The second edition of the international scientific conference, HumanTech Summit, is organized by the HumanTech Center at SWPS University.
Our mission is to connect people from different spheres of life and showcase the fact that neither technology without humans nor humans without technology can accomplish as much individually as they can when working together.
Stanford University, USA
Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
Phase Space, UK
University of Lisbon, Portugal
University of Zurich, Switzerland
Indiana University Bloomington, USA
University of Southern California, USA
University of California, Davis, USA / University of Warsaw, Poland
Click on the link below and sign up for the conference!
Registration for the conference is available from Friday, 3:00 pm at the SWPS University headquarters.
Keynote: Michał Kosiński (Stanford University, USA)
Data Governance in a Trilemma: A Qualitative Analysis of Rights, Values, and Goals in Building Data Commons
Jan Oleszczuk Zygmuntowski (Kozminski University)
Live Comply - AI for managing sensitive data.
Grzegorz Kanka (MsC of Laws), Aleksander Smywinski-Pohl Research Engineer (AGH)
Lost in Translation: Analyzing the Challenges Faced by Large Language Models in Psychometry: Comparison Between LLMs Models and Human Raters
Wiktoria Mieleszczenko-Kowszewicz (Wrocław University of Science and Technology), Luke Gassmann (University of Bristol)
Personalization Individualization of experiences. Moonshot or a pitfall?
Izabella Krzemińska (Orange)
Agnieszka Kabalska, Selma Sabanovic, Jonathan Gratch
Moderator: Michał Boni (SWPS University, Warsaw)
Keynote: Selma Sebanovic (Indiana University, USA)
What do Poles think about robots? Results of a nationwide survey
Krzysztof Walas (IDEAS NCBR), Sonia Ziemba - Domańska, Konrad Maj (SWPS, Warszawa)
Robot as an authority and a learner. Milgram paradigm involving a humanoid robot
Konrad Maj, Tomasz Grzyb, Dariusz Doliński (SWPS University, Warsaw)
Human perspectives on social robots. Introducing Polish versions of the questionnaires to measure attitudes towards robots and exposure to science fiction
Aleksandra Wasielewska (UAM)
Keynote: Christian Klaes (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)
What are gaming withdrawal symptoms and how to measure them? Results from the systematic review of withdrawal's role in contemporary gaming disorder research
Aleksandra Zajas, Sylwia Starzec (Jagiellonian University, Kraków)
Video game proficiency can be predicted from EEG oscillatory indexes of visual working memory
Aneta Brzezicka (SWPS University)
Territorial Change in the Metaverse: The Implications on International Relations
Atilla Arda Beşen (University of Warsaw / VolareVers)
Phantom touch in virtual bodies
Artur Pilaciński (Ruhr University Bochum)
Keynote: Anna Ciaunica (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
Keynote: Magdalena Wojcieszak, (University of California, Davis, USA / University of Warsaw, Poland)
SSP IUSTITIA
Association of Polish Judges promoting the rule of law, defending freedom and civil rights, among others. using VR technology
Anna
Educational VR apps
Sharpeo
Organizing online events in VR space
Sonia Ziemba - Domańska
Neurosomatic stymulation therapy
.Be
Chatbot pierwsza pomoc psychologiczna
MyMetaSkill
Interpersonal skills training in a simulated environment
Unicorn VR World
Virtual therapy to help treating autism spectrum disorder, anxiety and phobias
Cleverpoint
Solutions in VR to demonstrate for psychologists
Keynote: Zillah Watson (Phase Space, UK)
Mental toughness development training using virtual reality (VR)
Martyna Kotyśko, Ewa Waszkiewicz (UWM, Olsztyn)
Using VR to evaluate attentional and behavioral avoidance - an example of public speaking task
Michał Skorupski (SWPS, Katowice)
Depth perception of virtual objects in augmented reality - empirical study
Jacek Matulewski (UMK / Vobacom), Albert Łukasik, Klaudia Karkowska
Keynote: Anne Scherer (ex University of Zurich)
Using chatbots on Meta's Messenger to deliver internet interventions for improving well-being. Insights from studies on Stressbot and Hapibot
Jan Maciejewski, Magdalena Leśnierowska, Ewelina Smoktunowicz (SWPS, Warszawa)
