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Call for Papers/Works

This workshop focuses upon the role that ‘Trust’ plays in autonomous animal-centric robotic systems and the ways in which multi-disciplinary researchers can further understand how to design, develop, and evaluate such systems by taking a Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) approach. Understanding, designing for, and negotiating ‘Trust’ is complex, particularly in contexts where animals, humans, and intelligent systems (including Robotics, AI, & IoT) come together in a social context, in which bonds are created, friendships develop, and mutual care plays a part in the relationship between people and animals.

We would welcome submissions from a range of disciplines (as mentioned, but not confined to the themes of the workshop). These may be as presentations, design fictions, case studies, pictorials, ethnographies, artworks, films, and audio-based works. These will be hosted on our webpage as an output of the ‘in person’ workshop. This will act as a catalyst to start discussion.

Please email an outline of your work to Alan.Chamberlain@nottingham.ac.uk - this is a rolling call until November, but please submit an idea early.

The workshop will be held at the University of Nottingham - Cobot Maker Space
The workshops will run on the 6th of December 2022 as part of ACI 2022.

Registration is here

Co-located workshop only — £50.00 until Oct. 27, then £100.00

This one-day workshop will be hosted by the TAS Hub and will involve the Cat Royale project, an ongoing artistic exploration of cat-human-robot interactions being led by the artists Blast Theory as part of the UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Hub. At the workshop we will share our story so far, how we’ve engaged with questions of responsibility, trust and autonomy, while inviting other participants to share theirs with a view to establishing an agenda for the future. If you are interested in joining the workshop or have any questions, please email: Alan.Chamberlain@nottingham.ac.uk

*We are able to cover some attendance costs for people (*Research Staff and PhD Students) who need it (at our discretion). Contact Alan before the 20th of October.

This may include UK travel, Accommodation & Workshop Registration (up to £250).