++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ AAAI 2017 Fall Symposium on Natural Communication for Human-Robot Collaboration
November 9–11, 2017 Arlington, VA http://www.ttic.edu/nchrc/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ OVERVIEW As robots become more and more integrated into various work and living environments, there is a growing need to develop intuitive, natural ways for humans and robots to communicate for effective collaboration. The topic of natural human-robot communication has been studied by researchers from diverse communities including NaturalLanguage Processing, Computer Vision, Robotics, and Human-Computer Interaction. However, these communities tend to focus on specific challenges that are unique in their own disciplines, and there is relatively little collaboration across fields. This symposium aims to bring together researchers from different disciplines to brainstorm and discuss experimental ideas toward the common goal of natural human-robot interaction. TOPICS We welcome exploratory ideas and cross-disciplinary work. We target a broad set of topics related to naturalcommunication between humans and robots including, but not limited to, the following: · Natural language grounding for robotics · Direction following for robots · Human-robot dialogue · Natural language generation · Vision-language fusion · Visual question answering & grounding · Physical human robot interaction (pHRI) · Nonverbal communication, e.g., gestures, eye gaze and facial effects *INVITED SPEAKERS (UPDATED)* The current list of confirmed speakers includes: Dan Bohus, Microsoft Research Joyce Chai, Michigan State University Yejin Choi, University of Washington Sanja Fidler, University of Toronto Alborz Geramifard, Amazon Ben Kuipers, University of Michigan Alex Rudnicky, Carnegie Mellon University David Traum, University of Southern California IMPORTANT DATES July 21, 2017: Abstract/paper submission deadline *July 28, 2017: Abstract/paper submission deadline* August 25, 2017: Notification of acceptance October 13, 2017: Registration deadline November 9–11, 2017: Symposium SUBMISSION INFORMATION We invite participants to submit extended abstracts (max two pages, exclusive of one page for references) or full-length technical papers (max six pages, exclusive of one page for references) that describe recent or ongoing research. Papers should be in PDF format and adhere to the AAAI format. Papers, abstracts, and supplementary materials can be submitted by logging in to the conference management website located at: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/NCHRC2017/ ORGANIZERS Jean Oh (Carnegie Mellon University) Matthew Walter (Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago) Zhou Yu (University of California, Davis) Contact email: natural17organiz...@gmail.com<mailto:natural17organiz...@gmail.com>
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