On March 3rd, 2025

Privacy-Sensitive Robotics Workshop

HRI 2025

ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

On-site in Melbourne and remotely at https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/91399845719?pwd=i6ZxBjCNFn6bmFWIy5BLrsjWd4gXwO.1

Goals

(1) continue the discussion of privacy-related issues from an HRI perspective;

(2) continue to grow the community of researchers interested in the area of privacy as it relates to HRI;

(3) dive deeper into the areas of the perception of privacy, how we measure their effectiveness, and how we measure progress in this area; and

(4) produce a roadmap document that suggests a possible research agenda in this slice of privacy-sensitive robotics research, to help us focus the efforts of our growing community.

To participate in the workshop, please register by using the HRI 2025 workshops Registration page. We also invite the submission of short papers and extended abstracts.

Please visit our Call for Papers Page.

Questions? Reach out to lmlevins@iu.edu

About

As robots enter our homes and workplaces, they will have more direct access to us, our information, and our daily lives. The more a robot knows about us, the more helpful it can be, at least in theory.

Where is the balance between privacy and utility? How might the robot communicate the tradeoffs between privacy and utility in a nuanced but clear manner?
How can a robot learn information that it can use to better help you, without being intrusive?
What behaviors should the robot have (or not have) to not only ensure that it protects our privacy, but also is perceived as protecting our privacy?
How can we measure the effectiveness of these behaviors, so that we can track our progress towards more useful, less invasive robot companions?

This workshop is the the third in a series at HRI, and will bring together researchers from a wide variety of intellectual communities to look at these questions, identify promising research directions, and set an agenda for how to start making progress.