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Time: 14:25-14:55.
Abstract: Intelligent systems, such as robots, smart devices, and intelligent environments, are increasingly becoming part of our everyday lives. But do we enjoy interacting with them? Often we don’t! They appear complex, tedious, and opaque, and do not engage us.
In this talk, I argue for two design principles that can help create intelligent systems we enjoy interacting with: predictability and curiosity. Predictability enables humans to anticipate a system's intent and future behavior with little effort and at the right moment. Curiosity enables systems to ask questions back to the user in a way we enjoy, while also gathering valuable feedback and input for learning.
I argue that these principles can make interaction more engaging and enjoyable and can help build long-term collaboration between humans and intelligent systems. In the talk, I will share recent work on designing intent communication and on making robots appear curious in ways that invite people to teach them.
I look forward to discussing what an agenda for Interactive AI for Human-Centered Robotics could look like.
14:55 – 15:02 Designing Accessible Robot Communication for Blind People
Mina Huh, Huihan Liu, Albert Yu, Roberto Martín-Martín, Yuke Zhu, Maya Cakmak, and Amy Pavel
15:02 – 15:09 Beyond the Drop-Off: AI-Driven Communication Strategies for Mobile Delivery Robots
Volker Göhler, Felix Heisel, and Bastian Pfleging
15:09 – 15:16 Interacting with Adaptive AI in Assistive Human–Robot Interaction
Max Pascher and Jens Gerken
15:16 – 15:23 Human-Machine Teaming with Scene Graphs: LLM Tool Agents for User Interaction
Ho Chit Siu, Laura Niss, Carlyn Dougherty, and Ashley Suh
15:23 – 15:30 Directing the Robot: Scaffolding Creative Human–AI–Robot Interaction
Jordan Aiko Deja, Isidro Butaslac, Nicko Reginio Caluya, and Maheshya Weerasinghe
15:30 – 15:37 “You’re dating… a robot?” A Preliminary Study on Understanding Perceived Harms of AI-powered Intimate Companion Robots
Sophia Bertoni and Abraham Mhaidli
15:37 – 15:44 Human-Like Social Robots in Retail: Investigating Perceived Similarity and Physiological Responses in AI-Driven Recommendations
Carina Wiedenhöft, Alexander Piazza, Carolin Kaiser, and Anna Kaindl
16:30 – 16:37 Multi-Stage Residual Refinement for Apple Segmentation on MinneApple
Keonvin Park and Jin Hong Mok
16:37 – 16:44 The Illusion of Consensus in Human-Centered Interactive AI
Vinicius Buri Lux