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Oya Celiktutan @oyaceliktutan.bsky.social · 26d

wi-fi is always to blame :)

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · Sep 8

A recent survey by researchers at the University of Washington found that people generally prefer the idea of robots designed for a specific purpose, rather than general-purpose humanoids, in their homes. 🤖 spectrum.ieee.org/home-humanoi... #Robots #Robotics

Do People Really Want Humanoid Robots in Their Homes?

Investors are pouring billions into humanoid robots, but do people actually want them in their homes?

spectrum.ieee.org

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Mohammad Soleymani @msoleymani.bsky.social · Sep 1

#FG2026 1st submission deadline is approaching. #Kyoto is calling! fg2026.ieee-biometrics.org Abstract 25 September, Full paper 2 October!

The 20th IEEE International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition

The IEEE conference series on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition is the premier international forum for research in image and video-based face, gesture, and body movement recognition. It is co-spo...

fg2026.ieee-biometrics.org

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Oliver Lemon @oliverlemon.bsky.social · Aug 14

PhD position available ! - Generative AI for Embodied Collaborative Agents (eg. robots :) - Please distribute

Oliver Lemon @oliverlemon.bsky.social · Jun 18

PhD position in Generative AI for Embodied Collaborative Agents: #GenAI #NLProc #HRI #ELLISforEurope #AI #ML #PhD @heriotwattuni.bsky.social - please contact me ASAP if you are interested !
sites.google.com/site/hwinter...

The Interaction Lab - PhD position in Embodied AI

PhD Position: Multimodal Generative AI for Embodied Collaborative Agents Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Interaction Lab and National Robotarium , Heriot-Watt University Collaboration with Toshib...

sites.google.com

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ELLIS @ellis.eu · Aug 13

Meet @oyaceliktutan.bsky.social, Reader in AI & Robotics at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and ELLIS Member. She leads the award-winning Social AI & Robotics Lab, advancing robots & virtual agents that interact seamlessly with humans. Check out her advice for young scientists!

#WomenInELLIS

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Oya Celiktutan @oyaceliktutan.bsky.social · Aug 12

🤣😅 I'm sorry. but also if we look at the explanation. in some cases it is hard to give definite reject. therefore, I followed the guidance: "Technically solid paper where reasons to accept outweigh reasons to reject, e.g., limited evaluation."

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GENEA Workshop 2025 @geneaworkshop.bsky.social · Aug 7

🚨 Missed the main track deadline? No worries!
You can still present at the GENEA Workshop 2025 – we're now accepting poster submissions! 🎉

📅 Deadline: 19 September 2025
🔗 More info: genea-workshop.github.io/2025/worksho...

#CoSpeechGestures #GestureGeneration #Evaluations

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Christian Wolf @chriswolfvision.bsky.social · Jul 29

Naver Labs Europe organizes a Workshop on AI for Robotics in the French Alpes (Grenoble), the 4th edition. This year the topic is 'Spatial AI', registration is open!

NAVER LABS Europe @naverlabseurope.bsky.social · Jul 29

Major announcement ✨registration is OPEN✨
AI for Robotics workshop (4th edition): Spatial AI
🗓️Nov 21-22 Grenoble, France!
Details: tinyurl.com/bdtk2nzs
⭐⭐ 14 confirmed speakers ⭐⭐: 🧵2/3
Poster submissions (travel grant possible): 🧵 3/3
Spread the word!

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Oya Celiktutan @oyaceliktutan.bsky.social · Jul 17

i received the same recommendation by scholar inbox ☺️

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Oya Celiktutan @oyaceliktutan.bsky.social · Jun 26

📣 Job alert! We are seeking motivated researchers to apply for a postdoctoral research associate position in #Robotics and #ArtificialIntelligence, funded by our new EPSRC project, Circular Robot 5.0!

More information: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/118605-...

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Robotics & AI

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Oya Celiktutan @oyaceliktutan.bsky.social · Jun 20

very good as compared to ECCV.

Oya Celiktutan @oyaceliktutan.bsky.social · May 31

🤖 Our work SANG — Socially Aware Navigation between Groups is now published in the International Journal of Social Robotics!

More info:
📄 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
📹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeHV...

SANG IJSR

YouTube video by Viktor Schmuck

www.youtube.com

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Oya Celiktutan @oyaceliktutan.bsky.social · May 20

just signed up! ☺️

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GENEA Workshop 2025 @geneaworkshop.bsky.social · May 11

Submissions are now open! Meet our amazing keynote speakers!

