CFP: International Conference on Social Robotics: Wellness

The International Conference on Social Robotics brings researchers and practitioners together to report and discuss the latest progress in the field of social robotics. The ICSR conferences focus on the interaction between humans and robots and the integration of robots into our society.

The theme of the 2012 conference is "Wellness." This theme gives focus on the potential and capabilities of social robots to assist humans achieve better physical, mental and emotional health and wellness. The conference aims to foster discussion on the development of computational models, robotic embodiments, and behavior that enable social robots to have an impact on the human partner's health and well-being.

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:

• Interaction and collaboration among robots, humans, and environments
• Robots to assist the elderly and persons with disabilities
• Socially assistive robots to improve quality of life
• Affective and cognitive sciences for socially interactive robots
• Personal robots for the home
• Social acceptance and impact in the society
• Robot ethics in human society
• Context awareness, expectation, and intention understanding
• Control architectures for social robotics
• Socially appealing design methodologies
• Safety in robots working in human spaces
• Human augmentation, rehabilitation, and medical robots
• Robot applications in education, entertainment, and gaming

Submission of papers:

Authors are invited to submit the complete manuscripts in PDF format. Submissions should be as per the LaTex or Word templates provided by Springer. Manuscripts are limited to ten (10) A4 size papers. The front page must contain the title of the paper, full name(s) and address(es) of the author(s) and the appropriate academic field(s).

Submit your papers at:
https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/ICSR2012/Default.aspx