Nel caso possa interessare a qualcuno in lista ************************************************************************ *2nd CFP: Workshop Bridging the Gap between HRI and Robot Ethics Research* In conjuction with the 7th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2015) http://www.icsoro.org/icsr2015/ *Workshop*: October 30, 2015, Paris, France *Submission Deadline*: September 20, 2015 https://bridgingthegapbetweenhriandrobotethicsresearch.wordpress.com/ ************************************************************************ *Introduction* ------------------ Robot ethics is a relatively new domain in which various scholars explore the ethical issues facing computer scientists, engineers, programmers, developers, ethicists and philosophers. There are many different approaches for addressing the ethical issues related to robots (e.g., in both retrospective and prospective manners) as well as many different approaches to what ethics means in relation to robots (e.g., addressing quality of life issues versus usability and acceptance issues). Social robotics researchers need to address legal, societal and ethical issues before robots become widespread within our society. Not only should researchers focus on preventing undesired outcomes, but they also need to investigate the social roles that robots can (not) or should (not) perform in the future according to the opinions of potential future users and in the light of the ethical and societal values at stake. When ordinary people start using autonomous technologies, such as robots, in their everyday lives, robotics researchers need to map all possible interaction scenarios and their potential consequences for both individual users and society as a whole. If the rise of robotics is similar to that of personal computers a few decades ago, we can expect some important legal, societal and ethical issues to emerge from robotics as well. Therefore, robotics researchers need to attend to these issues if we want to anticipate the potential (negative) consequences of the ubiquitous use of robots in our society as well as to design robots that foster our preferred ethical and societal values. *Aim of the workshop* ------------------ This workshop aims to bring together HRI scholars from multiple disciplines to stress the need to incorporate the users’ needs not only from a usability perspective but also from an ethical perspective. We therefore believe it is vital to involve prospective users as active testers in the design process. Their opinions and perceptions help researchers, designers, and engineers to create social robots that fit the special needs and demands of potential future users. We believe that also philosophers, legal scholars, policy makers should be involved in the deliberation process about the design of future robots. *Call for papers* ------------------ Participants are invited to submit a short paper (max. 2 pages) on their ideas for the most pressing issues to address in robot ethics in the next decade including at least one case or scenario. The best ideas will be asked to give a 5 minute pitch during the workshop day to open new discussion topics. Please use the ICSR conference style when preparing your paper. The following list reflects (but is not limited to these) possible topics for the papers: § Lessons learned / Critical reflection on robot ethics in the last 20 years § New methods for discovering, communicating, ethical issues in robot ethics § Evaluations of ethical reflections and resulting technologies § The role of stakeholders (and stakeholder involvement) in robot ethics § Successful methods to pursue § (Ethical) evaluation of potential future applications for social robots § The (societal) impact of social robots in a specific domain § Bridging between academic research and industrial applications § Revealing areas and opportunities for future directions Please send a PDF version of your paper to 3TUrobotics@gmail.com. *Organizers* ------------------ *Organizing Committee* Maartje de Graaf, University of Twente, The Netherlands Aimee van Wynsberghe, University of Twente, The Netherlands Filippo Santoni de Sio, Delft University, The Netherlands *Program Committee* Peter Asaro, The New School, USA Charles Ess, University of Oslo, Norway Vanessa Evers, University of Twente, The Netherlands Kevin Macnish, Leeds University, UK AJung Moon, University of British Columbia, Canada Ugo Pagallo, University of Toronto, Italy Tom Sorell, University of Warwick, UK Amanda Sharkey, University of Sheffield, UK Noel Sharkey, University of Sheffield, UK *Important Dates* -------------------------------------- § 20 September 2015: Submission deadline § 1 October 2015: Notification of acceptance § 30 October 2015: Workshop ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE.* Maartje de Graaf, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Media, Communication & Organization Faculty of Behavioral Sciences University of Twente | Drienerlolaan 5 | 7522 NB Enschede Building Cubicus, Room C219 053 489 6094 | 06 8322 5064 053 489 3299 (secretary) http://robonarratives.wordpress.com