[agents] [Meetings] CFP: IEEE SIMPAR 2025 (extended deadline)

[Alberto Finzi]

[Apologies for multiple copies of this announcement]

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Call for Papers: IEEE SIMPAR 2025 (extended deadline)
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IEEE International Conference on Simulation, Modeling, and
Programming for Autonomous Robots

Palermo, Italy, April 14-18, 2025

http://simpar2025.org


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Important Dates
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Full paper submission deadline: November 18, 2024
Notification of acceptance: February 1, 2025
Final paper submission deadline: March 15, 2025


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Scope and Topics
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SIMPAR brings together researchers and engineers from academia and
industry to identify and solve critical issues in software development
for autonomous robots, facilitating a smooth transition from simulated
to real-world applications.

The conference covers a broad range of novel robotics methods and
applications that demand the development of increasingly complex
systems. Many open challenges in robotics require innovative
solutions, as well as practical tools, libraries, and algorithms that
can be readily integrated into new projects. Simulation environments
play a prominent role in system training/testing and in reducing the
time and cost of large-scale system development. Ensuring seamless
code migration from general-purpose simulators to real-world systems
is also a critical requirement for the future success of robotics and
automation.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

- 3D Robot Simulation
- Mathematical modeling of robots
- Offline simulation of robot design
- Online simulation with real-time constraints
- Reliability, Scalability, and Validation of Robot Simulation
- Learning by Demonstration
- Machine Learning for Robotics Applications
- Cognitive Robotics
- Sim-to-real transfer in Robotics
- Virtual and Augmented Reality for Robotics
- Middleware for Robotics
- Testing and Validation of Robotics Software
- Modeling Framework for Robots and Environments
- Human-Robot Interaction and Collaboration
- Sensor Networks for Robotics
- Large Language Models for Robotics
- Generative AI for Robotics
- Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
- Ontologies for Autonomous Robotics
- Industrial Robotics and Digital Twins
- Design Methods and Applications
- Integrating Task and Motion Planning
- Cloud Robotics
- Simulation of Multi-robot Systems


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Submission Instructions
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Authors should only submit original work to SIMPAR 2025, considering
IEEE’s policies and guidelines for submission and peer review
https://conferences.ieeeauthorcenter.ieee.org/author-ethics/guidelines-and-policies/submission-policies/

Full papers are up to six camera-ready pages, including figures,
tables, and references. Additional instructions can be found here
https://www.simpar2025.org/submission/

All submissions will be handled electronically via the conference’s
CMT Website: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IEEESIMPAR2025

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Publication in IEEE Xplore
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All accepted papers will be hosted on IEEE Xplore as peer-reviewed
archival publications.


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Organizing Committee
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General Co-Chairs:
- Ignazio Infantino, ICAR, National Council of Research, Italy
- Valeria Seidita, University of Palermo, Italy

Program Co-Chairs:
- Neil T. Dantam, Colorado School of Mines, USA
(Regional Program Co-Chair, Americas)
- Changjiu Zhou, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore
(Regional Program Co-Chair, Asia/Oceania)
- Alberto Finzi, University of Naples – Federico II, Italy
(Regional Program Co-Chair, Europe)

Workshop Co-Chairs:
- Carmelo Mineo, ICAR-CNR, Italy

Local Organization:
- Filippo Vella, ICAR-CNR, Italy
(Local Chair)
- Riccardo Rizzo, ICAR-CNR, Italy
(Publication Chair)
- Salvatore Gaglio, University of Palermo, Italy
(Honorary Local Chair)
- Antonio Chella, University of Palermo, Italy
(Honorary Local Chair)
- Alessandro Ferrera, ICAR-CNR, Italy
(Finance Chair)
- Daniela Di Fatta, ICAR-CNR, Italy
(Web and Publicity Chair)

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SIMPAR Steering Committee
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Americas:
- Maria Gini, University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, USA
- Torsten Kroeger, Intrinsic, USA
- Peter Stone, University of Texas at Austin, USA

Asia/ Oceania:
- Xiaoping Chen, University of Science and Tech. of China
- Kensuke Harada, University of Osaka, Japan
- Hanna Kurniawati, University of Queensland, Australia

Europe/Africa/Middle-East:
- Rachid Alami, LAAS, National Centre for Scientific Research, France
- Ignazio Infantino, ICAR, National Council of Research, Italy
- Oskar von Stryk, University of Darmstadt, Germany

Founding Chair:
- Enrico Pagello, University of Padua, Italy