[AISWorld] CFP: HICSS-58 Human-Robot Interactions and Collaboration Mini-track

[Sangseok You]

**Mini-track Title: Human-Robot Interactions and Collaboration**

General Research Track: Collaboration Systems and Technologies

HICSS-57 (The Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences) <https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-58/collaboration-systems-and-technologies/#human-robot-interaction-and-collaboration-minitrack>
January 7-10, 2025

Hilton Waikoloa Village, Big Island

Deadline June 15, 2024, 11:59 pm HST



Humans are inherently social beings who communicate through multi-modal means spanning audio, visual and physical forms. This social nature heavily impacts how people work together in a team of equals to collaborate on a shared goal and the effectiveness of their combined efforts in reaching their goal. Robots intended for collaborative work with humans embody physical systems that share a space with their human counterparts. Unsurprisingly, the nature of how humans work collaboratively with other humans heavily influences how humans collaborate with embodied robots, using similar forms of multimodal (audio, visual, and physical) communication. Therefore, the design of multimodal human-machine interfaces is critical to successfully designing a collaborative robot. The ultimate pursuit being a robot that is accepted by its human collaborators and acts as an equal member of a mixed human/robot team in pursuit of a shared goal.

This mini-track aims to explore the cutting edge of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) and the evolution towards seamless Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC). It intends to examine how multimodal communication, including audio, visual, and physical interactions, is pivotal in fostering meaningful connections. The goal is to provide insights into the innovative design of collaborative robots that coexist harmoniously with humans, sharing spaces and objectives. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

Promoting cooperative and collaborative interaction with robots
Examining uncooperative and adversarial human interactions with robots
The role of adoption and appropriation in human–robot interactions
Empirical studies examining the cognitive, psychological, emotional, and social aspects of human–robot interactions
The impact of haptic feedback and touch on human–robot interaction
The role of robot attractiveness on human–robot interaction
Ethics on human–robot interactions
Social-emotional models of human–robot interaction
Theoretical frameworks for human–robot interaction
Case studies of human–robot interaction
Design implications for robot interactions at home, work and public spaces
Human-oriented practices that promote human–robot interactions
New methodological approaches to studying human–robot interactions
The role of individual differences (robot and/or human) in human–robot interactions.
Important Dates:

The paper submission system is now open!!
June 15: Papers due (11:59 pm HST) (https://hicss-submissions.org <https://hicss-submissions.org/>)
August 17: Notification of acceptance/rejection
September 4: Deadline for authors whose papers are conditionally accepted to submit a revised manuscript
September 22: Deadline for authors to submit final Manuscript for publication
October 1: Deadline for at least one author of each paper to register for the conference
Mini-track Co-Chairs:

Filippo Sanfilippo (Filippo.Sanfilippo at uia.no <mailto:Filippo.Sanfilippo at uia.no>), University of Agder (Primary Contact)
Lionel Robert (lprobert at umich.edu <mailto:lprobert at umich.edu>), University of Michigan
Sangseok You (sangyou at skku.edu <mailto:sangyou at skku.edu>), Sungkyunkwan University
Connor Esterwood (cte at umich.edu <mailto:cte at umich.edu>), University of Michigan