PROGRAM
Days: Tuesday, November 10th Wednesday, November 11th Thursday, November 12th
Tuesday, November 10th
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09:30-11:00 Session 1: Human-Robot Interaction I
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Location: Inamori Hall, Kyushu University
| 09:30 | Acceptance of Social Robots in Residential Social Care: Perspectives of Social Workers in the Czech Republic (abstract) PRESENTER: Marie Volarikova Pindakova |
| 10:00 | How Assertive Should a Robot Be? Calibrating Robot-Delivered Moral Feedback on Microaggressions (abstract) |
| 10:30 | Reproducible Visual Correlates of Taiwan Mandarin Speech Production: Signal-Gated Functional Analysis of Facial Landmark Motion (abstract) PRESENTER: Chi-Wei Wang |
11:15-12:45 Session 2: Ethical Design and Governance I
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Location: Inamori Hall, Kyushu University
| 11:15 | Faking Feelings? The Empirical Research on UX in Ethical Design for Empathic AI Systems (abstract) PRESENTER: Dian Christy Silpani |
| 11:45 | Vulnerability and End User Agency: An Operationalization Gap in Social Robotics for Care of Older Adults (abstract) PRESENTER: Riina Holderied |
| 12:15 | Beyond Acceptance: Co-Designing the Governance of Bounded LLM-Supported Robot Adaptation in Care (abstract) PRESENTER: Katrin Kangur |
14:00-15:30 Session 3: Public Policy and Philosophy I
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Location: Inamori Hall, Kyushu University
| 14:00 | Against Humanlike Robots in Dirty Work: A Pro Tanto Case for Design Restrictions (abstract) |
| 14:30 | "I Got a Little Sister": Robot Agency as Identity Work in a LOVOT Owner's Narrative (abstract) |
| 15:00 | Beyond Logical Reasoning: The Role of Moral Detachment in Information Ethics (abstract) PRESENTER: Jui-Ying Wang |
15:45-17:15 Session 4: Advanced Robotics
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Location: Inamori Hall, Kyushu University
| 15:45 | Responsible Force Assistance for Sit-Stand Transitions and Walking Using a Cable-driven Assistive Robotic Exo-system (CARE) (abstract) PRESENTER: Biing-Chwen Chang |
| 16:15 | Interpreting Engineering Metrics in Clinical Terms: Reflections on Medical Robot Design (abstract) |
| 16:45 | A Humanoid Framework for Inclusive Co-Creative Painting Balancing User Agency and Physical Assistance (abstract) PRESENTER: Hana Yamamoto |
17:15-18:00 Session 5: Poster Session
#1 "The Alignment Target Problem: Divergent Moral Judgments of Humans, AI Systems, and Their Designers". Benjamin Minhao Chen (The University of Hong Kong)
#2 "Owlert: A Weak Robot Against Sedentary Behavior". Ting-Hui Chen (National Taiwan University)
#3 "Weak Robots in Disability Services". Hui-Hsin Liang (National Taiwan University)
#4 "Proactive Privacy Communication for Emotional Robots". Hija Autto (University of Lapland)
#5 "Ainobot: Privacy as Architecture inan Elderly-Care Companion Robot On-device". Andres Käver, Katrin Kangur (Tallinn University of Technology)
#6 "Exploring Olfactory and Vibration Stimuli for Person Recognition and Sense of Presence in VR Environments". Zonghao Dong, Akira Seino, Yasuhisa Hirata (Tohoku University)
#7 "Exploring the Influence of Prior AI Experience on User Perception of MOODBOT". Dian Christy Silpani, Yueh-Hsuan Weng (Kyushu University)
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Location: Inamori Hall, Kyushu University
Wednesday, November 11th
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09:30-11:00 Session 6: Ethical Design and Governance II
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Location: Inamori Hall, Kyushu University
| 09:30 | Who Gets the Alert? Multi-Stakeholder Governance of Social-Robot Monitoring in Senior Living Communities (abstract) PRESENTER: Joshua Gerlick |
| 10:00 | Design Inquiry into Human–Robot–Environment Interaction (HREI): Toward a Framework for Ecological and Responsible Robotics (abstract) |
| 10:30 | Towards Partner-Like Socially Assistive Robots Through Card Playing (abstract) PRESENTER: Gabriele Trovato |
11:15-12:45 Session 7: Human-Robot Interaction II
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Location: Inamori Hall, Kyushu University
| 11:15 | Development of an Autonomous Robotic Meditation Instructor with a Mandala-Based Focus Interface (abstract) PRESENTER: Gabriele Trovato |
| 11:45 | Beyond the Predictable Sanctuary: Relational Handoff Design for Responsible Child-Robot Interaction in Autism Therapy (abstract) |
| 12:15 | Social Robots in Co-eating Companion: Design of Co-eating Conversation and Recognition Modules (abstract) PRESENTER: Kuang-Chi Lin |
14:00-15:30 Session 8: Human-Robot Interaction III
Location: Inamori Hall, Kyushu University
| 14:00 | Deepening Design Thinking for Sustainable Robots (abstract) PRESENTER: Arianna Sica |
| 14:30 | Quantifying the Erosion of User Autonomy in Human-Robot Interaction (abstract) |
15:45-17:15 Session 9: Ethical Design and Governance III
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Location: Inamori Hall, Kyushu University
| 15:45 | Socially-Aware Navigation in Healthcare Environments (abstract) PRESENTER: Kuu-Young Young |
| 16:15 | Companion Species as a Ground for Interdisciplinary Design of Robotic Dolphins (abstract) |
| 16:45 | Interactive Design Practices for Fostering Moral and Ethical Development in Religious Contexts (abstract) PRESENTER: Hung-Cheng Tsai |
Thursday, November 12th
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09:30-11:00 Session 10: Public Policy and Philosophy II
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Location: Inamori Hall, Kyushu University
| 09:30 | ‘Post-Hoc Rationalisation’ of Commercial AI Platforms: Human-Oversight Governance Risks of Text-Based ‘Avatars of the Deceased’ Roleplays (abstract) PRESENTER: Kimie Hatakeyama |
| 10:00 | Human Replacement in Japanese Public Services: Legal Challenges of Social Robots in Administrative Practice (abstract) |
| 10:30 | Auditable Memory in Social Robots: Empirical Tests of Correction, Deletion, and Behavioural Influence (abstract) PRESENTER: Marcel Osmond |
11:15-12:45 Session 11: Public Policy and Philosophy III
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Location: Inamori Hall, Kyushu University
| 11:15 | Protecting Persona After Death: Comparative Lessons for AI Reconstruction and Japanese Law (abstract) PRESENTER: Kunifumi Saito |
| 11:45 | Comparative Governance of Emotional AI in Social Robots: China’s Interim Measures and Responsible Robotics (abstract) PRESENTER: Marcel Osmond |
| 12:15 | Robots Crossing Spaces Governed by Different Actors: Design Principles for Authorization at Spatial Boundaries (abstract) |