CALL FOR PAPERS

We are very pleased to invite you to submit your latest research results, developments, and ideas to the 33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, which will be held at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California, USA, from August 26th to 30th, 2024.

 

This annual conference provides a forum for researchers to present state-of-the-art innovative results, the latest developments cover a wide range of topics related to Robot and Human Interactive Communication. The format of RO-MAN 2024 will be either "hybrid" or in-person only. The committee will make a decision in earlier 2024.

 

The theme of the IEEE RO-MAN 2024 is “Embracing Human-Centered HRI”.

 

IEEE RO-MAN 2024 invites regular papers, special session proposals and papers, tutorial/workshop proposals, and late breaking reports related to the conference theme, which include but are not limited to:

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  • Applications of Social Robots

  • Cognitive and Sensorimotor Development

  • Cognitive Skills and Mental Models

  • Computational Architectures

  • Cooperation and Collaboration in Human-Robot Teams

  • Creating Human-Robot Relationships

  • Curiosity, Intentionality and Initiative in Interaction

  • Degrees of Autonomy and Teleoperation

  • Detecting and Understanding Human Activity

  • Embodiment, Empathy and Intersubjectivity

  • Ethical Issues in Human-robot Interaction Research

  • Evaluation Methods and New Methodologies

  • Haptic Interaction Design

  • HRI and Collaboration in Manufacturing Environments

  • HRI for Sustainability

  • Innovative Robot Designs

  • Interaction Kinesics

  • Interaction with Believable Characters

  • Linguistic Communication and Dialogue

  • Long-term Experience and Longitudinal HRI Studies

  • Machine Learning and Adaptation

  • Monitoring of Behaviour and Internal States of Humans

  • Motion Planning and Navigation in Human-Centered Environments

  • Motivations and Emotions in Robotics

  • Multimodal Interaction and Conversational Skills

  • Multi-modal Situation Awareness and Spatial Cognition

  • Narrative and Story-telling in Interaction

  • Non-verbal Cues and Expressiveness

  • Novel Interfaces and Interaction Modalities

  • Personalities for Robotic or Virtual Characters

  • Philosophical Issues in Human-Robot Coexistence

  • Robot Companions and Social Robots

  • Robot Perception for Interaction and Communication such as Robot Audition, Robot Vision, etc.

  • Robotic Etiquette

  • Social Intelligence for Robots

  • Social Learning and Skill Acquisition Via Teaching, Imitation, and demonstration

  • Social Presence for Robots and Virtual Humans

  • Soft and Compliant Robot Design

  • Sound Design for Robots

  • Story-telling in HRI

  • Trust, Transparency, and Explainability in HRI

  • User-centered Design of Robots

  • Virtual and Augmented Tele-presence Environments for robots and humans

  • Assistive Robotics; Robots in Education, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Medical and Surgical Applications, Robots in art and entertainment, and Art pieces supported by robotics

4 types of sessions will be provided on RO-MAN 2024:

  • Regular Sessions

  • Special Sessions

  • Workshop/Tutorial Sessions

  • Late Breaking Report Sessions

Regular Sessions: Prospective authors are invited to submit high-quality papers reporting original results under the broad theme of Human-Robot Interaction. Manuscripts will be reviewed through rigorous single-blind peer-review process. The maximum length of final submission is 6 pages, with 2 additional pages allowed at an extra charge. Papers presented on regular sessions will be included in the official conference proceedings. 

Special Sessions: 1) Prospective special session organizers are invited to submit completed proposals to provide participants focused discussions on innovative topics.  2) After the proposal is accepted, special session organizers handle the overall process of call for papers, reviewing, and organizing the sessions during the conference. Papers submitted to special sessions will use same RAS review system. Papers presented on special sessions will be included in the official conference proceedings.

Tutorials and Workshops: Applied research and applications, on-going work, and tutorials on research tools are encouraged to be presented to RO-MAN attendees. 1) Prospective organizers are invited submit proposals covering a wide range of topics within under the broad theme of Human-Robot Interaction. 2) After the acceptance, the organizers organize the tutorials and workshops at the conference.

Late Breaking Reports: Prospective authors are invited to submit their recent applied research, innovative applications and work-in-progress reports to designated interactive sessions hosted during the whole conference.

3 sessions are provided to encourage the participance of industrial players, researchers, students to

Exhibition Sessions: Ro-MAN offers an excellent opportunity for the industrial players to showcase their most recently innovative products and services through the whole conference at the venue.

Robot Design Competition: Prospective designers and engineers are encouraged to submit their innovative robot designs. Winners will be awarded based on the novelty, impact, and user experience judged by the awards committee.

STEM Competition: A STEM competition will be organized during the conference to encourage K-12 students to attend to understand Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction, and cultivate their skills of programing, logic thinking, and team collaboration.