[agents] Deadline Extension - CFP RO-MAN 2021 Workshop: Robot Behavior Adaptation to Human Social Norms

[Oliver Roesler]

*DEADLINE EXTENSION*

**Apologies for cross-posting**

We are happy to announce that the deadline for submissions has been
extended until _*July 11*_.


*CALL FOR PAPERS*

The *full-day virtual* workshop:

*Robot Behavior Adaptation to Human Social Norms (TSAR)*

In conjunction with the *30th IEEE International Conference on Robot
and**Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) - August 12, 2021*

Webpage: https://tsar2021.ai.vub.ac.be


*I. Aim and Scope*

A key factor for the acceptance of robots as regular partners in
human-centered environments is the appropriateness and predictability of
their behavior. The behavior of human-human interactions is governed by
customary rules that define how people should behave in different
situations, thereby governing their expectations. Socially compliant
behavior is usually rewarded by group acceptance, while non-compliant
behavior might have consequences including isolation from a social
group. Making robots able to understand human social norms allows for
improving the naturalness and effectiveness of human-robot interaction
and collaboration. Since social norms can differ greatly between
different cultures and social groups, it is essential that robots are
able to learn and adapt their behavior based on feedback and
observations from the environment.

This workshop aims to attract the latest research studies and expertise
in human-robot interaction and collaboration at the intersection of
rapidly growing communities, including social and cognitive robotics,
machine learning, and artificial intelligence, to present novel
approaches aiming at learning, producing, and evaluating human-aware
robot behavior. Furthermore, it will provide a venue to discuss the
limitations of the current approaches and future directions towards
creating intelligent human-aware robot behaviors.

*II. Keynote Speakers and Panelists*

 1. *Brian Scassellati* – Yale University – USA
 2. *Greg Trafton* – Naval Research Laboratory – USA
 3. *Ana Paiva* – University of Lisbon – Portugal
 4. *Matthias Scheutz* – Tufts University – USA
 5. *Amit Kumar Pandey* – Hanson Robotics – Hong Kong
 6. *Kerstin Dautenhahn* – University of Waterloo – Canada

*III. Submission*

 1. For paper submission, use the following EasyChair web link: Paper
    Submission <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=tsar2021>.
 2. Use the RO-MAN 2021 format: RO-MAN Papers Templates
    <https://ro-man2021.org/full-papers/>.
 3. Submitted papers should be 4-6 pages for regular papers and 2 pages
    for position papers.

    The primary list of topics covers the following points (but not
limited to):

  * Human-human vs human-robot social norms
  * Influence of cultural and social background on robot behavior perception
  * Learning of socially accepted behavior
  * Behavior adaptation based on social feedback
  * Transfer learning of social norms experience
  * The role of robot appearance on applied social norms
  * Perception of socially normative robot behavior
  * Human-aware collaboration and navigation
  * Social norms and trust in human-robot interaction
  * Representation and modeling techniques for social norms
  * Metrics and evaluation criteria for socially compliant robot behavior

*IV. Important Dates*

 1. Paper submission: *June 30, 2021 July 11, 2021 (AoE)*
 2. Notification of acceptance: *July 28, 2021 (AoE)*
 3. Workshop: *August 12, 2021*

*V. Organizers*

 1. *Oliver Roesler* – Vrije Universiteit Brussel – Belgium
 2. *Elahe Bagheri* – Vrije Universiteit Brussel – Belgium
 3. *Amir Aly* – University of Plymouth – UK
 4. *Silvia Rossi* – University of Naples Federico II – Italy
 5. *Rachid Alami* – CNRS-LAAS – France

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