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Girls Sc(AI)ence 4: Critical Robotic Dialogues: Exploring Robots in the Present and Future

10 October 2025 10:00 to 11:00 | Workshop
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An online lecture and on-site seminar in the serie Girls Just Want To Have Sc(AI)ence.

Topic: Critical Robotic Dialogues: Exploring Robots in the Present and Future

When & where:  10 October 2025 at 10:00–11:00, online only via Zoom.

Invited speakers

  • Iolanda Leite, KTH Stockholm, Division of Robotics, Perception and Learning
  • Katie Winkle, Uppsala University,  Department of Information Technology; Vi3; Human Machine Interaction

Read more about the  workshop series "Girls just want to have Sc(AI)ence” at ai.lu.se

Description

Featured in the NAC Week and part of the Girls in Sc(AI)ence seminar series. This seminar invites participants to critically reflect on the role of robots in contemporary society and their possible futures. 

Speaker Bios

Iolanda Leite is an Associate Professor at the Division of Robotics, Perception and Learning at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on developing robots that can capture, learn from, and respond appropriately to the subtle dynamics that characterize real-world situations, allowing for truly efficient and engaging interactions with people

Katie Winkle is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University, where she is part of the Vi3 division and the Human–Machine Interaction group. Her research explores socially responsible and participatory approaches to human–robot interaction at the individual level as well as at the family, group, community and societal levels. 

This event is sponsored by WASP HS and Lund university profile area Natural and Artificial Cognition

About the event

Location:

Zoom, link by registration.

Contact:

valentina [dot] fantasia [at] lucs [dot] lu [dot] se