Mathematica on Mac OS X at the Eindhoven University of Technology

Mathematica is an extremely powerful math tool. The Eindhoven University of Technology has a site license, but only for the Windows platform. The serial number and registration provided, will not work on a Mac OS X computer. But Wolfram has got you covered! You can apply for a Home-use license, even one for Mac OS X. You need to fill in the online form and after a manual validation, they approve your application. I tried it out and I am now the proud owner of a Mathematica liscence for Mac OS X at the TU/e. Voila!

CFP: 2nd International Conference on Human-Robot Personal Relationships

Within the fields of Human-Computer Interaction and Human-Robot Interaction, the past few years have witnessed a strong upsurge of interest in the more personal aspects of human relationships with artificial partners. In 2008 Maastricht University organised the 1st International Conference on Human-Robot Relationships. This was inspired by the defence of David Levy’s (2007) thesis, Intimate Relationships with Artificial Partners. The thesis attracted wide media publicity as did the 1st conference. Meanwhile, the
Maastricht research group has moved to Tilburg University and therefore this university is organizing and hosting the 2nd International Conference on Human-Robot Personal Relationships, during the period June 11-12, 2009. Continue reading “CFP: 2nd International Conference on Human-Robot Personal Relationships”

CFP: FIRA International Conference Social Robotics (ICSR 2009)

August 16th – 18th, 2009, Incheon, Korea

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The International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR) is to be held at the Hotel Ramada (Tentatively) in Incheon in Korea, 16th ~ 18th August 2009, under the FIRA RoboWorld Congress 2009, together with another five conferences. Social Robotics is the study of robots that are able to interact and communicate among themselves, with humans, and with the environment, within the social and cultural structure attached to their roles. The very nature of social robotics demands expertise from diverse disciplines. The conference aims to bring together the international community of researchers and practitioners to share their forefront research and the latest advancements in social robotics, as well as interactions with human beings and integration into our society.

The conference welcomes original, peer reviewed papers and contributions describing technically rigorous scientific and philosophical advances in social robots, and their interactions and communications with humans, especially innovative ideas and concepts, new discoveries and improvements, as well as novel applications on the latest fundamental advances in the core technologies that from the backbone of social robotics, distinguished developmental projects, as well as seminal works in aesthetic design, ethics and philosophy, studies on social impact and influence pertaining to social robotics, and its interaction and communication with human being and its social impact on our society. Continue reading “CFP: FIRA International Conference Social Robotics (ICSR 2009)”