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Workshops and Tutorials

We invite you to organize a workshop or tutorial for the 17th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2022). HRI is a highly selective conference which aims to showcase the very best HRI research. It has interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary roots in robotics, social psychology, cognitive science, HCI, human factors, artificial intelligence, engineering, and many other disciplines.

Each year, the HRI conference highlights a particular theme. For HRI 2022, the theme is “Breaking Boundaries.” We encourage tutorial and workshop proposals to build upon this theme, whether by topic, structure, or ways to engage participants.

HRI 2022 tutorials and workshops can be virtual, hybrid local and virtual, or fully local. Organizers can indicate their choice in their submission.

ACCEPTED WORKSHOPS

IMPORTANT DATES

October 1, 2021 (23:59pm AoE): Submission of proposals

November 5, 2021: Notification of acceptance

January 5, 2022: Camera-ready versions of summaries due

March 7, 2022: Tutorial and workshop day at the conference

Tutorials and workshops will be held one day before the main technical sessions. Submission instructions for organizers follow below.

Submission Link

Tutorial and workshop proposals should be submitted via the PCS submission system. First choose HRI at the Society list, and then you’ll see the Tutorial and Workshop track. All submissions will undergo a review process by the Tutorial and Workshop Chairs plus other experts.

Tutorials

We invite experts in different areas to propose half-day or full-day tutorials relevant to the HRI 2022 theme of “Breaking Boundaries.” Examples of topics are state-of-the-art overviews of particular HRI areas or design/research methods. Interdisciplinary approaches are particularly welcome.

The responsibilities of tutorial organizers include:

  • Setting up a website for the tutorial that will be linked to the HRI 2022 website
  • Publicizing the tutorial
  • Running the tutorial at the conference and/or online
  • Optionally, compiling tutorial proceedings after the workshop

Please submit the following information (up to 3 pages, IEEE conference format):

  • Title of tutorial
  • Motivation or background
  • Overview of tutorial including topics covered and schedule
  • Target audience or prerequisite
  • Tutorial speaker(s), including biosketches/short CVs
  • Links and references relevant to the tutorial
  • A 150–250 word abstract suitable for advertising the tutorial at HRI 2022

Workshops

Workshops are an opportunity for participants to meet other members of the HRI community, to discuss problems and to present their ideas around a common topic. The workshops can be half-day or full-day, and can cover any topic relevant to HRI research, design, methodologies, or education. Interdisciplinary approaches are particularly welcome.

The responsibilities of workshop organizers include:

  • Setting up a website for the workshop that will be linked to the HRI 2022 website
  • Publicizing the workshop and soliciting position papers from potential participants
  • Selecting workshop participants based on the quality of their position papers, which outline the submitters’ views on the workshop topic and the reasons for submitters’ interest
  • Running the workshop at the conference and/or online
  • Optionally, compiling workshop proceedings and/or finding opportunities for formal publication of extended versions of position papers after the workshop
  • Optionally, soliciting and coordinating the appearance of invited speakers at the workshop

Please submit the following information (up to 3 pages, IEEE conference format):

  • Title of workshop
  • Organizer(s), including contact information and short CVs
  • Overview of the workshop including schedule, format, and types of activities (e.g., whole-group discussions, break-out sessions, position paper presentations, etc.)
  • Target audience or prerequisites
  • The number of expected participants
  • Approach for recruiting participants
  • Plan for documenting the workshop
  • A 150–250 word abstract suitable for advertising the workshop in HRI 2022

Workshop and Tutorials Chairs

Astrid Rosenthal-von der Pütten (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)

David Sirkin (Stanford University, USA)

Contact: workshop2022@humanrobotinteraction.org