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The Institutional Life of Algorithmic Risk Assessment

Kristian Lum will lead a discussion of Alicia Solow-Niederman, YooJung Choi, and Guy Van den Broeck‘s The Institutional Life of Algorithmic Assessment on Friday, April 12, at 10:15 a.m. at #werobot 2019. On August 28, 2018, California passed the California Money Bail Reform Act, also known as Senate Bill 10 (SB 10), and eliminated the state’s […]

 

The Reasonable Coder

Bryan Choi will lead a discussion of Petros Terzis‘s The Reasonable Coder on Friday, April 12 at 9:15 a.m. at #werobot 2019. Algorithmic decision-making tools are no longer a mere field of scientific exploration and academic debates. Today data, code and algorithms, blended altogether in the concept of Machine Learning (ML), are used to identify potential […]

 

It’s Time to Register for We Robot 2019

We Robot, now heading into its 8th year, is the leading North American conference on robotics law and policy. The 2019 event will be held at the University of Miami School of Law on April 11-13, 2019. Register today! CLICK HERE for program details This year’s We Robot will also have a day of workshops […]

 

We Robot 2019 Call for Posters

We invite poster submissions for the 8th annual robotics law and policy conference—We Robot 2019—to be held at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, USA, on April 11-13, 2019. Previously, the conference has been held at University of Miami, University of Washington, Stanford, and Yale. The conference web site is at http://robots.law.miami.edu/2019. We […]

 

Preliminary Program for We Robot 2019

Thank you to everyone who submitted papers for We Robot 2019! The Program Committee a very large number of interesting paper proposals, which lead to an acceptance rate of under 20%. Below we list the accepted papers. A fuller program, including dates and times for panels and presentations, discussants, and including demos and information about […]

 

By Popular Demand – 48 Hour Extension on We Robot 2019 Submission Deadline

A number of people have asked that we extend our deadline to after the US Election, which will be held on Nov. 6. Given the tight schedule we’ve set for the Program Committee to winnow proposals, there is not much give in our schedule, but we will extend the deadline by 48 hours, to midnight […]

 

We Robot Paper/Demo Proposals Due in ONE WEEK

Just ONE WEEK until the midnight Nov 5 deadline for We Robot submissions for scholarly papers and demos!  The Call for Papers, with Guidelines to the submission format and process can be accessed here. (The deadline for poster proposals is March 8, 2019, but acceptances may be offered on a rolling basis.) The We Robot […]

 

More on Submitting Proposals to We Robot

Just about one month to go to the deadline!  Then all the proposals will be considered by the We Robot 2019 Program Committee.  It’s a blind reviewing process, so to maximize your chances of acceptance, please DO NOT discuss the substance of your proposal with any of the people on this list. General inquiries are […]

 

We Robot Registration is Open

We Robot 2019 registration opens today! We encourage you to register early, as we will close registration when the conference is full. Until Jan. 11, 2019, the early bird fee for general registration for the main conference (April 12 & 13) is only $99. From Jan 11, 2019, general registration will rise to $149. We […]

 

We Robot 2019

We Robot 2019 will be hosted by the University of Miami School of Law. The conference will be April 12-13, with a workshop day on April 11. More info …. soonish….