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Aug 24, 2026 @ IEEE Roman
Aug 24, 2026 @ IEEE Roman
Time: 14:00 - 18:20 (Japan Standard Time / JST)
Session 1: Foundations, Algorithms & Online Papers (14:00 - 16:00)
14:00 - 14:10
Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks
Dr. Yu Fang
Welcome & Introduction to the Workshop Scope
Welcome & Introduction to the Workshop Scope
14:10 - 14:40
Invited Speaker
Invited Speaker
Prof. Su-Ling Yeh
Topic: Psychological Perspectives on Participation Regulation
Topic: Psychological Perspectives on Participation Regulation
14:40 - 15:10
Invited Speaker
Invited Speaker
Prof. Luis Merino
Topic: Technical Possibilities & Control Frameworks for Conditional Availability
Topic: Technical Possibilities & Control Frameworks for Conditional Availability
15:10 - 15:50
Paper Presentations
Paper Presentations
Prof. Guangliang Li
Student Presentations (Online Session - 10 mins each)
Student Presentations (Online Session - 10 mins each)
Yang Guo, et al., Learning to Balance Group Conversations: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Framework for Equitable Multi-Party Human–Robot Interaction
Shuo Dai, et al., From Looking to Talking: Gaze-Contingent Object Grounding for Proactive Social Robot Dialogue
Fanggeng Xiong, et al., Enhancing Social Presence of Tabletop Telepresence Robot with Humanlike Gaze and Facial Expression Tracking
Jinyao Yu, et al., Showing What the Robot Understands: Embodied Gaze Feedback for VLM-Grounded Referential Interaction
Coffee Break 16:00 - 16:20
Session 2: Societal Norms, Real-World Deployment, In-Person Papers & Panel (16:20 – 18:20)
16:20 - 16:50
Invited Speaker
Invited Speaker
Prof. Selma Šabanović
Topic: Societal, Ethical, and Cultural Dimensions of Participation-Aware Robots
Topic: Societal, Ethical, and Cultural Dimensions of Participation-Aware Robots
16:50 - 17:20
Invited Speaker
Invited Speaker
Dr. Randy Gomez
Topic: Participation Regulation in Real-World Social Deployment: The Case of Haru
Topic: Participation Regulation in Real-World Social Deployment: The Case of Haru
17:20 - 17:40
Paper Presentations
Paper Presentations
In-Person Presentations (10 mins each)
In-Person Presentations (10 mins each)
Alejandro Naranjo Zapata, Field Lessons on Conditional Participation: Restraint, Rescue, and Vandalism Across Multi-Country Sidewalk Robot Deployments
Peng-Yu Zeng, et al., Can Talking to AI Chatbots Help When You're Feeling Down? Examining the Role of Perceived Empathy
17:40 - 18:15
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Prof. Roy Hessels
Topic: Rethinking Responsiveness & Shaping the Research Agenda
Topic: Rethinking Responsiveness & Shaping the Research Agenda
Panelists: Prof. Su-Ling Yeh, Prof. Luis Merino, Prof. Selma Šabanović, Dr. Randy Gomez & Audience
18:15 - 18:20
Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks
Dr. Yu Fang
Wrap-up & Group Photo
Wrap-up & Group Photo
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