PROGRAM OF JSSR2016
Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 (Venue: Conference Center, NYUAD)
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| 08:00 | Welcome Reception & Registration | ||
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Sixth Thematic Session (9:00-13:25): “Social Robots for Autism” Chair: Friederike Eyssel |
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| 9:00 |
Keynote: Ben Robins (Hertfordshire) Robots as a therapeutic tool: Encouraging social interaction skills in children with autism |
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| 9:45 |
Presentation: Fady AlNajjar (UAEU) Robotic Therapy for Developing Social Skills in Kids with Autism |
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| 10:25 |
Third Exhibition and Demonstrations Session |
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| 11:05 |
Keynote: John-John Cabibihan (Qatar) Social Robots and Wearable Sensors as Assistive Tools for Autism Intervention |
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| 11:50 |
Presentation: Nadia Hussain (Al Ain University of Science and Technology) The Use of Robots to Enhance Interaction among Autistic Adolescents – observations from a social interaction study |
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| 12:20 | Lunch | ||
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Seventh Thematic Session (13:20-16:20): “Robotics Industry and Tomorrow’s Society” Chair: Jorge Dias |
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| 13:20 |
Keynote: Amit Kumit Pandey (Softbank) From Artificial Intelligence towards Social Intelligence of Robots, the ultimate need but a grand R&D challenge: an industrial perspective |
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| 14:00 |
Presentation: Hoda Alkhazaimi (NYU) Privacy, Defense and Attacks in Robotics and Autonomous Systems: Lesson learned |
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| 14:30 | Coffee Break | ||
| 14:50 |
Keynote: Ahmad Bani Younes (KUSTAR) Robotics-Based Experimentation to Demonstrate and Emulate Spacecraft Maneuvers |
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| 15:30 |
Fourth Roundtable: “How social robots will create new jobs in UAE”. With: Mohammed Alotaibi, Hoda Alkhzaimi, Ahmad Bani Younes, John-John Cabibihan, Robb Cheek, Amit Kumit Pandey. |
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| 16:20 | Closing remarks and end of the first day of the symposium | ||