UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE
             COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM

                            presents


                      Prof. Kerstin Dautenhahn 
     (Adaptive Systems Research Group, University of Hertfordshire)

          20th and 21st January 2015 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
                          12 noon -1 pm

                  Hatfield, College Lane Campus
                       Lecture Theatre A161 

                  Everyone is Welcome to Attend



First lecture: Social Robotics - Introduction and Challenges


The lecture will introduce some basic concepts and approaches in the field
of social robotics, with a particular emphasis on human-robot interaction.
Robots that operate in human-inhabited environments have become a focus of
research worldwide, involving many challenges and opportunities. The field
is highly interdisciplinary and requires abilities and interests in computer
science, robotics, engineering, as well as social sciences and psychology.

 
Second lecture: Companion Robots as Assistive Devices


Increasingly robots are being developed as companions, in entertainment,
education, therapy or rehabilitation. The lecture will introduce the concept
of companion robots, and provide examples of state-of-the-art research,
including research at UH, e.g. for developing home companion robots as
assistants for elderly people, as well as robotic tools to help children
with autism. Such research involves many challenges in terms of robotics,
Artificial Intelligence, as well as ethics.



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