Interesting keynote by Nadya Purtova at the Ethical and Legal Perspectives on xAI symposium organized by @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social ELS Lab on the mismatch between how humans understand information (semantics) and how AI does (syntactic), and its effects on xAI.

Attending the Utrecht University Human Centered AI SIG Day in the Botanical Gardens, in the tropical green house to be specific. It's way too hot and humid to focus on the talks, so I started exploring the plants and butterflies.

And let's not forget the awesome farewell block party. At which I witnessed actual dancing of roboticists.

And yet another shout out to my student, Josephine Mélot-Chesnel, for giving a great talk on robot trust repair strategies needing to be personalized to be effective.

#ICRA2025 in Atlanta was an absolute whirlwind of innovation, inspiration, and deep discussions! Meeting robots, getting inspired by talks, debating societal impacts. And the cherry on top? More HRI content than ever AND a reunion with some fantastic HRI friends! Until next time! #Robotics #HRI

Wrapping up an inspirational day of the #CHI-NL Community Event at my alma mater @utwente.bsky.social. Great overview of all kinds of #HCI research in the Netherlands.

#HRI2025 kicks off with a keynote by Julie Adams reflecting on the birth of the HRI conference in 2004/2005.

Starting off my @hri-conference.bsky.social week by attending the #LEAP-HRI workshop with a keynote by Dana Kulic. We still need to overcome several challenges to build long-term HRIs.

Melbourne, make up your mind already! Packing for #HRI2025 based on the weather forecast seems impossible. Do I need a bikini or a woolen sweater 🤔? Luckily, my flight includes checked luggage, so I guess I am bringing... both?

Today's work buddy 🐱