* * Note time and location THURSDAY at 3:00 pm in C154 * *

                        * *  USABILTY DAY * *
                             2nd  Lecture

		      UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE
		 COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM

			      presents

		  "Human-Robot Interaction from
		   a Human-Centred Perspective"

			   Dr. Nuno Otero
		     (School of Computer Science,
		     University of Hertfordshire)


		       1 March 2007 (Thursday)

			 Lecture Theatre C154
		      Hatfield, College Lane Campus
			   3:00 - 4:00 pm

	       Coffee/tea and biscuits will be available.
			  [Catering Permitting]

		    Everyone is Welcome to Attend
			  [Space Permitting]



Abstract:

In this presentation I will give an overview of the work being carried
out by the Adaptive Systems Research Group at Hertfordshire within the
Cognitive Robot Companion project (Cogniron) concerning user centred
studies in human-robot interaction (HRI). The research being carried
out can be described in two general strands:

* More experimentally inspired studies covering: (a) socially acceptable
 interaction with regard to space and (b) the use of gestures in
 human-robot communication and human-robot teaching.

* The research and development of methods and methodologies that allow
 the evaluation of user related aspects of highly innovative robotic
 technology. In fact, I will particularly focus on our effort to devise
 a general methodology suitable for the user centred evaluation of some
 of the Cogniron prototypes.

The issues covered will also allow some reflection regarding the role of
the different types of studies and methods used in the development of HRI.

EU Framework 6 Cogniron Project: http://www.cogniron.org

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