The 7th Furhat Conference

The Age of Humanoids

Embodied AI and Social Intelligence

Tuesday 4th of June 2024 4:00-5:30 PM CEST

Welcome to the 7th Furhat Conference


Themed The Age of Humanoids: Social Intelligence and Embodied AI” the conference will take place on Tuesday, June 4th at 4:00-5:30 PM CEST (10:00-11:30 AM EST) ‍Robotics is having the attention of the whole world with the hope that the time for humanoids has come. With the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, design, language and reasoning skills such as LLMs, there is a strong belief that this technology will have an immense impact on society.–Representing the social side of humanoid robotics, the 7th Furhat Conference is dedicated to bringing thought leaders and practitioners to highlight the most recent discussions and advancements in the field.–Join us at this very exciting moment in history and discover the future of socially intelligent humanoid robots.
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Speakers

Be inspired by the leading experts within the quickly evolving world of AI and Social Robotics

Alva Markelius

Moderator, MSc AI Ethics & Society University of Cambridge
Alva is an AI Ethics & Society MSc student at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge.

Jeff Burnstein

President of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3)
Jeff Burnstein is an expert on automation's impact on jobs and its future. He represents over 1,000 global companies in robotics, machine vision, motion control, and related technologies.

Gabriel Skantze

Co-founder & Chief Scientist, Furhat Robotics

Gabriel Skantze, Chief Scientist and co-founder of Furhat Robotics, is a Professor in Speech Technology at KTH, specializing in Conversational Systems. He leads multiple research projects and has published over 100 papers on conversational systems and human-robot interaction.

Wafa Johal

Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Melbourne

Wafa is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Melbourne. Her pioneering research focuses on crafting socially intelligent robots capable of processing social signals and non-verbal cues.

Iolanda Leite

Associate Professor, Department of Robotics at KTH

Iolanda is a seasoned scientist, researcher, and educator whose work aims to develop social robots capable of engaging in long-term interactions with people.

Agenda and Schedule

16:00
10 minutes
Samer Al Moubayed
Opening
16:10
20 minutes
Jeff Burnstein
The History of Humanoids: The Past 30 Years and Beyond
16:00
10 minutes
Wafa Johal
Robot-Assisted Decision Making: The risk for social robot to convey utility instead of likelihood
16:45
5 minutes
Break
16:50
15 minutes
Gabriel Skantze
Giving Social Skills To Humanoid Robotics
17:05
15 minutes
Iolanda Leite
Robots (Still) Need Humans In The Loop
17:20
5 minutes
Closing Remarks

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