Embodied AI @ Utrecht University @EmbodiedAI_UU
Uniting researchers of Utrecht University in the field of Embodied AI. Organized by @zerrinyumak - @RuudHortensius - @RoboNarratives embodiedaiuu.wixsite.com/home Joined November 2021-
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We are looking for a PhD student! 🎉 MPI and UU combine forces to generate next generation virtual human social animations using mocap technologies. If any questions, feel free to contact me or @ozyurek_a! Feel free to distribute the call to relevant candidates.
We are looking for a PhD student! 🎉 MPI and UU combine forces to generate next generation virtual human social animations using mocap technologies. If any questions, feel free to contact me or @ozyurek_a! Feel free to distribute the call to relevant candidates.
Our last talk by @williamstome has been uploaded to our YouTube channel. If you missed it, you can now watch it! Thank you all for the interesting talk! youtu.be/0cAuAv0PpEI
In the week of March 13th the Spring School on Social XR will take place! @zerrinyumak will present about digital humans in the Capturing and modelling category. For more information, please see lnkd.in/eurpbD9T
In the week of March 13th the Spring School on Social XR will take place! @zerrinyumak will present about digital humans in the Capturing and modelling category. For more information, please see lnkd.in/eurpbD9T
On 16th February @zerrinyumak and @RoboNarratives will give a lecture as part of the SIKS course! For more information, please see: siks.nl/activities/act…
On 16th February @zerrinyumak and @RoboNarratives will give a lecture as part of the SIKS course! For more information, please see: siks.nl/activities/act…
On February 2nd we host another online Embodied AI talk! @williamstome will present his talk “Secret Agents. The Real and Imagined Inner Lives of Interactive Robots”. We're looking forward to it!🤖For more information and registration, please see: uu.nl/en/events/embo…
Last weeks talk by @anikbera has been uploaded to our YouTube channel. If you missed it, you can now watch it back! Thank you all for the interesting talk! youtu.be/wq8GAXVD-t4
Our last talk by @Mike_Ligthart has been uploaded to our YouTube channel. If you missed it, you can now watch it back! Thank you all for the interesting talk! youtu.be/Vt7M5FAs6fI
Next week on December 15th, we welcome Prof. @anikbera for his talk 'Designing Emotionally-Intelligent Digital Humans that Move, Express, and Feel Like Us!'. We're looking forward to it and hope to see you there! 🤖 For more information, see: uu.nl/en/events/embo…
After last weeks interesting talk, the Embodied AI team had drinks together with our speaker! @Mike_Ligthart
On 24th November we host another Embodied AI talk! Mike Lighthart will present his talk “Long-Term Child-Robot Relationships”. We're looking forward to it!🤖For more information and registration, please see: uu.nl/en/events/embo…
Our last talk by @panxueni has been uploaded to our youtube channel. If you missed the talk, you can now watch it back! Thank you all for the interesting talk! youtu.be/WkfI6cQsJmU
On October 27th , we welcome Prof. @panxueni for her talk 'Social interaction in virtual reality'. We're looking forward to it and hope to see you there! 🤖 For more information and the registration form, see: uu.nl/en/events/embo…
Our last talk with @becbot has been uploaded to our youtube channel If you missed the talk, you can now whatch it back! Thank you all for the interesting talk youtu.be/lSY4GbcKxLc
We like to share that on October 19th at 15:30 the Human-centered AI will organize a colloquium with Bipin Indurkhya on Faking Emotions and a Therapeutic Role for Robots and Chatbots. We hope to see you there! More information can be found here: uu.nl/en/events/hai-…
Our next @EmbodiedAI_UU speaker will be hybrid: Rebecca Stower @becbot will talk about the challenges HRI researchers may face due to the interdisciplinary nature of our field. Sept. 29 at 2pm In-person: Utrecht, Daltonlaan 500, Room 7.27. Register online: forms.gle/CDz1QR7v8vMRXY…
On 29th September we host our first talk of the new academic year! Rebecca Stower (@becbot) will present her talk “HRInterdisciplinary Research. A Psychologist’s Guide to Social Robotics”. We're looking forward to it🤖For information and registration, see: uu.nl/en/events/embo…
This Thursday Embodied AI Initiative is organizing a Break Out Session as part of the UU Data Science and AI for Society Day! Come join us for an interactive discussion about virtual humans and social robots. Program and registration at: uu.nl/en/events/data…
Dear UU Colleagues, Hope to see you at the HAI day. Embodied AI will be there as well at SIG Autonomous Intelligent Systems! uu.nl/en/events/meet…
On 25th May, we welcome Prof. Stefan Kopp for his talk 'Towards socially aware cognitive systems'. We're looking forward to it! 🤖 For more information and the registration form, see: uu.nl/en/events/embo… #embodiedagents #socialrobots #virtualhumans #nonverbalbehaviors

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