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Interdisciplinary Conference When Robots Think - Interdisciplinary Views on
Intelligent Automation

When: November 14th to November 16th 2018

Where: Akademie Franz Hitze Haus, Mnster, Germany

Organizers:

Astrid Rosenthal-von der Ptten (RWTH Aachen University)

Benedikt Paul Gcke (Ruhr-University Bochum)

Frank Meier-Hamidi (Akademie Franz Hitze Haus)



Important dates:

July 31st - Submission deadline for talk abstracts

August 15th - Submission deadline for poster abstracts

August 31st Notification of acceptance for both formats

November 14th-16th Conference in Mnster



Theme and Objective of the Event:

In Western societies, we are surrounded by artificially intelligent systems.
Most of these systems are embedded in online platforms like Facebook. But
embodiment of AI, be it by voice (Siri, Alexa, Cortana) or by actual
physical embodiment (as in the case of robots) give artificially intelligent
systems another dimension in terms of their impact on how we perceive these
systems, how they shape our communication with them and with fellow humans
and how we live and work together. Newest scientific developments transform
what long has been only science fiction into real systems to be used by
common users. While many of the systems under development are not yet
market-ready, they will be within short time and they have great potential
to completely change our society. Because laypersons knowledge of
intelligent automation is based on science fiction with its dramatic,
controversial, highly philosophical storylines, societal climate is rather
reserved than accepting towards artificially intelligent systems. On the
other side, we observe that people are readily and seemingly unreflective
about the consequences of adopting new technologies once they are on the
market. Artificially intelligent systems will be integral part of our homes,
workplaces, industry production sites, transportation, care facilities and
educational institutions. Thus, it is necessary to develop these systems
responsibly under consideration of ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI).
While AI is indeed a field in need for interdisciplinary research and
development, it is, however, still a challenge to bring together different
disciplines, to develop common ground -a common understanding- and establish
overarching projects. The purpose of the conference is to bring together
some of the best international researchers from diverse scientific fields to
discuss and evaluate the state of the art of intelligent automation and its
impact on individuals and society. To achieve this goal, the conference is
divided into five sections with at least two invited speakers per theme and
the possibility for attendees to actively take part by presenting their work
as short talk or poster (more information below):



Theme: Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science

Speakers:

Stefan Harmeling (Heinrich-Heine University Dsseldorf, Germany)

Joanna Bryson (Princeton University, USA)



Artificial Intelligence and Psychology

Speakers:

Agniesczka Wykowska (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy)

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



Artificial Intelligence and Society

Speakers:

Selma Sabanovic (Indiana University Bloomington, USA)

tba



Artificial Intelligence and Philosophy & Theology

Speakers:

Benedikt Paul Gcke (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)

Andrew Pinsent (Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion, United Kingdom)

Gabr Ambrus (Centre of Theology, Philosophy and Media Theory, Czech
Republic)



Artificial Intelligence and Ethics and Law

Speakers:

Susanne Beck (Leibniz University Hannover, Germany)

David Gunkel (Northern Illinois University, USA)





We invite researchers from all disciplines to actively take part in the
conference. Hence, we open a call for abstracts in three formats:



Poster session: Authors submit a poster abstract of up to 500 words
outlining their work. Abstracts are subject to light blind peer-review.
Submission deadline is July 31st. Presentation takes place during the poster
session on Wednesday 14th.



Short Talk - Empirical & Technical Track: Authors submit a talk abstract of
up to 2.000 words (excluding references) presenting a technical advancement
or an empirical study that is within the scope of the conference as outlined
above. Submission deadline is the 31st of July. Abstracts are subject to
blind peer-review. Acceptance depends on novelty and quality of the work and
scientific rigor. Presentation takes place during the Short Talk sessions
(10 min talk + 5 min Q&A).



Short Talk - Philosophy & Ethics Tracks: Authors from the fields philosophy,
theology, or ethics submit a talk abstract of up to 1.000 words (excluding
references) outlining their work. Abstracts are subject to blind
peer-review. Acceptance depends on novelty and quality of the work.
Presentation takes place during the Short Talk sessions (20 min talk + 10
min Q&A).



Proceedings: Proceedings of the conference will be published in form of an
edited book. Invited speakers will contribute a book chapter with
overarching reviews covering their work and the state of the art in their
field regarding the conference theme. Authors of accepted posters and short
talks are invited to contribute to the proceedings by extending their
abstracts.



More Information:

http://iasymposium.rwth-aachen.de/







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Prof. Astrid Rosenthal-von der Ptten



RWTH Aachen University

Technik und Individuum

Theaterplatz 14

52062 Aachen

arvdp@humtec.rwth-aachen.de
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