Artificial Intelligence & Virtual Reality (AIVR 2020)

December 14-18, 2020 (virtual/online event)

2nd Ethics in AI and XR Workshop

Because of the COVID-19 situation, IEEE AIVR 2020 will be hosted virtually as an online event. Please refer to the Message from the general co-chairs. Also, the conference has been extended to five days (instead of three) to accommodate for people living in different time zones. Paper submissions, publications and related deadlines will go through as planned. Stay safe and well!

Workshop agenda 15th December 2020

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Afternoon session: 1:30 – 3:30 CET



Keynote 1 When AI meets VR: Ethical challenges and societal implications, Wijnand IJsselsteijn 1:30 – 1:55 | 1:55 – 2:05 Q&A


Paper presentation: Malicious Design in AIVR, Falsehood and Cybersecurity-oriented Immersive Defenses, Nadisha-Marie Aliman and Leon Kester 2:05 – 2:30 | 2:30 – 2:40 Q&A


Paper presentation: Introducing the Concept of Ikigai to the Ethics of AI and of Human Enhancements, Soenke Ziesche and Roman Yampolskiy 2:40 – 3:05 |3:05 – 3:15 Q&A





Evening session: 5:30 – 7:30 CET


Paper presentation: Using Virtual Reality for scenario-based Responsible Research and Innovation approach for Human Robot Co-production, Doris Aschenbrenner, Danielle van Tol, Zoltan Rusak and Claudia Werker 5:30 – 5:55 CET | 5:55 – 6:05 Q&A


Workshop activity Ana-Despina Tudor 6:05 – 6:55

Keynote 2 Facing Immersive "Post-Truth" in AIVR? Leon Kester 6:55 – 7:20 | 7:20 – 7:30 Q&A