<div dir="ltr"><div>CALL FOR APPLICATIONS <br>
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<font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></font><font size="2">**<span style="font-size:10pt">Apologies for cross posting ** <br><br></span></font></div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt">We are pleased to call for applications for the IEEE-RAS spring school on:<br></span></font><div><div>
<b><br></b>"<b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">Social and Artificial Intelligence for User-Friendly Robots</span></b>"<b><br>
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Which will be held from 17-24 March, 2019 in Shonan Village, Japan </b>after the Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) conference that will be held in the near South Korea.<br><b><br></b></div><div><b>Webpage: </b><a href="https://inic8.bitbucket.io/SoAIR19/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">https://inic8.bitbucket.io/SoAIR19/</span></b></a></div><br><font size="2">
</font><b><font size="2">I. Aim and Scope </font><br>
<br></b>Autonomous and intelligent systems are progressively moving into spaces,
which have previously been predominantly shaped by human agency. Unlike
in the past where machines obediently served their human operators,
machines now increasingly act without the intervention of a human.
Artificial intelligence is meeting new challenges in the world, though
human-like intelligence may still be a distant goal. Robots in factories
are coming out of their cages. Autonomous cars are being tested on
streets with regular human-driven cars. The private household is
changing with the appearance of not only robotic vacuum cleaners, but
also with the first-generation of social robots and smart devices.
The challenges that face both the robotics and artificial intelligence
communities are how the necessary intelligence for such new environments
can be created as well as how to make artificial agents capable of not
only solving tasks at hand but also considering social environments
around them during interaction with human users so as to behave
appropriately. Within the school, we plan to address the tension created
by the balance between task-specific artificial intelligence and the
demands of sociability required to function effectively in
human-centered environments.
<br><br></div><div>** <b>This spring school is a <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">Technical Education Program (TEP)</span> endorsed and supported by <span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)">IEEE-RAS</span></b>. <br></div><div><br></div><div>**<span style="color:rgb(102,0,0)"> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>The
school aims at bridging the gap between social and cognitive
Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Autonomous Vehicles (AV) through
high-level talks and <span style="color:rgb(102,0,0)">hands-on workshops</span> (<u><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">the program will be announced soon</span></u>).</b></span></span></div><div><br></div><div><b>II. Keynote Speakers (<span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><u>More Speakers in HRI, AI, and Autonomous Vehicles will join the list soon</u></span>):
<br></b><ol><li><b> Jun Tani </b>– Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan<span id="gmail-m_-7542147404746385352gmail-m_-8846040994079231466gmail-m_5968618158578550313gmail-m_-7352720678425214941gmail-m_1226013877283004266gmail-m_3996088395605672243gmail-m_-7127017366041135525gmail-m_-2172179425655542504gmail-m_-7889650702234390913gmail-m_-672752508228771339gmail-m_4908767671415339519gmail-m_3776204211398250598gmail-m_-3015332588374480187gmail-m_2116729354646594805gmail-m_-9085810991432375435gmail-m_-8038260122171374740gmail-m_-4732084815175513257gmail-m_-8437691868412106489gmail-result_box" class="gmail-m_-7542147404746385352gmail-m_-8846040994079231466gmail-m_5968618158578550313gmail-m_-7352720678425214941gmail-m_1226013877283004266gmail-m_3996088395605672243gmail-m_-7127017366041135525gmail-m_-2172179425655542504gmail-m_-7889650702234390913gmail-m_-672752508228771339gmail-m_4908767671415339519gmail-m_3776204211398250598gmail-m_-3015332588374480187gmail-m_2116729354646594805gmail-m_-9085810991432375435gmail-m_-8038260122171374740gmail-m_-4732084815175513257gmail-m_-8437691868412106489gmail-short_text" lang="en"><span