Programme

Schedule (Tentative)

Time

8:30 - 09:00 - Mingling - Time for file uploading, poster mounting etc. 

9:00 - 09:15 Introduction and motivation for the workshop 

09:15 - 09:30 Session 1: Ethical, Legal and Technical Challenges and Considerations (Jim Torresen and co-organizers)

09:30–10:00 Session 1: Invited talk 1 – Yasuhisa Hirata, Tohoku University, Japan

10:00 - 10:30 Poster teasers (3-5 minutes each)

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break + Putting up posters/interaction

11:00 - 11:30 Session 2: Organiser talks and interactive session with workshop participants

11:30 - 12:30  Session 2: Contributed presentation and interaction (Chair: )

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 14:00 Session 3: Invited talk 2 – Toshie Takahashi, Waseda University, Japan

14:00 - 15:30 Session 3: Contributed presentation (3-4) and interaction

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break Poster session and interaction: 

16:00 - 16:30 Session 4: Invited talk 3 – Alan Winfield: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A Case Study in Responsible Robotics

16:30 - 17:15 Session 4: Diversity and International Perspectives – diversity needs (selected speakers, representing diversity, will introduce their views on key questions about robot assistants with regard to their design, interaction skills, etc. + interaction with workshop attendees)

17:15 - 17:30 Wrap-up, concluding remarks and future directions (by workshop organizers)

17:30 Workshop Ends