Workshop Aim and Topics
The aim of our highly interactive workshop is two-fold:
By participating in our workshop, you will therefore be able to engage in critical dialogue about theory and theorizing in HRI, expand upon and discuss different understandings and applications of theoretical knowledge in your own work and others, and make new connections for research collaboration.
If you are interested in exploring and learning more about the role of theory and theorizing in HRI, please join us in a discussion about topics including, but not limited to:
A better understanding of theory and theorizing in HRI is not only needed to better support and improve study designs, but is also necessary for better facilitation of interdisciplinary collaboration.
- We wish to explore various questions and perspectives on the role of theory and theorizing in HRI. We aim to engage the HRI community in discussions and knowledge exchange about how to create a theory, improve an existing one, or how to evaluate the quality of a theory.
- We wish to bring people in the HRI community together around the theme of “theory-grounded HRI” to foster long-term networking opportunities and collaboration as people will get to know who else are interested in more theory-driven HRI research.
By participating in our workshop, you will therefore be able to engage in critical dialogue about theory and theorizing in HRI, expand upon and discuss different understandings and applications of theoretical knowledge in your own work and others, and make new connections for research collaboration.
If you are interested in exploring and learning more about the role of theory and theorizing in HRI, please join us in a discussion about topics including, but not limited to:
- How to derive theory from data do develop HRI theory
- How to create theory-driven HRI studies
- How to understand the relationship between theory and empirical work to improve HRI study designs
- How to understand and apply theories from different disciplines to address knowledge gaps in HRI
- What can be considered the state of the art for theory/theorizing in HRI
- How to identify different candidates for “theories” resulting from HRI work
- What the value of, and justification is for theory and theorizing in HRI
A better understanding of theory and theorizing in HRI is not only needed to better support and improve study designs, but is also necessary for better facilitation of interdisciplinary collaboration.
Writing Prompts
For your planned submission to our workshop, we provided the following questions to foster reflection:
Why is theory important for HRI?
What do you see as the role of theory in HRI study? Are there any areas of HRI that are underrepresented because of current dominant theories, or areas to explore that could use new underlying theory?
What is the role of theory in good science?
This workshop will focus heavily on how theory has been beneficial to other sciences. Are there examples of classic theories which illustrate their importance for the development of mature fields? Can you speak at all to the philosophy of science in general?
What makes a good theory?
Commentary on the composition of a useful and clean theory would be appreciated. As we build HRI theory together, these components will be important to have in mind. What are some aspects of good theory in science?
Why is theory important for HRI?
What do you see as the role of theory in HRI study? Are there any areas of HRI that are underrepresented because of current dominant theories, or areas to explore that could use new underlying theory?
What is the role of theory in good science?
This workshop will focus heavily on how theory has been beneficial to other sciences. Are there examples of classic theories which illustrate their importance for the development of mature fields? Can you speak at all to the philosophy of science in general?
What makes a good theory?
Commentary on the composition of a useful and clean theory would be appreciated. As we build HRI theory together, these components will be important to have in mind. What are some aspects of good theory in science?