Message posted on 20/07/2018
[meetings] CfP „When Robots Think - Interdisciplinary Views on Intelligent Automation”
Apologies for cross-postings <br> <br>******************************* <br>Interdisciplinary Conference When Robots Think - Interdisciplinary Views on <br>Intelligent Automation <br>When: November 14th to November 16th 2018 <br>Where: Akademie Franz Hitze Haus, Mnster, Germany <br>Organizers: <br>Astrid Rosenthal-von der Ptten (RWTH Aachen University) <br>Benedikt Paul Gcke (Ruhr-University Bochum) <br>Frank Meier-Hamidi (Akademie Franz Hitze Haus) <br> <br>Important dates: <br>July 31st - Submission deadline for talk abstracts <br>August 15th - Submission deadline for poster abstracts <br>August 31st Notification of acceptance for both formats <br>November 14th-16th Conference in Mnster <br> <br>Theme and Objective of the Event: <br>In Western societies, we are surrounded by artificially intelligent systems. <br>Most of these systems are embedded in online platforms like Facebook. But <br>embodiment of AI, be it by voice (Siri, Alexa, Cortana) or by actual physical <br>embodiment (as in the case of robots) give artificially intelligent systems <br>another dimension in terms of their impact on how we perceive these systems, <br>how they shape our communication with them and with fellow humans and how we <br>live and work together. Newest scientific developments transform what long has <br>been only science fiction into real systems to be used by common users. While <br>many of the systems under development are not yet market-ready, they will be <br>within short time and they have great potential to completely change our <br>society. Because laypersons knowledge of intelligent automation is based on <br>science fiction with its dramatic, controversial, highly philosophical <br>storylines, societal climate is rather reserved than accepting towards <br>artificially intelligent systems. On the other side, we observe that people <br>are readily and seemingly unreflective about the consequences of adopting new <br>technologies once they are on the market. Artificially intelligent systems <br>will be integral part of our homes, workplaces, industry production sites, <br>transportation, care facilities and educational institutions. Thus, it is <br>necessary to develop these systems responsibly under consideration of ethical, <br>legal and social issues (ELSI). While AI is indeed a field in need for <br>interdisciplinary research and development, it is, however, still a challenge <br>to bring together different disciplines, to develop common ground -a common <br>understanding- and establish overarching projects. The purpose of the <br>conference is to bring together some of the best international researchers <br>from diverse scientific fields to discuss and evaluate the state of the art of <br>intelligent automation and its impact on individuals and society. To achieve <br>this goal, the conference is divided into five sections with at least two <br>invited speakers per theme and the possibility for attendees to actively take <br>part by presenting their work as short talk or poster (more information <br>below): <br> <br>Theme: Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science <br> <br>Speakers: <br> <br>Stefan Hamerling (Heinrich-Heine University Dsseldorf, Germany) <br> <br>Joanna Bryson (University of Bath, UK) <br> <br> <br>Artificial Intelligence and Psychology <br> <br>Speakers: <br>Agniesczka Wykowska (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy) <br>Astrid Rosenthal-von der Ptten (RWTH Aachen University, Germany) <br> <br>Artificial Intelligence and Society <br> <br>Speakers: <br>Selma Sabanovic (Indiana University Bloomington, USA) <br>Eike Grf (iRights Lab, Germany) <br> Michael Decker (ITAS, Germany) <br> <br>Artificial Intelligence and Philosophy & Theology <br> <br>Speakers: <br>Benedikt Paul Gcke (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany) <br>Andrew Pinsent (Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion, United Kingdom) <br>Gabr Ambrus (Centre of Theology, Philosophy and Media Theory, Czech <br>Republic) <br> <br>Artificial Intelligence and Ethics and Law <br> <br>Speakers: <br>Susanne Beck (Leibniz University Hannover, Germany) <br>David J. Gunkel (Northern Illinois University, USA) <br> <br> <br>We invite researchers from all disciplines to actively take part in the <br>conference. Hence, we open a call for abstracts in three formats: <br> <br>Poster session: Authors submit a poster abstract of up to 500 words outlining <br>their work. Abstracts are subject to light blind peer-review. Submission <br>deadline is July 31st. Presentation takes place during the poster session on <br>Wednesday 14th. <br> <br>Short Talk - Empirical & Technical Track: Authors submit a talk abstract of up <br>to 2.000 words (excluding references) presenting a technical advancement or an <br>empirical study that is within the scope of the conference as outlined above. <br>Submission deadline is the 31st of July. Abstracts are subject to blind <br>peer-review. Acceptance depends on novelty and quality of the work and <br>scientific rigor. Presentation takes place during the Short Talk sessions (10 <br>min talk + 5 min Q&A). <br> <br>Short Talk - Philosophy & Ethics Tracks: Authors from the fields philosophy, <br>theology, or ethics submit a talk abstract of up to 1.000 words (excluding <br>references) outlining their work. Abstracts are subject to blind peer-review. <br>Acceptance depends on novelty and quality of the work. Presentation takes <br>place during the Short Talk sessions (20 min talk + 10 min Q&A). <br> <br>Proceedings: Proceedings of the conference will be published in form of an <br>edited book. Invited speakers will contribute a book chapter with overarching <br>reviews covering their work and the state of the art in their field regarding <br>the conference theme. Authors of accepted posters and short talks are invited <br>to contribute to the proceedings by extending their abstracts. <br> <br>More Information: <br>http://iasymposium.rwth-aachen.de/ <br>_______________________________________________ <br>EASST's Eurograd mailing list <br>Eurograd (at) lists.easst.net <br>Unsubscribe or edit subscription options: http://lists.easst.net/listinfo.cgi/eurograd-easst.net <br> <br>Meet us via https://twitter.com/STSeasst <br> <br>Report abuses of this list to Eurograd-owner@lists.easst.netview formatted text
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