the investigation of one or more specific aspects of the application of the Synthetic Method in Social Robotics and HRI (e.g. theoretical, epistemological, applicative, socio-cultural, ethical aspects). In particular, we are interested in abstracts presenting original research works related with, but not limited to, the following questions:
The main topics of interests are, among others:
Publication plans:
The abstracts involved in SMSR 2016 will be published on a web-site dedicated to the workshop shortly after ICSR 2016, so that they can be accessed later.
Moreover, it is planned to involve the keynote and the selected speakers in submissions to generate a journal special issue on the topics of Artificial Sociality and the Synthetic Method in Social Robotics.
- Is it possible to identify a set of human and/or animal social competences that can be considered as an essential condition of “social presence” and/or “social competence” in robotic agents? How can they be implemented in robotic agents?
- Should “Artificial sociality” be rooted in human and/or animal sociality? Or should it be ideated and developed as a new form of sociality? What could be the origins and grounds of a specifically robotic sociality?
- Is it advantageous to implement human and/or animal sociality in robots? To what extent? Are there situations in which the reference to human and/or animal sociality results disadvantageous? What are these situations? How can we avoid them?
- Are there scientific (experimental) explorations that allow us to investigate the differences between robotic “social presence” and “social competences” grounded in human and /or animal sociality, and robotic “social presence” and “social competences” based on other grounds?
- What are the models of the social mind that are currently embodied in functioning social robots? What can be / are their impacts on human social ecologies in which these robots are currently operative?
- Are there scientific (experimental) explorations based on the Synthetic Method that can contribute to a better scientific understanding of human and/or animal sociality?
- Which is the relevant unit of inquiry for the synthetic modeling of human and/or animal sociality – individuals, dyads or groups? Are there scientific (experimental) explorations that can support definite answers?
- What are social competences that today are successfully embodied in functioning social robots? What can be / are their impacts on human social ecologies in which these robots are currently operative?
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The main topics of interests are, among others:
- Synthetic Method (Synthetic Methodology, Constructive Approach)
- Theories of (artificial) sociality
- Mixed Human-Robot Social Ecologies
- Robots as test-beds for theories of sociality, emotions, empathy
- Artificial Sociality, Artificial Empathy
- Artificial Social Presence
- Artificial Personality
- Artificial Biographical Memory
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Publication plans:
The abstracts involved in SMSR 2016 will be published on a web-site dedicated to the workshop shortly after ICSR 2016, so that they can be accessed later.
Moreover, it is planned to involve the keynote and the selected speakers in submissions to generate a journal special issue on the topics of Artificial Sociality and the Synthetic Method in Social Robotics.