Call for Papers

As social robots become more integrated and accepted in human spaces, they need to be trusted to handle information about people adequately, which means matching users’ real world privacy expectations and normative standards. We seek to bring together researchers who are interested in addressing one or more of the following questions/themes across different contexts:

•User: What are the dynamic privacy needs of users in everyday social environments? How do these interactions and the boundaries users draw inform the development of robotic applications?

•Engineer: What are the engineering limitations to privacy-aware robotics in information-rich environments and what are some potential solutions?

•Society: What are the broader legal and ethical privacy challenges for social robotics research and adoption, considering transparency, consent, and intervention?

We invite you to submit a short paper (3 to 4 four pages without counting references) or an extended abstract (1 page, without references) for participation* in our workshop by February 9th, 2024 AoE (Anywhere on Earth) 

We encourage the use of ACM SIG format for paper submission, Templates, linked here:  ACM SIG format (use “sigconf” as document class, instead of “manuscript,screen,review”) through these template files (US letter) or this Overleaf template. No blind submission is needed. All submitted papers and extended abstracts will undergo a thorough review process.

*Note that in order to participate in the workshop, at least one author needs to register for the HRI conference with (or only) workshop option and attend in person. All accepted papers will either present their work through a lightning talk or through a poster. We will aim to publish all accepted works together on our workshop website.

[Submission Link in EasyChair ]

Topics:

The workshop welcomes contributions across a wide range of topics including, but not limited to:

·      Privacy-by-design approaches

·      Trust in human-robot Interactions

·      Ethics in AI and robotics

·      Explainable AI and transparency for data

·      Legal considerations for privacy in robotics

·      Personalization and social learning in robotics

·      Robots in information-rich and sensitive environments

·      Real world challenges in collection of user information

Important Dates:

Submission deadline: January 26th, February 9th, 2024 AoE (Anywhere on Earth).

Notification of acceptance: February 16th, 2024, AoE.

Camera-ready deadline: March 1st, 2024, AoE.