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CALL FOR PAPERS</p>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><b>IEEE
<span class="gmail-il">RO</span>-<span class="gmail-il">MAN</span> 202</b></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><b>5</b></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><b>
Special Session on “</b></span></span></span><b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Human Modeling for Hybrid Interactions with Robots</span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal">”</span></span></span></b></p>
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Important Information:</p>
<ul><li><p style="font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none">
<span style="font-weight:normal">Paper submission deadline:</span><b>
March 20th, 2025</b></p>
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<ul><li><p><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">Code
of the special session: <b>a3848</b></span></span></span></span></p>
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<ul><li><p><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">Submissions
should be made through the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><b>IEEE
<span class="gmail-il">RO</span>-<span class="gmail-il">MAN</span> conference</b></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">
site on </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><b>PaperCept</b></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">:
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202502141322300205647&URLID=10&ESV=10.0.28.7941&IV=288C8D1B5509291975F5C53A2C53B54B&TT=1739539355985&ESN=uJJtaMJZc3UVKGIXkdoNgQ8fJQBFfDGAOYR1LD1pX6g%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cHM6Ly9yYXMucGFwZXJjZXB0Lm5ldC9jb25mZXJlbmNlcy9zY3JpcHRzL3N0YXJ0LnBs&HK=D50C9EAD39264B38E347559E346A621F07153644013B9E2FE77C8D575C046996" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">https://ras.papercept.net/</span></u></span></span></span></a></p>
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<b>Aim</b></p>
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<p>The growing reliability, efficiency, and computational capabilities of
robotic platforms are pushing the design of innovative services that see
robots acting and interacting with humans in both common-life and
working scenarios. The effective use of robots in ecological
environments is strictly connected to the capability of synthesizing
safe and socially compliant behaviors. Furthermore, different types of
robots (e.g., mobile, humanoid, desktop, pet) with different interaction
skills and scenarios require hybrid interaction mechanisms (e.g.,
gesture, voice, touch, implicit through gaze, or other social cues).
Robots need models of behavioral dynamics, mental states, expectations,
and intentions of humans to realize smooth and acceptable interactions.
The design of effective models capable of characterizing physical,
cognitive, and behavioral features of humans, and combining them with
the control and interacting strategies of robots still pose open
research challenges. This special session fosters a multidisciplinary
dialogue to design novel human-mediated robots by discussing aspects
like: a) co-design of behaviors; b) modeling of human cognition and
physical states as well as social dynamics; c) metrics and benchmarks to
evaluate acceptability and efficacy of human-robot interactions; d)
ethical regulations; e) hybrid approaches to improve legibility of robot
behaviors and communication with humans in general. </p>
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<b>Topics of interest (but not limited to)</b></p>
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<p><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">Here
is a list of (some) relevant topics for the special session:</span></span></span></span>o</p><ul><li><p style="font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"><span><span class="gmail-il"></span></span></p><p style="font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Adaptive and Personalized Interaction with Human</p></li><li><p style="font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Models of human behaviors, skills, and cognition, contextualized to Human-Robot Interaction</p></li><li><p style="font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Methods and Protocols for Safe and effective robot autonomy in human-centered studies, including semi-autonomous approaches (e.g., shared control, shared autonomy)</p></li><li><p style="font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Metrics for assessing custom human-robot interaction (e.g., based on the users’ preference, culture, and attitude, but not limited to)</p></li><li><p style="font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Metrics to evaluate the acceptance and social compliance of semi-autonomous robot behaviors</p></li><li><p style="font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Situation awareness and human intention recognition</p></li><li><p style="font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"> Social navigation</p></li><li><p style="font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Human-Aware Robot Behaviors</p></li></ul></div><div dir="ltr"><ul><li>Theory of Mind and Cognitive Theories Applied to Robotics</li></ul>
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<b>Instructions for authors</b></p>
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<p><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">Papers
submitted to the special sessions will undergo the same review
process as the regular papers and </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><b>will</b></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
</span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><b>appear
in the main conference proceedings if accepted</b></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">Submissions
should be made through the IEEE <span class="gmail-il">RO</span>-<span class="gmail-il">MAN</span> conference website on
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><b>PaperCept</b></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">:
</span></span></span></span><a href="https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202502141322300205647&URLID=8&ESV=10.0.28.7941&IV=C6CA8E16CFCD73134032E9D04A478BCA&TT=1739539355985&ESN=gSVM9WseTaFqbpRx3mazsq2czESmJp3GLqCBUHiKoaU%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cHM6Ly9yYXMucGFwZXJjZXB0Lm5ldC9jb25mZXJlbmNlcy9zY3JpcHRzL3N0YXJ0LnBs&HK=560DB0271A82A103090CE11AB816C95243BB585AF8EB96060B43DCCE18CB2774" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">https://ras.papercept.net/</span></u></span></span></span></a><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">.
