Guy Hoffman

Guy Hoffman's keynotes are focused on the advancement of robotics and the potential robots have to feel and react rather than just do tasks. Hoffman is a Roboticist and C-Director of the IDC Media Innovations lab and assistant professor at the School of Communication at IDC Herzliya. His focus has been on human-robot interactions, and many of his projects reflect that interest. Hoffman created the first human-robot joint acting project as well as the first human-robot jazz duet.

Hoffman's research areas include human-robot interaction(HRI)and collaboration, nonverbal communication in HRI,theatrical and musical performance in robotics and non-humanoid robot design. Guy Hoffman's keynotes are both informative and entertaining, and bring up topics of robotic empathy and human interaction with robots and other technology.