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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US">Dear colleagues,</span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US">We are happy to announce the first edition of the workshop
<b>GROUND</b> (advancing GROup UNderstanding and robots' aDaptive behavior) that will be part of
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="http://ro-man2023.org/main" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">IEEE
RO-MAN</span></b></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US"> on
<b>August 28th, 2023</b>, in Busan, South Korea. </span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US">The session will be a good occasion for researchers with different backgrounds to share and learn about the challenges and opportunities of investigating
<b>group dynamics in HRI</b>. </span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US">We encourage the
<b>submission of short papers</b> (2-4 pages, deadline June 15th, 2023) presenting innovative strategies for exploring group-robot interactions.
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US">The contributions may include work in progress with preliminary results, technical reports, case studies, surveys, and state-of-the-art research.</span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US">More information about the topics and the
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://ground-workshop.github.io/ground-workshop/call" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">call
for papers</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US"> can be found on the
</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://ground-workshop.github.io/ground-workshop/" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">workshop's
website</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US">. </span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US">To accommodate the different time zones of attendees, the workshop will be held in a
<b>hybrid</b> format and recorded for later viewing.</span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US">Should you need more information, we are available to answer all your questions. </span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US">If you know someone that could be interested in this workshop, please
<b>do not hesitate to share this email</b> with them.</span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US">We look forward to meeting you at the workshop!</span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US">Kind regards, </span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US">Giulia Pusceddu and Francesca Cocchella, on behalf of the GROUND workshop organizers</span></span><span class="eop"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:IT">CONTACT (Cognitive Architecture for Collaborative Technologies) – Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:IT">Cognitive Interaction and Rehabilitation Technologies – University of Genoa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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