Call for submissions & registrations
Exploring Curiosity
November 22-23, Amsterdam
On 22 & 23 November the conference “Exploring Curiosity” will take place in Hotel Casa, Amsterdam, https://hotelcasa.nl/. The two-day program includes 11 invited talks from leading scientists who study curiosity within different disciplines, including social, cognitive and developmental psychology, neuroscience, robotics, experimental economics, art and product design.
Confirmed speakers
- Pieter Desmet, Delft University of Technology
- Kirill Fayn, KU Leuven
- Matthias Gruber, Cardiff University
- Celeste Kidd, University of Rochester
- Lieke van Lieshout, Radboud University
- Jordan Litman, University of Maine at Machias
- Kou Murayama, University of Reading
- Marret Noordewier, Leiden University
- Suzanne Oosterwijk, University of Amsterdam
- Pierre-Ives Oudeyer, French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation
- Bowen Ruan, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Flash-talk submissions
We invite researchers of all levels to share their most recent or exciting finding on curiosity or a related theme (e.g., openness to experience, exploratory behavior/learning, epistemic motivation, interest, sensation seeking) in a 5-minute “flash-talk”. The deadline for flash-talk submissions is October 1st at midnight (CET). For more information, please visit our website: www.exploringcuriosity.org
Registration
The “Exploring Curiosity” conference is open to everybody interested in research on curiosity. The conference has room for 100 participants. Because of this limitation, please secure your spot by registering before November 1st! If you would like to register for the conference, please visit our website: www.exploringcuriosity.org
In case you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at exploringcuriosity2018@gmail.com
Hope to see you in Amsterdam!
Suzanne Oosterwijk (University of Amsterdam)
Marret Noordewier (Leiden University)