Is happening right now in Stockholm! I felt honored to be asked to be one of the expert reviewers of the academic paper submissions for the conference. Elizabeth Jochum, associate professor at the Laboratory for Art and Technology, Aalborg University, one of the co-chairs this year, reached out to me to see if I wanted to be part of the process of choosing papers, and videos relevant to the theme of this year. The co-chairs wrote that it is challenging to find expert reviewers that grasp the relevance of creative and/or unconventional approaches to robotics research. I am more than pleased to be at the service.
This year, the aim was to attract submissions that speak to the transformative potential of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research. With work and research projects that highlight how the field of human-robot interaction might be enriched by diverse, and innovative perspectives. The Alt HRI co-chairs wanted to create opportunities for more creative and nontraditional research. Especially artworks or performances that present different ways of researching within HRI.