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Call for Papers <br>
<br>
International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling
(ICAPS 2021)<br>
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Robotics Track<br>
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Guangzhou, China, 7-12 June 2021<br>
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<a
href="https://icaps21.icaps-conference.org/Calls/application-track.html">https://icaps21.icaps-conference.org/Calls/robotics-track.html<br>
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Abstracts due: 11 December 2020<br>
Papers due: 18 Decemer 2020<br>
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The Robotics track welcomes research contributions in the general
areas of planning and <br>
scheduling (P&S), which relate to the advancement of
intelligent robots. P&S models and <br>
techniques are important for enabling autonomous, flexible, and
interactive behaviors in <br>
robotic systems. A deep integration of these methods into robotic
architectures can assist <br>
their effective deployment. In this direction, the ICAPS-2021
Robotics track provides an <br>
opportunity for the planning and robotics communities to share
research progress in the <br>
area of robot planning and showcase the use of planning and
scheduling technology in <br>
robotics applications. In continuation of the previous Robotics
tracks at ICAPS and to <br>
encourage maximum participation, we specifically include topics
for robot planning that <br>
are also human-centered (such as human-aware or human-in-the-loop
systems). Papers <br>
submitted to the robotics track will be reviewed by a special
program committee that is <br>
constituted of experts in planning for intelligent robots to
ensure relevancy while meeting <br>
the same high standards of the conference.<br>
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Submission of papers that have been demonstrated on actual robotic
systems or those that <br>
focus on impacting real-world application domains (e.g.,
logistics, transportation, <br>
manufacturing, etc.) are specifically encouraged. Given the
tremendous impact of the pandemic, <br>
we realize that physical robotic experiments may be challenging.
Hence, experiments with <br>
simulations platforms like Gazebo, Webots, V-REP, etc. are
welcome.<br>
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Topics include, but are not limited to:<br>
- manipulation task and/or motion planning<br>
- integrated task and motion planning<br>
- learning methods for robot planning<br>
- planning with uncertainty in robotics<br>
- adversarial planning for robots<br>
- representation and acquisition of planning models<br>
- planning for perception<br>
- goal recognition and reasoning<br>
- task teaching and learning by demonstration<br>
- interaction and communication planning<br>
- plan execution, failure detection and recovery<br>
- multi-robot planning, scheduling/coordination, and execution<br>
- formal methods for robot planning and control<br>
- real-world robotic planning applications<br>
- safety, ethics, and transparency in robot planning<br>
- human monitoring and plan recognition<br>
- mixed-initiative planning and adjustable autonomy<br>
- cognitive modeling, social interaction, and theory of mind<br>
- behavior transparency and explainability<br>
- explanation of planning and learning models<br>
- planning for co-bots and human-robot teaming<br>
- plan-based interactive robotic systems<br>
- benchmarking planning domains for robots and humans<br>
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** Author Guidelines **<br>
Authors may submit long papers (8 pages plus up to one page of
references) <br>
or short papers (4 pages plus up to one page of references). The
type of paper <br>
must be indicated at submission time. Both long and short papers
will be reviewed <br>
against the standard criteria of relevance, originality,
significance, clarity and <br>
soundness, and are expected to meet the high standards set by
ICAPS. Short papers <br>
may be of narrower scope. For example, they can either address a
highly specific <br>
issue, or propose/evaluate a small, yet important, extension of
previous work or a <br>
new idea.<br>
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Authors making multiple submissions must ensure that each
submission has <br>
significant unique content. Papers submitted to ICAPS 2021 may not
be submitted to <br>
other conferences or journals during the ICAPS 2021 review period,
nor may be <br>
already under review or published in other conferences or
journals. Over-length papers <br>
will be rejected without review.<br>
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** Submission Instructions **<br>
All submissions will be made electronically, the paper submission
link is:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icaps2021">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icaps2021</a><br>
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Submitted PDF papers should be anonymous for double-blind
reviewing, adhere to <br>
the page limits of the relevant track CFP/submission type (long or
short), and follow <br>
the AAAI author kit instructions for formatting:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.aaai.org/Publications/Templates/AuthorKit21.zip">https://www.aaai.org/Publications/Templates/AuthorKit21.zip</a><br>
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In addition to the submitted PDF paper, authors can submit
supplementary material <br>
(videos, technical proofs, additional experimental results) for
their paper. Please make <br>
sure that the supporting material is also anonymized. Papers
should be self-contained; <br>
reviewers are encouraged, but not obligated, to consider
supporting material in their <br>
decision.<br>
<br>
The proceedings will be published by AAAI Press. All accepted
papers will be published in <br>
the main conference proceedings and will be presented orally at
the conference (full papers <br>
will be allocated more time).<br>
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** Important Dates **<br>
Abstracts (electronic submission) due: December 11, 2020<br>
Papers (electronic submission, PDF) due: December 18, 2020<br>
Notification of acceptance: February 16, 2021<br>
The reference time-zone for all deadlines is UTC-12. That is, as
long as there is still some <br>
place anywhere in the world where the deadline has not yet passed,
you are on time!<br>
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** ICAPS 2021 Robotics Track Chairs **<br>
Xiaoping Chen (USTC, China)<br>
AndreA Orlandini (ISTC-CNR, Italy)<br>
Yu ("Tony") Zhang (ASU, USA)<br>
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** Contact **<br>
Please direct all questions to: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ICAPS2021@easychair.org">ICAPS2021@easychair.org</a><br>
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