<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">Call for papers for the Human and Robotics Track  at the </span></font><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">30th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial">June 2020 @ Nancy, France</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial"><a href="https://icaps20.icaps-conference.org">https://icaps20.icaps-conference.org</a> </span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">The Human and Robotics track welcomes research contributions in the general area of Planning and Scheduling (P&S), which relate to robotics and human-robot interaction systems. P&S models and techniques are indeed crucial for enabling flexible and structured behaviors in systems interacting with humans; the deployment of plan-based methods are particularly challenging in the presence of interactive human agents, whose interventions are to be continuously interpreted and suitably managed by the control system, while maintaining goal-orientation, efficiency, and safety. The track is proposed in continuity with the past ICAPS Robotics tracks (2014-2019)  extended with a special focus on the human side (cognitive models, collaborative task execution, multimodal interaction and communication, human-robot teaming, human monitoring, social interaction, task teaching, user interfaces, user models, user studies, human factors, etc.). Therefore contributions related to P&S methods for collaborative and interactive systems are particularly encouraged.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">Topics include, but are not limited to:</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- plan-based interactive systems;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- human-aware planning and execution;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- integrated task and motion planning;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- human monitoring and plan recognition;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- goal recognition and reasoning;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- mixed-initiative planning and adjustable autonomy;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- cognitive modeling, social interaction, and theory of mind;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- adversarial action planning in competitive robotic domains;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- multimodal interaction and communication;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- task teaching and learning by demonstration;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- learning methods for planning in presence of humans;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- behavior transparency and explainability;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- representation and acquisition of planning models;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- explanation of planning and learning models;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- plan execution, failure detection and recovery;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- planning with uncertainty in presence of humans;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- adaptive user interfaces;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- multi-robot planning and human-robot teaming; </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- plan-based methods for co-bots; </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- cooperative manipulation;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- formal methods for robot planning and control;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- safety, ethics, and transparency in robot planning and human monitoring;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- benchmarking planning domains for robots and humans;</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">- real-world robotic applications.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">Author Guidelines</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">Authors may submit long papers (8 pages AAAI style plus up to one page of references) or short papers (4 pages plus up to one page of references). The type of paper must be indicated at submission time. All papers, regardless of length, will be reviewed against the standard criteria of relevance, originality, significance, clarity, soundness, and are expected to meet the same high standards set by ICAPS. Short papers may be of narrower scope, for example by addressing a highly specific issue, or proposing or evaluating a small, yet important, extension of previous work or new idea. Overlength papers will be rejected without review.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">Authors making multiple submissions must ensure that each submission has significant unique content. Papers submitted to ICAPS 2020 may not be submitted to other conferences or journals during the ICAPS 2020 review period nor may they be already under review or published in other conferences or journals.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">We will have an arrangement with ECAI 2020, through which selected papers reviewed by the ICAPS 2020 program committee, instead of being simply rejected, will be transferred (together with their reviews) to the ECAI 2020 program committee for consideration as ECAI2020 submissions, and vice versa. Author’s permission for this transfer will be asked in the submission form.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">As the ICAPS 2020 notification date falls between the IJCAI 2020 abstract and full paper submission dates, ICAPS allows abstract submission to IJCAI with the expectation that papers accepted to ICAPS will be withdrawn from IJCAI. [Authors are responsible for knowing and following the appropriate IJCAI rules.] </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">Submission Instructions</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">All submissions will be made electronically, through the EasyChair conference system: </span></font><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icaps2020">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icaps2020</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">Submitted PDF papers should be anonymous for double-blind reviewing, adhere to the page limits of the relevant track CFP/submission type (long or short), and follow the AAAI author kit instructions for formatting: <a href="https://www.aaai.org/Publications/Templates/AuthorKit20.zip">https://www.aaai.org/Publications/Templates/AuthorKit20.zip</a></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">In addition to the submitted PDF paper, authors can submit supplementary material (videos, technical proofs, additional experimental results) for their paper. Please make sure that the supporting material is also anonymized. Papers should be self-contained; reviewers are encouraged, but not obligated, to consider supporting material in their decision.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">Important Dates</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">November 15, 2019 Abstracts due (electronic submission)</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial">November 20, 2019 Papers due (electronic submission, PDF)</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial">January 6-8, 2020 Author feedback period</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial">January 20, 2020 Notification of acceptance or rejection</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">The reference timezone for all deadlines is UTC-12. That is, as long as there is still some place anywhere in the world where the deadline has not yet passed, you are on time!</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">Track Chairs</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial">Rachid Alami, LAAS-CNRS</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:1.38"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padd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