HRI25-WYSD: HRI 2025 Workshop Your Study Design Melbourne Convention Center Melbourne, Australia, March 3-6, 2025

A well-structured study underscores the significance of a research idea. However, designing an effective user study can be daunting for novice Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) researchers. Thus, the fourth edition of the "Workshop Your Study Design" workshop seeks to address this gap in knowledge by offering bespoke feedback from seasoned HRI experts.

Attendees will have the opportunity to receive guidance and feedback on their study design methodologies and fine-tune their anticipated analyses from their mentors, esteemed HRI experts. The workshop promotes active participation, with short mentor-driven talks on pivotal topics relevant to study design.

Submission Guidelines

We welcome submissions from various areas of HRI. Participants are encouraged to submit a study that is currently in the design process but may contain weaknesses in the experimental protocol and methodology. We also highly encourage the submission of completed studies, as they create an opportunity for self-reflection and potential for improvement of future work. This year, we encourage participants to think about how they work aligns with the theme of the conference "Robots for a Sustainable World".

All submissions must be a 2-4 page brief overview of a user study in terms focussing on the experimental protocol for data collection and/or methodology for data analysis (rather than in the sections such as introduction, results, etc.). The submission should also include a dedicated section with questions or topics about the study for discussion with the mentors. Submissions will be accepted based on the detail of the methods section, the originality of the research, and the potential contributions to the field. 

View our website for detailed guidelines.

Invited Speakers

To be confirmed.

• Dr. Alexis E. Block | SaPHaRI Lab, Human Fusions Institute,Case Western Reserve University: social-physical HRI, hap-tics, social robotics, studies involving physiological data.
• Dr. Cindy Bethel | Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Studies, Brown University: moral psychology, social cognition, moral competence in robots, socially assistive robotics.
• Dr. Brian Scassellati | Computer Science, Yale University: assistive robotics, cognitive systems, and the cognitive science of interaction, creative design to model human cognition, assistive technology studies in the home or clinic, and educational/tutoring systems projects.
• Dr. Cindy Bethel | Computer Science & Engineering, Missis-sippi State University: robot therapeutic support, informationgathering from children, robots for law enforcement, searchand rescue, and military operations.
• Dr. Hee Rin Lee | Media & Information, Michigan State University: robots for social good, health and social informatics, user experience (UX) design, user-centered design and evaluation, participatory design, collaborative design, data visualization.
• Dr. Maartje de Graaf | Information & Computer Science, Utrecht University: robots for society, communication science, experimental studies, qualitative studies, complex data analysis, long-term field studies.
• Dr. Takanori Komatsu | Cognitive Science, Meiji University, Japan: affective interaction, group interaction, human-robotcollaboration, robotic teammates, human-robot trust.
• Dr. Tony Belpaeme | Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Ghent University: artificial intelligence, social robotics, cognitive systems.

Venue

The workshop will be held during the HRI 2025 conference, in Melbourne, Australia, at the Melbourne Convention Centre. The workshop will be held in an in-person format.

Organizing Committee

• Joana Brito | Group of Artificial Intelligence for People and Society (GAIPS) at INESC-ID Institute, IST - Technical University of Lisbon
• Mayumi Mohan | Haptic Intelligence Department, Max-Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart
• Anouk Neerincx | Human-centered Computing Group, Utrecht University
• Demiana Barsoum | Northwestern University
• Isabel Neto | INESC-ID, Instituto Superior Técnico

Contact Information

Any questions, comments or concerns can be emailed to Joana Brito <joana.b.brito@tecnico.ulisboa.pt>.