Development of a mobile application-based ecological momentary intervention - an example of intervention reducing experiential avoidance in maladaptive repetitive negative thinking
Steven Barnes & others (SWPS, Katowice)
The Future starts now: The new approach to e-addiction prevention
Anna Wojtkowska, Katarzyna Kulwicka, Jakub Kuś, Agata Gąsiorowska (SWPS Wrocław)
Mikołaj Białko, Ralf Wagner, Anna Ciaunica, Zillah Watson, Anne Scherer
Moderator: Michał Boni (SWPS University, Warsaw)
Keynote: Jonathan Gratch (University of Southern California, USA)
A reliable and accurate predictive system that can provide early warning and enable proactive measures to enhance road safety
Artur Budzyński (Silesian University of Technology)
Techno-empowerment - when technology becomes a decision make
Artur Modliński (University of Lodz)
The impact of self-interest on moral perceptions of AI and human decisions
Katarzyna Miazek & Konrad Bocian (SWPS, Sopot)
A new method of implementing formally verifiable artificial intelligence
Krystian Dylewski (Consumer Intelligence)
We have also prepared an interesting workshop for the conference attendees, which will be held on Friday, 08.12, 17:00-20:00 at the premises of SWPS University! You can sign up for the workshop using the conference registration form.
Participants can choose from up to three different thematic options:
Large Language Models have taken the world by storm in recent years, and the world of robotics is no exception. They have the potential to greatly improve the experience of interacting with robots, but bringing them into the physical world brings a host of new challenges, such as uncertainty in what the robot sees or hears.
At United Robitics Group we have been using them with NAO and Pepper for quite a few different use cases (entertainment, information, research), and would like to share our experience, and exchange ideas with other practitioners (and non-practitioners!).
This workshop is focused around three themes:
Theory: the intersection of HRI (Human-Robot Interaction) and LLMs:
what HRI challenges need to be solved for successful use of LLMs
what LLMs change to the HRI experience
Experience Report: Pepper and ChatGPT: what we learned.
How to design interactions with LLMs
This will be more hands-on – together, we will experiment with creating new "personalities" for NAO and trying them out
Leader:
Émile Kroeger - programmer and software engineer, renowned for his expertise in machine learning and game development. With a deep passion for innovation and tackling technical challenges, Émile has made significant contributions to various fields, particularly in software architecture, statistics, prototyping, procedural content generation, usability, and robotics.
Augmented reality is slowly becoming a part of the real world, providing entertainment, information or helping to perform various activities. Innovation in VR/AR is becoming one of the more rapidly growing branches of new technologies, and in the next decades will provide new solutions that change the way people interact with both each other and physical reality. The theme of the workshop is both these future and current challenges facing VR/AR technologies. The workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to hear first-hand the viewpoints of augmented reality researchers and innovators on the current state of the technology and its future paths.
In addition to presentations and discussions, the workshop will also include demonstrations of VR/AR technology in small groups. In this way, the workshop will provide an excellent opportunity for interdisciplinary and promising contacts between enthusiasts and experts in the field of new technologies.
Leader:
PsyTech VR - innovators in AI-driven mental health therapy using VR/AR, offering personalized treatment experiences and groundbreaking VR telemedicine services since
2020.
Łukasz Szajda - entrepreneur and VR innovator, co-developing a VR assessment tool for human competencies at GuideMe. Actively leads VR workshops, pioneering practical VR applications in business.
Adam Żądło - a multimedia artist and academic specializing in VR, known for transferring philosophical texts into immersive VR experiences and supporting scientific communities in cyborg development and space exploration.