#GENEA2025
#ACMMM2025
#NonVerbalBehaviour
#EmbodiedAgents

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ACM-ICMI 2025 Official @icmi2025official.bsky.social · Apr 4

🚀 #ICMI2025 Paper Submissions Now Open! 📢

🔗 Submit now: new.precisionconference.com/submissions 🚀

📅 Don't forget to check the Call for Papers and Author Guidelines for important details.

Join us in shaping the future of multimodal interaction!

#CFP #MultimodalInteraction

PCS

new.precisionconference.com

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AI Conference DL Countdown @dlcountdown.bsky.social · Apr 4

ACM MM'25 (abs): DL today, good luck (21h)!
ACM MM'25 (paper): 7 days + 21h.
CORL'25: 24 days.
NeurIPS'25 (abs): 37 days.
NeurIPS'25 (paper): 41 days.

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Oya Celiktutan @oyaceliktutan.bsky.social · Apr 1

Hello, SERMAS! Meet a Human-like Virtual AI Assistant 🦾

On the family day, Cristina Palmero Cantariño, Megha Quamara, Luca Viganò, and I will be showcasing the #SERMAS agent! Come by, see it in motion, and give it a try!

King's Institute for Artificial Intelligence @aiatkings.bsky.social · Apr 1

The King’s Festival of Artificial Intelligence is returning to @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social from Tuesday 20 May to Saturday 24 May. Find out more about what we've got planned and check out the full programme of free, public events. Registration is open now! ⬇️
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/festiva...

From mental health to magic: Festival returns exploring AI in healthcare, education, sustainable business

King’s Festival of Artificial Intelligence returns 20 – 24 May with events and workshops on AI and education, healthcare, creativity, sustainability, business and more.

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Kate Devlin 🎃👻🍂 @drkatedevlin.bsky.social · Mar 26

Applications are now open for 20 interdisciplinary jobs in AI at King’s College London: King’s AI+ Academic Fellowships, advancing AI across *all* disciplines (yes, inc. Arts & Hums — come and work with me!). www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/role/ki...
@kingsdh.bsky.social @kings-dfi.bsky.social

King's AI+ Academic Fellowships (leading to an open-ended academic post)

King’s is making a major strategic investment into driving AI activity across our nine academic Faculties. Our ambition is to accelerate growth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data-driven research...

www.kcl.ac.uk

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GENEA Workshop 2025 @geneaworkshop.bsky.social · Mar 23

📢 #CallforPapers is now live for the 6th #GENEA Workshop @ACMMM25! We’re excited to welcome your contributions on all things non-verbal behaviour and embodied agents 🤖✨

🗓️ Deadlines (AoE):
Abstract: 2 July 2025
Submission: 4 July 2025

🔗 Full details: genea-workshop.github.io/2025/worksho...

GENEA Workshop 2025

genea-workshop.github.io

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Oya Celiktutan @oyaceliktutan.bsky.social · Mar 20

I couldn’t agree more. This is especially true for domains like human-robot interaction, where large datasets are not available and data collection is extremely restricted due to ethical considerations.

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GENEA Workshop 2025 @geneaworkshop.bsky.social · Mar 15

Excited to announce that the GENEA workshop will take place at ACM MM’25 in Dublin, Ireland this year! Follow us & stay tuned for more details! #GENEA #ACMMM2025

Organising committee:
Taras Kucherenko
Youngwoo Yoon
Alice Delbosc
Oya Celiktutan
Rajmund Nagy
Laura B. Hensel
Gustav Eje Henter

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ACM-ICMI 2025 Official @icmi2025official.bsky.social · Mar 13

2nd call for paper!

ACM-ICMI 2025 Official @icmi2025official.bsky.social · Feb 4

Call for paper for #ICMI2025 is up!

The paper submission deadline for the 27th edition of the #ICMI 2025 is as follows:

Abstract deadline: April 18th, 2025
Paper Submission: April 25th, 2025

Website: icmi.acm.org/2025/call-fo...

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Oya Celiktutan @oyaceliktutan.bsky.social · Mar 10

Interested in a #career in #AI #Research? Join our #NVIDIA GTC 2025 session next week!

Date/time: Wednesday, Mar 19 | 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM PDT

More info: www.nvidia.com/gtc/session-...

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ELLIS @ellis.eu · Mar 8

This International Women's Day, we're challenging you to #AccelerateAction to get more women & girls in AI and machine learning.

It's your turn! Reply with a suggestion for action or tag an inspiring female scientist.

#IWD2025 #AccelerateAction #WomenInELLIS

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Oya Celiktutan @oyaceliktutan.bsky.social · Feb 15

oh is it feb or april?

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