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<p><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">Authors
should specify the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><b>code
of the special session</b></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
</span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">when
submitting their contributions (</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><font face="monospace"><span style="font-style:normal"><b>a3848</b></span></font></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">).</span></span></span></span></p>
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A manuscript can be of 6-8 pages including references. For the final
submission, a manuscript should be of 6 pages, with 2 additional
pages allowed with an extra charge (TBA). </p>
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All papers are reviewed using a single-blind review process.
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Authors should use the templates provided by the electronic
submission system. The templates for US Letter format paper should be
used. Please use the following templates:</p>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">Templates:</span></span></span></span><a href="https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202302151105290153269&URLID=7&ESV=10.0.19.7431&IV=7F250F9DE94AE3E2F9769D20DA0CADB0&TT=1676459130704&ESN=mefAMaI6yAn81V2g5BoqVy6idDYtlqmjKRKy65%2B9VZ4%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cHM6Ly9yYXMucGFwZXJjZXB0Lm5ldC9jb25mZXJlbmNlcy9zdXBwb3J0L3RleC5waHA&HK=7CE352FA5F2BBDF89DDD4575B5D9AD56A7580A5B380FFD79383FF95D9F1A6779" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
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</span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">or</span></span></span></span><a href="https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202302151105290153269&URLID=6&ESV=10.0.19.7431&IV=72106888A4FA216D768DCEFA77BE5B16&TT=1676459130704&ESN=dv2utoMMyx2VdcwHB1551E7aGYcqDXObl27J6tXZgrU%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cHM6Ly9yYXMucGFwZXJjZXB0Lm5ldC9jb25mZXJlbmNlcy9zdXBwb3J0L3dvcmQucGhw&HK=6CF6D1D2FD22BCB9D0361C9D17D1B66D06B4F6E92E920176D16A34901A224FEF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
</span></span></a><a href="https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202302151105290153269&URLID=6&ESV=10.0.19.7431&IV=72106888A4FA216D768DCEFA77BE5B16&TT=1676459130704&ESN=dv2utoMMyx2VdcwHB1551E7aGYcqDXObl27J6tXZgrU%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cHM6Ly9yYXMucGFwZXJjZXB0Lm5ldC9jb25mZXJlbmNlcy9zdXBwb3J0L3dvcmQucGhw&HK=6CF6D1D2FD22BCB9D0361C9D17D1B66D06B4F6E92E920176D16A34901A224FEF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">MSWord</span></u></span></span></span></a></p>
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Please refer to the call for papers of the conference for additional
instructions about the length and the formatting style: <a href="https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202502141322300205647&URLID=2&ESV=10.0.28.7941&IV=C8A616E18F27CF862F6C009E91428F40&TT=1739539355984&ESN=4Np6CLk9IUy9jwd%2BGevrgCgJ257mB5ht29ncR7XcSvk%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucm8tbWFuMjAyNS5vcmcv&HK=74CD864C5E95863E4C846C8D3F1E9FB44D4BC6E5A63628F7EB4537377FE17C99">https://www.ro-man2025.org/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">Special
Session code:</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"> <font size="2"><b><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif">a3848</span></b></font></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">Paper
Submission: March 2</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">0</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">,
202</span></span></span></span>5</p>
<p><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">Conference:
August 2</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">5</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">-29</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">,
202</span></span></span></span>5, Eindhoven, The Netherlands</p><p><span style="font-variant:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-style:normal"><b>Do
not forget the code and to select the special session paper</b></span></span></span><span style="text-decoration:none"><i><b>.</b></i></span></p>
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<b>Organizers</b></p>
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<ul><li><p style="font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">
Rachid Alami, LAAS-CNRS, France
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Gloria Beraldo, CNR-ISTC, Italy</p>
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Riccardo De Benedictis, CNR-ISTC, Italy</p>
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Francesca Fracasso, CNR-ISTC, Italy</p>
</li><li><p style="font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">
Phani Teja Singamaneni, LAAS-CNRS, France</p></li><li>Masaki Takahashi, Keio University, Japan</li><li><p style="font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">
Alessandro Umbrico, CNR-ISTC, Italy</p></li></ul></div><br clear="all"></div><br><br></div>