{"593693":{"#nid":"593693","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Proposal by Michael Pettinati\u2028","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETitle: Supporting Healthy Dyadic Human Relationships With Power Differentials Using Robots\u2028\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMichael Pettinati\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPh.D. Student\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Computing\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2028\u2028Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2017\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETime: 4:00-6:00pm (EST)\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocation: TSRB 223\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2028\u2028Committee:\u2028------------------------\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Ronald Arkin (Advisor, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology)\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Rosa Arriaga (School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology)\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Sonia Chernova (School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology)\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Ayanna Howard (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Mark Riedl (School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology)\u2028\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAbstract\u2028------------------------\u2028\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESatisfying relationships are not relationships that lack conflict; they are relationships where conflict is managed in healthy ways. Dyadic relationships with power differentials often see one dyad member make a choice to use an unhealthy conflict strategy. An agent that facilitates the use of healthier interaction styles would be invaluable in these moments for these relationships. This proposal explores how a robot can fulfill this role and help human dyads attain and sustain mutually satisfactory relationships.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe proposal presents preliminary results that suggest robots may have certain qualities, such as their more limited social presence, that make them desirable for this role. It introduces a computational model that identifies states of dissatisfaction in dyadic human relationships with power differentials. It also proposes an action-selection mechanism that selects interventions to help ameliorate states of dissatisfaction. Finally, the proposal gives an overview of a two-phase human-robot interaction experiment to test an implementation of this computational architecture and provide more definitive answers regarding how a robot can support healthy dyadic interactions in relationships with power differentials.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Supporting Healthy Dyadic Human Relationships With Power Differentials Using Robots\u2028\u2028"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2017-07-24 16:48:26","changed_gmt":"2017-07-24 16:48:26","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2017-08-01T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2017-08-01T19:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2017-08-01T19:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2017-08-01 21:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2017-08-01 23:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2017-08-01 23:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"102851","name":"Phd proposal"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}