This school is organized by AI Grid and SCAI.

Program

Day 1: Monday, April 7, 2025

Theme: Generative AI and Social Interactions

 • 12:00 - 13:30: Welcome Lunch and Registration

 • 14:00 - 15:00: Keynote: Generative AI and Social Interactions

Speaker: Chloé Clavel (INRIA Paris)

 • 15:00 - 15:15: Presentation of Research Work

Speakers: 2 PhD students (France/Germany)

 • 15:15 - 15:45: Coffee Break

 • 15:45 - 17:15: Roundtable 1: New Social Interactions with Machines

Participants will work in small groups using the World Café technique to address key questions:

 • Group 1: Ethical implications of emotional interactions between humans and machines.

 • Group 2: Can machines simulate human-like emotional expression? How does this impact trust?

 • Group 3: Cultural influences on human-machine interactions and differences across cultures.

 • Group 4: Consequences of AI-driven emotional relationships for vulnerable groups (e.g., children, the elderly).

 • 18:00: Pétanque at Arènes de Lutèce (optional, weather permitting)

Day 2: Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Theme: Robotics and Emotional Intelligence

 • 09:00 - 10:00: Keynote: Emotion in Robotics

Speaker: Catherine Pelachaud

 • 10:15 - 10:45: Presentation of Research Work

Speakers: 2 PhD students (France/Germany)

 • 10:45 - 11:00: Coffee Break

 • 11:00 - 14:00: Poster Session and Lunch Break

 • 20 posters to be presented; participants are required to prepare a poster.

 • 14:00 - 17:00: Visit to ISIR

Theme: Emotional Robotics and Applications in Healthcare

Day 3: Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Theme: Neuroscience and Emotional Interaction

 • 09:00 - 10:00: Keynote: Neuroscience of Emotional Interaction

Speaker: Julie Grèzes (Paris)

 • 10:00 - 10:30: Presentation of Research Work

Speakers: 2 PhD students (France/Germany)

 • 10:30 - 11:15: Coffee Break

 • 11:15 - 12:30: Panel Discussion: AI and Mental Health

Participants: Alexandra Reichenbach, M. Chetouani, David Cohen, Guillaume Morel, Enchanted Tools

 • 12:30 - 14:00: Lunch Break

 • 15:00 - 17:00: Visit to ICM

Theme: Brain-Machine Interfaces for Emotional Expression

Day 4: Thursday, April 10, 2025

Location: IRCAM

Theme: Artistic and Non-Verbal Expression through AI

 • 09:00 - 10:00: Keynotes: AI and Artistic Expression + Q&A

Speakers: Patrick Gebhard (DFKI) 

 • 10:00 - 10:30: Presentation of Research Work

Speakers: 2 PhD students (France/Germany)

 • 10:30 - 11:00: Coffee Break

 • 11:00 - 12:30: Workshop: AI for Voice Synthesis with Emotion

Facilitators: Elisabeth André and Silvan Mertes

 • 12:30 - 14:00: Lunch Break + Poster Session

 • 15:00 - 17:00: Visit to IRCAM

Theme: AI and Expression in Sound and Music

Day 5: Friday, April 11, 2025

Theme: AI Regulation and Future Directions

 • 09:00 - 10:00: Keynote: Emotion in the AI Act

Speaker: Raja Chatila

 • 10:00 - 10:30: Presentation of Research Work

Speakers: 2 PhD students (France/Germany)

 • 10:30 - 10:45: Coffee Break

 • 10:45 - 12:15: Roundtable 2: Regulation, Law, and AI Research on Emotions

 • Group 1: Current legal challenges in emotion-sensing AI technologies.

 • Group 2: Evolution of regulations to balance innovation and ethics.

 • Group 3: Navigating legal frameworks for AI and emotion research.

 • Group 4: Specific regulations for emotional contexts in AI (e.g., healthcare vs. entertainment).

 • 12:15 - 13:30: Lunch Break and Farewell

Practical information

Location: SCAI, Sorbonne University, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris

Target audience: young researchers (doctoral student, post-doc, or beginning researcher/teacher-researcher), in robotics, computer science or even human and social sciences with an interest in AI.

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