Jowita Guja - a distinguished Polish scholar and professor at AGH University, manages EduVRLab, specializing in VR/AR technology integration with cultural studies and philosophy, pioneering in VR research and education.
The "AI in Legal Practice – From Prototype to Practice" workshop at the HumanTech Summit 2023 is a groundbreaking event for scientists, technology industry representatives, and legal professionals. This interactive session will focus on the integration of Artificial Intelligence in the judiciary, providing participants with hands-on experience with an innovative AI system, and fostering a dialogue on the digital transformation of legal proceedings.
This workshop aims to offer a comprehensive understanding of AI's role and potential in legal settings. It's designed to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, encouraging the exchange of ideas between different disciplines and fostering collaborations for future innovations in legal technology.
The workshop is structured into three main parts. It will kick off with a keynote speech by Kevin Freizer from St. Thomas University College of Law, highlighting interdisciplinary education. Following this, Piotr Krzak will lead a session on AI's practical applications in the judiciary, including a demonstration and analysis of AI systems in comparison to traditional legal decision-making. The event will conclude with a roundtable discussion, bringing together a diverse panel of judges, lawyers, and AI experts to discuss the future of AI in legal practice and its societal implications.
Leader:
Piotr Krzak - po 15 latach pracy w wymiarze sprawiedliwości, z czego 7 lat jako sędzia, rozpoczął nowy etap kariery, łącząc prawo z Data Science. Skupia się na tworzeniu narzędzi wykorzystujących nowe technologie, mających na celu usprawnienie funkcjonowania wymiaru sprawiedliwości, ułatwienie pracy prawników, oraz tworzenie rozwiązań dla sektora biznesowego.
Contact: piotr.krzak.prawnik@gmail.com
Kevin Frazier - assistant Professor of Law in 2023 at St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law. His research focus on investigating how new governance systems, such as Meta’s Oversight Board, as well as older and neglected systems, such as state constitutions, have adjusted to an age of rapid technological
advancement and institutional distrust.
On Saturday at 8:30 pm there will be a team-building meeting for conference participants!
Meeting place: 41st floor of the InterContinental Hotel in the Club Lounge.
Cost of participation in the meeting: 50 PLN.
Snacks and an open bar will be provided for everyone!
A programming competition not just for programmers.
PURPOSE
Teams will be tasked with programming an interactive visualization that will collect data in an innovative way using a camera or other sensors and transform it into a thought-provoking experience. In other words, the goal will be to humanize the data. The winning projects will be displayed at the HumanTech Summit 2023 conference.
TEAMS
Teams can be single or multi-person. They must include a "has to do" person, i.e. one who is familiar with creative coding, able to program a website or an interactive installation. Familiarity with programming languages that are used for dynamic and interactive visualization is recommended, namely processing, P5.js, openFrameworks, Pure Data, Paper.js or vvvv. However, nothing prevents you from creating a work in HTML and CSS, if it meets the conditions of the competition.
It is recommended - although not mandatory - to have people on the team from "it's supposed to be pretty," i.e. with expertise in graphic and/or applied design, as well as from "it's supposed to be on topic," i.e. people with knowledge of psychology, sociology, cultural studies, law, philosophy. One of the goals of the event is to promote diversity in technology design teams. We understand diversity broadly, not only as interdisciplinarity, but also as a pool of experience that can enrich the creative process.
It is the only research center in Poland that brings together social and technological innovations, operating at a humanities university.
HumanTech Meetings - a project financed through the state budget, by the Ministry of Education and Science as part of the competition "The social responsibility of science: Popularization of science and promotion of sport" (project no. SONP/SN/514650/2021). The project is scheduled for 2022-2023. The total value of the project: 305,472 PLN
The event is co-funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, under the “Innovation Incubator 4.0” funding scheme.
Stanford University, USA
Harvard University, USA / Kozminski University, Poland
University of California, San Diego, USA / SWPS University, Poland
Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Italian Institute of Technology, Genoa, Italy
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, USA
Head of the Committee
Secretary of the Conference
Head of the Hackathon
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