From HCI to HRI - Introducing Human-Robot Interaction

Abstract

The advent of technological developments in recent years has led the way to design and innovate interactive interfaces, such as robots, that can enhance our daily life activities. The Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) field has contributed to this development and, in this talk, I will shed light on the importance of HCI, and the how it maps to the Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) field. The talk will include my perspective on HRI, with examples of HRI projects, prototypes and demos. At the end, we will wrap up with open questions, and discussion points.

Short Bio

Dr. Mohammad Obaid is an associate professor at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. Dr. Obaid received his BSc., MSc. (First Class Honors) and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2004, 2007 and 2011, respectively. In 2018, he received his Docent degree (Associate Prof. rank) from Uppsala University (Sweden). He worked at several international research centers including the Human Centered Multimedia Lab (HCM Lab), University of Augsburg (Germany), the Human Interface Technology Lab New Zealand (HITLab NZ), University of Canterbury (New Zealand), and the Social Robotics Lab, Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University (Sweden). He is the (co-)author of over 110 publications within the areas of his research interests on Human-Robot Interaction and Human-Computer Interaction. Recent book publication by Routledge, Robots in Education.