cri-rights21: Child-Robot Interaction & Child's Fundamental Rights Virtual March 8, 2021 |
Conference website | https://sites.google.com/view/robotschildrights/home |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=crirights21 |
Abstract registration deadline | February 15, 2021 |
Submission deadline | February 15, 2021 |
Currently, national and global organizations have raised concerns regarding the design, the development and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in applications that are used by or relate to children. UNICEF for example has proposed a set of requirements for AI and child's rights in order for researchers industry and policy-makers to adopt a more child-centred approach.
Submission Guidelines
We welcome submissions on any topic of child-robot interaction that tackles issues related to child's rights, such as inclusion and non-discrimination, agency, privacy, dignity, transparency, equity, fairness and participation.
Submission of 3-4 pages papers using the ACM SIG conference format that describe preliminary results or work in progress relevant to the workshop is encouraged.
List of Topics
Topics include but are non limited to the following:
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Trustworthy Robots for Children
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Child-robot interaction and inclusion of children in all stages of design and development
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Design principles for transparency in robot actions
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Methodological considerations in designing, executing and evaluating robots with and for children
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Inclusion of children from under-represented communities
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Fairness and non-discrimination in child-robot interaction
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Transparency in child-robot interaction
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Robots in Education, Entertainment and Healthcare
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The Role of Art and Design in Social Robotics
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Designing Expressive Actuation and Contents for Robots
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Social Robots, Storytelling and Performativity
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Social Robotics and Creativity
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Human-robot Collaboration
Committees
Program Committee
- Vicky Charisi
- Selma Sabanovic
- Angelo Cangelosi
- Randy Gomez
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to Vicky Charisi at the following e-mail address vasiliki.charisi@ec.europa.eu