Programs
HRI Pioneers Workshop
The 16th annual Human-Robot Interaction Pioneers Workshop will be held in conjunction with the 2021 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction.
Pioneers seeks to foster creativity and collaboration surrounding key challenges in human-robot interaction and empower students early in their academic careers. Each year, the workshop brings together a cohort of the world’s top student researchers and provides the opportunity for students to present and discuss their work with distinguished student peers and senior scholars in the field.
Pioneers is a premier forum for graduate students in HRI, thus we invite students at any stage of their academic career to consider applying. To facilitate attendance, we expect to provide financial support to accepted students to help mitigate the costs of the workshop and main conference.
Access the HRI Pioneers Workshop webpage here: http://www.hripioneers.info/hri21/index.html
Day 1 – March 09
13:30-14:30 MT
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HRI Pioneers Session I
| Paper Title | 2021 HRI Pioneers |
| Posture Estimation and Optimization in Ergonomically Intelligent Teleoperation Systems | Amir Yazdani Twitter: @amirreza_yz |
| Handling Trust Between Drivers and Automated Vehicles for Improved Collaboration | Hebert Azevedo-Sa Twitter: @hazevedosa |
| Machine Learning Driven Musical Improvisation for Mechanomorphic Human-Robot Interaction | Richard Savery Twitter: @RJSavery |
| Improving the Robustness of Social Robot Navigation Systems | Nathan Tsoi Twitter: @nathantsoi |
| Robots that Help Humans Build Better Mental Models of Robots | Preeti Ramaraj Twitter: @preetiramaraj |
| What Makes a Good Demonstration for Robot Learning Generalization? | Maram Sakr Twitter: @MaramGSakr |
Day 2 – March 10
13:30-14:30 MT
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HRI Pioneers Session 2
| Paper Title | 2021 HRI Pioneers |
| Interactive Reinforcement Learning from Imperfect Teachers |
Taylor Kessler Faulkner Twitter: @taylor_k_f |
| Behavior Adaptation for Robot-assisted Neurorehabilitation | Alyssa Kubota |
| Valuable Robotic Teammates: Algorithms That Reason About the Multiple Dimensions of Human-Robot Teamwork | Mai Lee Chang |
| Toward Hybrid Relational-Normative Models of Robot Cognition |
Ruchen Wen Twitter: @MIRRORLab |
| Fairness Considerations for Enhanced Team Collaboration |
Houston Claure Twitter: @ClaureHouston |
| Continual Learning of Visual Concepts for Robots through Limited Supervision | Ali Ayub |
Day 3 – March 11
08:00-09:00 MT
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HRI Pioneers Session 3
| Paper Title | 2021 HRI Pioneers |
| Let’s Play Together: Designing Robots to Engage Children with Special Needs and Their Peers in Robot-Assisted Play |
Shahed Saleh
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| Human-Robot Co-Learning for Fluent Collaborations |
Emma van Zoelen Twitter: @emmavanzoelen |
| A Haptic Empathetic Robot Animal for Children with Autism |
Rachael Burns Twitter: @RachaelBBurns |
| Fostering Inclusive Activities in Mixed-visual Abilities Classrooms using Social Robots |
Isabel Neto Twitter: @IsabelN64624097 |
| Ritual Drones: Designing and Studying Critical Flying Companions |
Mafalda Gamboa Twitter: @MafaldaGamboa |
| Autonomous Robot Behaviors for Shaping Group Dynamics |
Sarah Gillet Twitter: @sarahmgillet |
Contact us
Questions about HRI Pioneers Program:
Pioneers General Chair: general-chairs@hripioneers.
Siya Kunde (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)
Elmira Yadollahi (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne/GAIPS, INESC-ID, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Switzerland/Portugal)
Questions or Suggestions about information on this website
Web Chair: web2021@humanrobotinteraction.org
Nhan Tran (Robust AI, USA)