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University of London, Senate House Building
University of London, Senate House Building
SPECIAL SESSION:
Call for Contributions
Call for Contributions
We invite you to contribute your work to a special session exploring the intersection of human emotion and social robotics. As technology becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives, our goal is to ensure these interactions are grounded in technical excellence, deep security, and genuine compassion.
Key Themes
Key Themes
Synthetic Empathy & Alignment: Advancing the technical accuracy and psychological grounding of robotic emotional responses. We welcome work that explores how modern AI can interpret and mirror human states with authenticity.
Affective Security: Developing the guardrails and privacy-preserving architectures necessary to protect intimate emotional data. This includes frameworks designed to ensure user data remains secure and private.
Human-Centered Protection: Focusing on the ethical design and long-term impact of affective interactions, particularly for our most vulnerable populations.
Organizers
Sonabayim Huseynzade, TU Dortmund University, Germany
Kristiina Jokinen, University of Helsinki, Finland
Markus Pauly, TU Dortmund University, Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security, Germany
Sven Mayer, TU Dortmund University, Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security, Germany
Giulia Barbareschi, University of Duisburg-Essen, Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security, Germany
Florence Sedes, University of Toulouse, France
Elkhan Richard Sadik-Zada, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany
Key Dates
Key Dates
Papers Submission Deadline: February 15th, 2026
Papers Notification of Acceptance: April 15th, 2026
Papers Camera Ready Submission: May 1st, 2026
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