Prof. Zeller presents a range of projects in HRI that challenge our traditional concepts of ‘creative person/entity’ and what creativity is. With Generative AI taking over many creative jobs, we need to ask ‘What are the potentials for human-robot interaction design?’, and ‘How can we envisage and design living with creative machines in the future?’

Bio

Frauke Zeller is Professor of Human-Computer Interaction & Creative Informatics at Edinburgh Napier University. Her expertise is in HCI, HRI, AI and digital methods. Before moving to Scotland in 2023, Frauke was Associate Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada, where she has been holding a range of research-related positions, such as director of The Creative School Catalyst), and director of The Creative School Audience Lab. She has been involved in multiple international research projects and was awarded a range of major research grants in Canada, Germany, and on the EU level. She is also involved in the AHRC funded cluster on Creative Informatics. Apart from multiple scholarly publications, Frauke is also the co-creator of Canada’s first hitchhiking robot – hitchBOT – a project that garnered worldwide public interest.

Running Order

16.00 – Welcome by Lynne Craig

16.10 – Frauke Zeller

16.40 – Q&A

17.00 – End

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* Please note that this webinar will be recorded *