This paper presents a millimeter-wave (mmWave) integrated communication and sensing (ICAS) system with softwaredefined radio (SDR) that can support two-stream multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication and mono- as well as bi-static sensing. The system consists of a ZCU111 evaluation board with a high-performance radio-frequency system-on-chip (RFSoC) field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and two 60 GHz dual antenna beamforming modules. The SDR design comprises 4 digital-to-analogue and 4 analogue-to-digital converters with dedicated memories and a programmable sampling frequency in the 160-4000 MHz range with 160 MHz step-size. The RF frontends support an instantaneous bandwidth of up to 2 G H z, and a 90° horizontal beam scan. The sensing function is demonstrated using a typical frame-based orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communication signal. A range resolution of 6.7 cm and an angular resolution of 1.45° is achieved.

The uncanny valley hypothesis suggests that high human-likeness of humanoid robots is associated with feelings of uncanniness (eeriness, creepiness). Based on the literature on mind perception two aspects of human-likeness were distinguished. An experiment showed that a robot's capacity to feel (experience) leads to stronger feelings of uncanniness than a robot's capacity to plan ahead and to exert self-control (agency), which is still more uncanny than a robot's function as a tool. Theoretical and practical implications of this work are discussed.

Telling stories can be a powerful way to persuade. This contributions reviews previous research on individual differences in narrative persuasion, with an emphasis on one personality construct: the need for affect. Implications for persuasion profiling are discussed. Moreover, this contribution provides data on correlates of the need for affect which might be useful in applied settings. Finally, ethical issues are addressed.