[AISWorld] CFP: LHT Special Issue on “Social Robots: Services and Applications”

[Patrick Hung]

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CALL FOR PAPERS

Special Issue on “Social Robots: Services and Applications”
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Library Hi Tech

URL: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=8965

A social (companion) robot, such as Pepper, Buddy, Miko, Lynx, Misty Robotics’ Misty II, and ASUS’s Zenbo, are devices that comprise a physical humanoid robot component that connects through a network infrastructure to online services that enhance traditional robot functionalities. Robots can now easily capture a user’s physical activity state (e.g., walking, standing, and running) and store personalized information (e.g., face, voice, location, and activity pattern) through many devices like camera, microphone, and sensor. Humanoid robots often behave like natural partners that could engage in social interaction with human users, with features such as speech, gestures, and eye-gaze, when referring to users’ personal data and social context. The user behavior of anthropomorphic robot users shows that they are more open to robots. Some prior research shows that it is much easier for a humanoid robot to gain trust from users. Social robots can interact with humans by performing tasks that adhere to specific social cues and rules. They offer features such as human facial, voice, and emotion recognition, including adding human-like personality to their Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based capabilities to achieve better human-machine interaction. One of the main themes of this special issue is Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). HRI is a research area whose purpose is to understand, design, and evaluate robots for use by or with humans. The foundations of this special issue will set the baseline for understanding how HRI is likely to influence and change business practices and people’s lifestyles. This special issue will also introduce and discuss the emerging use of social robots in different application and service domains such as libraries and other information organizations, education, governments, NGOs, and healthcare management from social-technical perspectives.

This special issue should also boost research on new best practices and directions for social robots and applications. With a general focus on social robotics business and computing, this special issue covers topics such as, but not limited to:
- Social-technical models and ontologies for robots
- Security, reliability, privacy, and trust in robots
- Standards and solution stacks in robots
- Chatbots and automated conversational services
- Uncanny Valley Theory in robots
- Uncooperative, emotional and adversarial behavior of HRI
- Adoption and appropriation in HRI
- Empirical studies examining the cognitive, psychological, emotional, and social aspects of HRI
- Haptic feedback and touch on HRI
- Robot attractiveness in HRI
- Ethical and social concerns in HRI
- Design implications for robot interactions at home, work, and public spaces
- Human-oriented practices that promote HRI
- User experience design
- New methodological approaches and theoretical frameworks for HRI
- Case studies (e.g., libraries, information organizations, education, public administration, NGOs, healthcare)


Submission Instructions

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Important date

July 6, 2020 Full paper submission due


Guest editors

Judith Kelner, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Pei-Chun Lin, Feng Chia University, Taiwan
Kelvin K. F. Tsoi, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Zakaria Maamar, Zayed University, Dubai, U.A.E
Patrick C. K. Hung, Ontario Tech University, Canada