Call for Papers

RO-MAN 2009 will be held in Toyama, Japan, during Sep. 27 to Oct.2, 2009. RO-MAN addresses fundamental issues in coexistence of robots and humans from psychological and philosophical aspects over interaction and communication mechanisms to technological systems and architectures. Authors will have choice of ordinary "oral session" or "interactive oral session" that requires 3min. of plenary talk, poster and exhibition of robots/systems. Toyama city is located in the center of Japan, and surrounded by beautiful nature such as the Japan Sea and Alps. One can travel to the three big cities, Tokyo, Osaka, or Nagoya in only a few hours by JR train. There are international flights to Seoul, Vladivostok, Dalian and Shanghai

Relevant Topics

Fundamental Interaction Components

- Auditory cognition: cognition/interpretation of voice, sound, or language
- Haptic interaction
- Motion planning and navigation in the vicinity of humans
- Novel interfaces and interaction modalities
- Robot software architecture and development tool
- Visual sensing and cognition: gesture, posture, face, facial expression

Intelligence and Emotion

- Context awareness and intention understanding
- Knowledge and inference processing
- Machine learning and adaptation in human-robot interaction
- Motivations and emotions in robots

Social/Ethical/Aesthetic Issues

- Evaluation methods and new methodologies
- Human factors and ergonomics in human-robot interaction
- Innovative robot designs for human-robot interaction
- Sociality/personality of robots or virtual characters

Case Studies and Applications

- Androids and other applications
- Assistive robotics for supporting the elderly or people with special needs
- Robotic companions and social robots
- Robots in art, education and entertainment
- Virtual and augmented tele-presence applications

Important Dates

Feb. 15, 2009 Proposal of special sessions and workshop/tutorials
Feb. 28, 2009 Notification of Special Sessions and workshop/tutorials
Mar. 15, 2009 Submission of full-length paper and/or video
Jun. 15, 2009 Notification of paper acceptance
Jul. 15, 2009 Submission of camera-ready final papers


Theme and Topics
Interaction Design based on Robotics for Our Society

Fundamental Interaction Components Edit

* Auditory cognition: cognition/interpretation of voice, sound, or language
* Haptic interaction
* Motion planning and navigation in the vicinity of humans
* Novel interfaces and interaction modalities
* Robot software architecture and development tool
* Visual sensing and cognition: gesture, posture, face, facial expression

Intelligence and Emotion Edit

* Context awareness and intention understanding
* Knowledge and inference processing
* Machine learning and adaptation in human-robot interaction
* Motivations and emotions in robots|

Social/Ethical/Aesthetic Issues Edit

* Evaluation methods and new methodologies
* Human factors and ergonomics in human-robot interaction
* Innovative robot designs for human-robot interaction
* Sociality/personality of robots or virtual characters

Case Studies and Applications Edit

* Androids and other applications
* Assistive robotics for supporting the elderly or people with special needs
* Robotic companions and social robots
* Robots in art, education and entertainment
* Virtual and augmented tele-presence applications

Program
(Under Construction)

Plenary Talks Edit
Tutorials/Workshops Edit
Technical Sessions Edit
Special/Organized Sessions Edit
Interactive Oral Sessions Edit
Oral Sessions Edit
Exhibition/Demo Sessions/Competition Edit
Design Competition Edit