Format: Hybrid
Workshop date and location: 3 Mar 2025, Eureka 3, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Zoom link for remote attendees: https://monash.zoom.us/j/85497927254?pwd=nWjYGtgBL206adQQmA9uKNFoCocuxT.1
Agenda (in Melbourne time, GMT+11)
Morning
09:00-09:15 Welcome and overview by organisers
09:15-10:00 Keynote 1 - Prof. Takayuki Kanda: Social robots in public spaces
10:00-10:30 Discussion 1 - Exacting HRI with diverse users
10:30-11:00 Morning tea
11:00-11:45 Keynote 2 - Dr. Emily Collins: Human interactions and their implications for trustworthy, ethical and responsible RAI (Robotics and AI)
11:45-12:15 Discussion 2 - Risk, safety and trust in exacting HRI
12:15-13:45 Lunch break
Afternoon
13:45-14:30 Keynote 3 - Dr. Navinda Kottege: Human-Robot Teaming in Extreme Environments at the DARPA Subterranean Challenge
14:30-15:00 Discussion 3 - Shared autonomy and exacting HRI in-situ
15:00-15:30 Afternoon tea
15:30-16:15 Keynote 4 - Dr. Bahar Irfan: Long-Term Human-Robot Interaction in the Real World: Aligning Robots to Expectations
16:15-16:45 Discussion 4 - Exacting HRI for long-term performance
16:45-17:00 Closing remarks by organisers
Keynote speaker bios and presentation abstracts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hgcleLmNom574eo84gdOqVmQd8mIVHLjU4LKW4b_peg/edit?usp=sharing
Presentation recordings:
Prof Tekayuki Kanda: please see Whova App's chat tab (https://whova.com/portal/webapp/hri_202503/Agenda/4392185)