class="gmail-m_-7542147404746385352gmail-m_-8846040994079231466gmail-m_5968618158578550313gmail-m_-7352720678425214941gmail-m_1226013877283004266gmail-m_3996088395605672243gmail-m_-7127017366041135525gmail-m_-2172179425655542504gmail-m_-7889650702234390913gmail-m_-672752508228771339gmail-m_4908767671415339519gmail-m_3776204211398250598gmail-m_-3015332588374480187gmail-m_2116729354646594805gmail-m_-9085810991432375435gmail-m_-8038260122171374740gmail-m_-4732084815175513257gmail-m_-8437691868412106489gmail-"></span></span></li><li> <b>Daniele Magazzeni </b>– King's College London, UK</li><li><strong> Yukie Nagai </strong>–<font size="2"> National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan</font><br></li><li> <b> Tetsuya Ogata</b> – Waseda University, Japan<br></li><li><b> </b><b>Maya Cakmak </b>– University of Washington, USA</li><li><b> </b><b>Mohamed Chetouani </b>– University of Pierre and Marie Curie (UPMC), France</li><li><b> </b><b>Agnieszka Wykowska </b>– Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Italy</li><li><b> </b><b>Tetsunari Inamura </b>– National Institute of Informatics (NII), Japan</li><li><b> </b><b>Amit Kumar Pandey </b>– SoftBank (Aldebaran) Robotics, France</li><li><b> </b><b>Francesco Maurelli </b>– Jacobs University, Germany (<u>A special talk about preparing funding proposals</u>)<br></li></ol>
<b><font size="2">III. Submission <br></font></b></div><div><br></div><div>The
applications must include the following files (combined into one file).
No other documents would be necessary (More information is available on
the school's webpage). <br><ol><li><b>Curriculum vitae</b>: A two pages
or less of CV detailing relevant aspects of the candidate's academic
career that demonstrates her/his relevance to the school theme.</li><li><b>Research abstract</b>: A 200 word research abstract that the candidate intends to present during the school.</li><li><b>Letter of recommendation</b>: A short letter from the academic advisor or the employer of the candidate supporting her/his application.</li></ol><font size="2"><b>Application submission</b>: Please use the following EasyChair web link:</font><b><font size="2"> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><a href="https://easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?timeout=1;key=79456763.59XbW247MFRGEVX4" target="_blank">Application Submission</a></b></span>.</font></b></div><div><b><font size="2"><br></font></b></div><div><b><font size="2">IV. Important Dates </font></b><br><ol><li>Application submission: <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><b>20-December, 2018 <br></b></span></li><li>Notification of acceptance: <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><b>28-December, 2018 </b></span></li><li>Spring School: <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><b>17-24 March, 2019<strong style="outline:medium none currentcolor;box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(249,249,249);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="outline:medium none currentcolor;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(105,17,17)"></span></strong></b></span><br></li></ol><b>V. Organizers </b><br><ol><li><b> </b><b>Amir Aly </b>– Ritsumeikan University – Japan</li><li> <b>Franziska Kirstein </b>– Blue Ocean Robotics, Denmark<br></li><li><b> Shashank Pathak </b>– Visteon Corporation, Germany<br clear="all"></li></ol></div>--------------------- <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span><b>Amir Aly, Ph.D.</b><br></span></font><font size="2"><span>Senior Researcher</span></font><font size="2"><span><span><font size="2"><span><span><font size="2"><span><span><font size="2"><span><span><font size="2"><span><br></span></font></span></span></font></span></span></font></span></span></font></span>Emergent Systems Laboratory</span></font><br><font size="2"><span><span><font size="2"><span><span><font size="2"><span></span></font></span></span></font></span>College of Information Science and Engineering</span></font><br><font size="2"><span><span><font size="2"><span><span><font size="2"><span><span><font size="2"><span><span><font size="2"><span><span><font size="2"><span>Ritsumeikan University<br></span></font></span></span></font></span></span></font></span></span></font></span></span></font></span>1-1-1 Noji Higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577<br>Japan</span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>