27th IEEE
International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN
2018)
Jiangsu Conference Center, Nanjing,
Sheraton, Tai’an
CHINA
August 27th - September 1st 2018
The 27th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive
Communication, RO-MAN 2018, will be held in Nanjing and Tai’an, China, on August
27 to September 1st. This leading forum on Robot and Human Interactive
Communication covers the state-of-the-art innovative results and the latest
developments in a wide range of topics.
This year’s theme is “Social Intelligence in Interactive Robots”. The
conference will look at the impact of friendly, open, ecological and useful
cognitive robots in practical & real life applications in healthcare,
industry, edutainment, and more, in the context of coexistence and
cooperation.
The main conference will host presentations of original contributions including
new methods, theories and applications of Human-Robot Interactive Communication
Systems. Multi-disciplinary approaches and practical solutions are highly
encouraged. The workshops, tutorials, and industrial sessions will provide an
opportunity to participants from academia and industry to focus on specific and
prospective topics. Three keynote speakers will give plenary talks about
emerging technologies and methods in human-robot interactive systems and their
future.
Regular papers. Prospective authors are invited to submit high-quality papers
reporting original results under the broad theme socially intelligent
robots.
Tutorials and workshops will provide half-day or full-day training or discussions
in applied research and applications. Proposals for tutorials and workshops
should include: objectives, intended audience, list of prospective speakers,
and topic list.
Special sessions. Prospective special session organizers are invited to submit
a proposal to the special session chair. Papers submitted to special sessions
will undergo the same review process as the regular papers and will be included
in the conference proceedings.
Poster Sessions. Prospective authors are invited to submit their recent applied
research, innovative applications and work-in-progress to be broadly discussed
in designated interactive sessions.
Video/ Demos/ Exhibit sessions. The conference offers an excellent opportunity
for the industry to showcase their products and services. Startups and labs are
also invited to present their prototypes and concepts.
Industrial sessions. Participants are invited to share their proof-of-concepts,
advanced prototypes, and industrial applications to scientific and industrial
audience.
Important Dates:
Special Sessions, Workshops & Tutorials:
Submission Deadline: January 19, 2018 Notification of Acceptance:February 2,
2018
Regular Papers, Special Session Papers:
Submission Deadline: March 19, 2018 Notification of Acceptance: May 15,
2018
Camera-ready Deadline: June 5, 2018
Interactive Poster Sessions, Video Sessions, and Demonstration Sessions:
Submission Deadline: May 22, 2018 Notification of Acceptance: June 5,
2018
Organizers:
Honorary General Chair
Kazuhiko Kawamura, USA
General Chair
Ryad Chellali, China/ Italy
Financial Co-Chairs
Honghai Liu, China
Lyn Lee, China
Program Co-Chairs
Fulvio Mastrogiovanni, Italy
Amit Kumar Pandey, France
Haoping Wang, China
Tutorial & Workshop Co-Chairs
Juan Rojas, China
Silvia Rossi, Italy
Exhibition Industry Co-Chairs
Pierre Blazevic, France
Yi Yang, China
Awards Co-Chairs
Mary Anne Williams, Australia
Marwala Tshilidzi, South Africa
Publication Co-Chairs
John-John Cabibihan, Qatar
Erdem Erdemir, USA
Publicity Co-Chairs
Emilia Barakova, The Netherlands
Yudong Zhang, China
Secretariat
Meiling Kate Shen, China
Contact: info@ro-man2018.org
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