From jeedward at yahoo.com Wed Apr 1 05:31:34 2009 From: jeedward at yahoo.com (Ed) Date: Wed Apr 1 05:30:44 2009 Subject: [DevRob] IICAI-09 Call for papers Message-ID: <158898.66746.qm@web45914.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> IICAI-09 Call for papers ? The 4th Indian International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IICAI-09) will be held in Tumkur (near Bangalore), India during December 16-18 2009. The conference consists of paper presentations, special workshops, sessions, invited talks and local tours, etc.? We invite draft paper submissions. Please see the website: http://www.iiconference.org ??for more details of the conference. ? Sincerely ? ? Ed Publicity Committee ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://emergent.brynmawr.edu/pipermail/devrob/attachments/20090401/84482afd/attachment.htm From alex at cs.iastate.edu Fri Apr 10 13:46:43 2009 From: alex at cs.iastate.edu (Alexander Stoytchev) Date: Fri Apr 10 13:45:15 2009 Subject: [DevRob] ICDL 2009: call for poster abstracts Message-ID: 8th IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL2009) Shanghai, June 5-7, 2009 http://www.icdl09.org/ The organizers for ICDL 2009 would like to call your attention to the following notification: *** One-page poster abstract submissions are due by Sunday, April 26.*** Abstract submissions website: https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/ICDL2009POSTERS/ To encourage presentations of late-breaking results or work that is not sufficiently mature for a full paper, ICDL is accepting 1-page abstract submissions for poster presentations. These submissions, if accepted, will be included in the conference brochure, but not in the conference proceedings. Poster sessions will be scheduled for presentation of the accepted poster abstracts. ICDL 2009 is featuring 4 keynotes by: Mitsuo KAWATO (ATR, Japan), Andrew PARKER (University of Oxford, UK), Mriganka SUR (MIT, USA), and Manabu TANIFUJI (RIKEN, Japan). It also features 2 tutorials by Tiande Shou (Fudan University, China) on Cortical Basis of Visual Information Processing and by Juyang Weng (Michigan State University, USA) on Brain-Inspired Mental Architectures. For more information, visit the ICDL page: http://www.icdl09.org/ ======================================= Alex Stoytchev, ICDL-09 Publicity Chair http://www.ece.iastate.edu/~alexs/ From jeedward at yahoo.com Sat Apr 18 12:33:24 2009 From: jeedward at yahoo.com (John Edward) Date: Sat Apr 18 12:31:27 2009 Subject: [DevRob] Extended draft paper submission: ARCS-09 call for papers Message-ID: <465253.29184.qm@web45905.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Extended draft paper submission: ARCS-09 call for papers ? This Extended Call for Papers is for those who didn't get a chance to submit the papers for the earlier call for papers. The papers received and accepted in response to this extended call for papers will be included in the final version of the respective conference proceedings. These proceedings will be either ready by the time of the conference (i.e., they will be available during the conference) or soon after the conference (before the end of August 2009), based how fast the proceedings can be prepared. Note: If you have already submitted a paper (whether accepted or rejected or currently under review) for MULTICONF-09, please DO NOT submit that paper again to this extended call for papers. IMPORTANT DATES: Draft paper submission date: May 11, 2009 Acceptance/rejection decision: May 21, 2009 Camera ready paper and copyright and pre-registration due: May 28, 2009 Conference dates: July 13-16, 2009 ? ? ? The 2009 International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Control Systems (ARCS-09) (website: http://www.PromoteResearch.org ) is very close from now. The conference will be held during July 13-16 2009 in Orlando, FL, USA.. The conference will take place at the same time and venue where several other international conferences are taking place. The other conferences include: ????????? International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition (AIPR-09) ????????? International Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics and Chemoinformatics (BCBGC-09) ????????? International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems and Web Technologies (EISWT-09) ????????? International Conference on High Performance Computing, Networking and Communication Systems (HPCNCS-09) ????????? International Conference on Information Security and Privacy (ISP-09) ????????? International Conference on Recent Advances in Information Technology and Applications (RAITA-09) ????????? International Conference on Software Engineering Theory and Practice (SETP-09) ????????? International Conference on Theory and Applications of Computational Science (TACS-09) ????????? International Conference on Theoretical and Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (TMFCS-09) ? The website http://www.PromoteResearch.org contains more details. ? Sincerely John Edward Publicity committee ? ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://emergent.brynmawr.edu/pipermail/devrob/attachments/20090418/ffbe14cd/attachment.htm From dawnwatson12 at gmail.com Sat Apr 18 14:37:00 2009 From: dawnwatson12 at gmail.com (Dawn Watson) Date: Tue Apr 28 13:24:40 2009 Subject: [DevRob] Extended draft paper submission: MULTICONF-09 call for papers Message-ID: <93d2884e0904181137m3a71f32cw841a4c34a9288fac@mail.gmail.com> Extended draft paper submission: MULTICONF-09 call for papers This Extended Call for Papers is for those who didn't get a chance to submit the papers for the earlier call for papers. The papers received and accepted in response to this extended call for papers will be included in the final version of the respective conference proceedings. These proceedings will be either ready by the time of the conference (i.e., they will be available during the conference) or soon after the conference (before the end of August 2009), based how fast the proceedings can be prepared. *Note:* If you have already submitted a paper (whether accepted or rejected or currently under review) for MULTICONF-09, please DO NOT submit that paper again to this extended call for papers. *IMPORTANT DATES: * Draft paper submission date: May 11, 2009 Acceptance/rejection decision: May 21, 2009 Camera ready paper and copyright and pre-registration due: May 28, 2009 Conference dates: July 13-16, 2009 The extended deadline for draft paper submission at the 2009 Multi Conference in Computer Science, Information Technology and Control systems and Computational Science and Computer Engineering (MULTICONF-09) (website: http://www.PromoteResearch.org ) is just few weeks from now. We invite draft paper submissions. The event consists of the following conferences: ? International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition (AIPR-09) ? International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Control Systems (ARCS-09) ? International Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics and Chemoinformatics (BCBGC-09) ? International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems and Web Technologies (EISWT-09) ? International Conference on High Performance Computing, Networking and Communication Systems (HPCNCS-09) ? International Conference on Information Security and Privacy (ISP-09) ? International Conference on Recent Advances in Information Technology and Applications (RAITA-09) ? International Conference on Software Engineering Theory and Practice (SETP-09) ? International Conference on Theory and Applications of Computational Science (TACS-09) ? International Conference on Theoretical and Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (TMFCS-09) The website http://www.PromoteResearch.org contains more details. Sincerely Dawn Watson Publicity committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://emergent.brynmawr.edu/pipermail/devrob/attachments/20090418/74dc61d8/attachment-0001.htm From edwardmellon2 at gmail.com Sat Apr 25 10:13:19 2009 From: edwardmellon2 at gmail.com (Edward Mellon) Date: Tue Apr 28 13:24:41 2009 Subject: [DevRob] Extended draft paper submission: MULTICONF-09 call for papers Message-ID: Extended draft paper submission: MULTICONF-09 call for papers This Extended Call for Papers is for those who didn't get a chance to submit the papers for the earlier call for papers. The papers received and accepted in response to this extended call for papers will be included in the final version of the respective conference proceedings. These proceedings will be either ready by the time of the conference (i.e., they will be available during the conference) or soon after the conference (before the end of August 2009), based how fast the proceedings can be prepared. *Note:* If you have already submitted a paper (whether accepted or rejected or currently under review) for MULTICONF-09, please DO NOT submit that paper again to this extended call for papers. *IMPORTANT DATES: * Draft paper submission date: May 11, 2009 Acceptance/rejection decision: May 21, 2009 Camera ready paper and copyright and pre-registration due: May 28, 2009 Conference dates: July 13-16, 2009 *LOCATION:* Orlando, Florida, USA The extended deadline for draft paper submission at the 2009 Multi Conference in Computer Science, Information Technology and Control systems and Computational Science and Computer Engineering (MULTICONF-09) (website: http://www.PromoteResearch.org ) is very close from now. We invite draft paper submissions. The event consists of the following conferences: ? International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition (AIPR-09) ? International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Control Systems (ARCS-09) ? International Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics and Chemoinformatics (BCBGC-09) ? International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems and Web Technologies (EISWT-09) ? International Conference on High Performance Computing, Networking and Communication Systems (HPCNCS-09) ? International Conference on Information Security and Privacy (ISP-09) ? International Conference on Recent Advances in Information Technology and Applications (RAITA-09) ? International Conference on Software Engineering Theory and Practice (SETP-09) ? International Conference on Theory and Applications of Computational Science (TACS-09) ? International Conference on Theoretical and Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (TMFCS-09) The website http://www.PromoteResearch.org contains more details. Sincerely Edward Mellon Publicity committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://emergent.brynmawr.edu/pipermail/devrob/attachments/20090425/014c1aae/attachment-0001.htm From n.berthouze at ucl.ac.uk Tue Apr 28 10:46:27 2009 From: n.berthouze at ucl.ac.uk (Nadia Berthouze) Date: Tue Apr 28 13:24:41 2009 Subject: [DevRob] EpiRob 2009: call for paper (deadline 8 June 2009) Message-ID: <49F716C3.30205@ucl.ac.uk> ---------------------------------------------------------- Apologies if you receive this announcement more than once Please distribute as appropriate -- thanks! ---------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS EpiRob 2009 NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EPIGENETIC ROBOTICS: Modeling Cognitive Development in Robotic Systems Centro Culturale Don Orione Artigianelli Venice, Italy, November 12-14, 2009 http://www.epigenetic-robotics.org ** Submission Deadline: June 8, 2009 ** Epigenetic systems, whether natural or artificial, share a prolonged developmental process through which varied and complex cognitive and perceptual structures emerge as a result of the interaction of an embodied system with a physical and social environment. Epigenetic robotics has the twofold goal of understanding biological systems by the interdisciplinary integration between social/life and engineering sciences and, simultaneously, that of enabling robots and other artificial systems to autonomously develop skills for any particular environment (instead of programming them to solve particular goals for a specific environment). Interdisciplinary theory and empirical evidence are used to inform epigenetic robotic models, and these models can be used as theoretical tools to make experimental predictions in developmental psychology and other disciplines studying cognitive development in living systems. This year's edition of Epigenetic Robotics will have a special focus on emotional and social development, particularly addressed by keynote speakers and special discussion and working groups. However, submissions are welcome regarding all aspects of the study of cognitive development. Submissions are welcome regarding all aspects of the study of cognitive development, including (but not limited to): - The roles of and interactions among motivation, emotion, and value systems in development - The development of emotional competencies and systems - The development of "social skills", such as imitation, synchrony processing, intersubjectivity, joint attention, intentionality, non-verbal and verbal communication, sensorimotor schemata, shared meaning and symbolic reference, social learning, social relationships, social cognition ("mind reading", "theory of mind") - The role of play in emotional, social, and cognitive development - The development of verbal and non-verbal communication - Links between (the development of) expression and communication - Architectures for autonomous development - Dynamical systems models of emotional, social, and cognitive development - The scope and limits of maturation, the mechanisms of open-ended development - The mechanisms of stage formation and stage transitions - Interaction between innate structure, ongoing developing structure, and experience - The interplay between embodiment, learning biases and environment - Algorithms for self-supervision, autonomous exploration, representation making, and methods for evolving new representations during ontogeny - Philosophical and social issues of development - The epistemological foundations of using robots to study development - The use of robots as theoretical tools (e.g., to make predictions) in the study of development in biological systems - The use of robots in applied settings (e.g., autism therapy) to study development in biological systems Robots that can undergo morphological changes and how they can be used to study interplays among social, emotional, cognitive and morphological development SUBMISSION INFORMATION: ----------------------------------------- EpiRob09 will accept submissions in two categories: long papers (presenting more mature research ideas and results) or short abstracts (presenting more preliminary / ongoing work). Manuscripts submitted as long papers should have a maximum length of 8 pages using the usual EpiRob format (former SAB template modified for A4 paper). Manuscripts submitted as abstracts should have a maximum length of 2 pages using the usual EpiRob format. The style files for LaTex are available in zip format and in tar format on the EpiRob'09 website, where you can also find a Word style file. All submissions must be in PDF format. Accepted long papers will have oral presentations at the conference. Accepted abstracts will be presented as posters. Authors of accepted abstracts will also have the opportunity to make a brief oral presentation during a Poster Spotlight session. All submissions and camera-ready papers and abstracts should be sent as email attachments in PDF format (only) to: epirob09@epigenetic-robotics.org. IMPORTANT DATES: ----------------------------- June 8, 2009: Papers and abstracts submission deadline. July 20, 2009: Acceptance notification. September 8, 2009: Camera-ready versions of accepted papers and abstracts due in electronic format. November 12-14, 2009: Conference dates. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: -------------------------------------- Lola Canamero - General and Program Chair; Pierre-Yves Oudeyer - Program Co-chair; Hideki Kozima - Publicity Co-chair; Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze - Publicity Co-chair; Christian Balkenius - Publications Chair -- Dr Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze UCL Interaction Centre (UCLIC) Malet Place Engineering Building, 8th floor University College London Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT Tel. +44 (0) 20 7679 0690 (30690) http://www.uclic.ucl.ac.uk/people/n.berthouze/