Speaker: Bilge Mutlu (University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Time: January 6, 2026,11:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Place: Aysel Sabuncu Brain Research Center Seminar Room (SC-106)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abstract:<\/strong> Human-robot interaction is often framed in terms of interfaces, autonomy, or task performance. In this talk, I argue that HRI is more productively understood as the study of distributed cognitive systems where cognition emerges across humans, machines, and environments over time. I present three cognitive principles that shape interaction with artificial agents: joint action as a coupled dynamical process, embodiment as priors for inference, and cognition as situated in the physical environment. Drawing on examples from collaborative, embodied, and assistive robotics, I show how these principles jointly explain when interaction succeeds and where it breaks down. I conclude by arguing that assistive human-robot interaction serves as a critical stress test for cognitive theories of interaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bio:<\/strong> Bilge Mutlu is the Sheldon B. & Marianne S. Lubar Professor at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, with appointments in Computer Sciences, Psychology, and Industrial & Systems Engineering. He directs the People & Robots Laboratory and is the founding director of the Institute for Design & Embodied AI (IDEA), a campus-wide initiative focused on human-centered robotics and embodied AI. His research develops principles and methods for designing robotic and AI systems that integrate effectively into everyday environments. Dr. Mutlu teaches courses in human-computer interaction, interaction design, and user experience (UX) design. He directs the NSF-funded INTEGRATE Graduate Research Traineeship on robotics and the future of work and has held leadership roles in the ACM\/IEEE Human-Robot Interaction community and the Human-Computer Interaction Consortium. He received his PhD in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Speaker: Bilge Mutlu (University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison) Time: January 6, 2026,11:00 Place: Aysel Sabuncu Brain Research Center Seminar Room (SC-106) Abstract: Human-robot interaction is often framed in terms of interfaces, autonomy, or task performance. In this talk, I argue that HRI is more productively understood as the study of distributed cognitive systems where cognition emerges across humans, machines, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyin.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyin.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyin.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyin.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyin.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=341"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/beyin.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":342,"href":"https:\/\/beyin.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341\/revisions\/342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyin.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyin.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyin.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}