IAS, Kyushu University
FRIS, Tohoku University
The Program
IAS-FRIS Symposium on Social Robots and Ethical Design
Inamori Hall, Kyushu University
November 14th, 2024
Registration
09:00-09:30 with free coffee and sweets
Opening Remarks
09:30-09:35
IAS Representative
Ryu Kojima (Kyushu University)
09:35-09:40
FRIS Representative
Toshiyuki Hayase (Tohoku University) (Online)
Keynote Speech
09:40-10:30
AI & Robotics Ethics: Challenges and Opportunities
Christoph Lütge (Technical University of Munich)
Session 1: Social Robots (10:30-11:50)
10:30-10:50
Empowering the Human Mind through Robotic Physical Assistance
Yasuhisa Hirata (Tohoku University)
10:50-11:10
Ethics Integrated in Human-Robot Interaction Research
Jim Tørresen (University of Oslo)
11:10-11:30
Religious or Spiritual Robots?
Trent Leopold (The IEEE P7017 WG) (Online)
Balancing Religious Law and ELSI: Robots in Religious Contexts
Gabriele Trovato (Shibaura Institute of Technology)
11:30-11:50
Group Photo and Lunch Time
Session 2: Ethical Design (13:30-15:10)
13:30-13:50
Advancing Technology for Humanity through Best Practices Socio-Technical Standards
Ruth Lewis (IEEE SSIT Standards Committee) (Online)
13:50-14:10
Interacting with Robots: Psychological Insights
Auxane Boch (Technical University of Munich)
AI Codesign and Creativity: Legal and Ethical Considerations
*Authors: Melanie Sarantou and Eleni Sarantou
Melanie Sarantou (Kyushu University)
14:10-14:30
14:30-14:50
Information Design for Better Privacy Communication in Human-Robot Interaction
Hilja Autto (University of Vaasa)
Enhancing Quality of Life Through Physical Interactions with Assistive AI Robot
Zonghao Dong (Tohoku University)
14:50-15:10
Coffee Break
Session 3: Governance (15:30-17:00)
15:30-15:50
Consider the Xenobot: Moral Considerability for Intelligent Machines Revisited
Joshua C. Gellers (University of North Florida)
Personal Autonomy in the Age of Social Robots
Satoshi Narihara (Kyushu University)
15:50-16:10
Perspectives on Safe and Ethical Human-Robot Interactions
Juliana Bowles (University of St. Andrews)
16:10-16:30
Ethical Design and Standardization for Robot Governance
Yueh-Hsuan Weng (Kyushu University)
16:30-16:50
Closing Remarks
IAS-FRIS Organizer
Yueh-Hsuan Weng (Kyushu University)