{"id":40,"date":"2018-07-04T03:01:01","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T03:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gdnconference.org\/gdn2021\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2026-03-12T17:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:43:12","slug":"keynote-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gdnconference.org\/gdn2026\/keynote-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Keynote Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Sarit Kraus<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>

Professor of Computer Science
Faculty of Exact Sciences
Department of Computer Science
Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel<\/p>

\u00a0<\/h5>
Keynote address:<\/h5>
Smarter Together? Assisting Humans in a World of Intelligent Agents<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbstract<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

The rapid advancement of intelligent systems\u2014ranging from large language models (LLMs) to autonomous drones and robots\u2014has 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.<\/p>

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)<\/strong>\u2014that is, the combined intelligence of humans and machines should surpass the performance of either working alone.<\/p>

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\u2013AI\u2013robot teams.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

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.<\/p>

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 \u00a0for the ARMOR system.<\/p>

Kraus has published over 400 papers, co-authored five books, was IJCAI-2019 program chair and was elected as IJCAI-2027 conference chair.\u00a0 She is an elected member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

2026 INFORMS GDN Section Award Winner<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>

TBA during the opening session of GDN2026 conference<\/p>

\u00a0<\/p>

Keynote address:<\/h5>
TBA<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbstract<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

TBA<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBio<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t

TBA<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sarit Kraus Professor of Computer ScienceFaculty of Exact SciencesDepartment of Computer ScienceBar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel \u00a0 Keynote address: Smarter Together? Assisting Humans in a World of Intelligent Agents Abstract The rapid advancement of intelligent systems\u2014ranging from large language models (LLMs) to autonomous drones and robots\u2014has unlocked remarkable capabilities while introducing new challenges for human […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-40","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gdnconference.org\/gdn2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gdnconference.org\/gdn2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gdnconference.org\/gdn2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gdnconference.org\/gdn2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gdnconference.org\/gdn2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/gdnconference.org\/gdn2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2206,"href":"https:\/\/gdnconference.org\/gdn2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40\/revisions\/2206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gdnconference.org\/gdn2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}