Call for Papers
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:29:51 JST (363d)
RO-MAN2009
RO-MAN 2009 will be held in Toyama, Japan, during Sep. 27 to Oct.2, 2009. RO-MAN addresses fundamental issues in coexistence of robots and humans from psychological and philosophical aspects over interaction and communication mechanisms to technological systems and architectures. Authors will have choice of ordinary "oral session" or "interactive oral session" that requires 3min. of plenary talk, poster and exhibition of robots/systems. Toyama city is located in the center of Japan, and surrounded by beautiful nature such as the Japan Sea and Alps. One can travel to the three big cities, Tokyo, Osaka, or Nagoya in only a few hours by JR train. There are international flights to Seoul, Vladivostok, Dalian and Shanghai
Relevant Topics
| Fundamental Interaction Components | - Auditory cognition: cognition/interpretation of voice, sound, or language - Haptic interaction - Motion planning and navigation in the vicinity of humans - Novel interfaces and interaction modalities - Robot software architecture and development tool - Visual sensing and cognition: gesture, posture, face, facial expression |
| Intelligence and Emotion | - Context awareness and intention understanding - Knowledge and inference processing - Machine learning and adaptation in human-robot interaction - Motivations and emotions in robots |
| Social/Ethical /Aesthetic Issues | - Evaluation methods and new methodologies - Human factors and ergonomics in human-robot interaction - Innovative robot designs for human-robot interaction - Sociality/personality of robots or virtual characters |
| Case Studies and Applications | - Androids and other applications - Assistive robotics for supporting the elderly or people with special needs - Robotic companions and social robots - Robots in art, education and entertainment - Virtual and augmented tele-presence applications |
