Keynote Speakers

The rapid advancement of intelligent systems—ranging from large language models (LLMs) to autonomous drones and robots—has unlocked remarkable capabilities while introducing new challenges for human interaction and coordination. As these systems grow in autonomy and complexity, humans may find it increasingly difficult to collaborate effectively or maintain situational awareness.

To address these challenges, intelligent advising agents can support decision-making and reduce cognitive load by providing guidance and explanations that help users assess when and how to act on AI-generated advice. Our overarching goal is to ensure that AI + Human > max(AI, Human)—that is, the combined intelligence of humans and machines should surpass the performance of either working alone.

This presentation explores the key challenges of human collaboration with intelligent systems and introduces methods that enable LLM-based agents to coordinate more effectively with people. These approaches aim to establish shared reference points for understanding, foster goal alignment, and promote adaptive interaction. Ultimately, we outline strategies for developing assisting agents that enhance human performance, trust, and satisfaction within human–AI–robot teams.

Sarit Kraus is a Professor of Computer Science and Head of the Artificial Intelligence research at Bar-Ilan University. Her research focuses on intelligent agents and multi-agent systems that integrate machine learning (including LLMs) with optimization, logic, and game theory. She develops agents capable of interacting and negotiating effectively with people and robots.

She has received many honors, including the IJCAI Computers and Thought and Research Excellence Awards, ACM SIGART and Athena Lecturer Awards, the EMET Prize, and two IFAAMAS Influential Paper Awards. A Fellow of ACM, AAAI, and EurAI, she also received an ERC Advanced Grant and a commendation from Los Angeles city  for the ARMOR system.

Kraus has published over 400 papers, co-authored five books, was IJCAI-2019 program chair and was elected as IJCAI-2027 conference chair.  She is an elected member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.