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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning ICDL 2022, (12th edition of the ICDL-EPIROB Conference).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Conference dates: September 12-15, 2022 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Web page: </span><a href="http://icdl-2022.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>http://icdl-2022.org</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>An IEEE conference sponsored by CIS (Computational Intelligence Society)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Location: London, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Deadline for Submission of Regular Papers, Tutorial and Workshops Proposals, and Journal Track Papers:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>March 18<sup>th</sup> , 2022 (24:00 PST)"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>==== Overview ====<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL), previously referred to as ICDL-EpiRob, is the premier gathering of professionals dedicated to the advancement of cognitive and developmental learning. As such, ICDL is a unique conference gathering researchers from computer science, robotics, psychology and developmental science.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We invite submissions for the conference in 2022 to explore, extend, and consolidate the interdisciplinary boundaries of this exciting research field, in the form of full papers, workshop and tutorials and with submissions to the journal track. We also invite your participation in the SmartBot Challenge and in the REAL 2022 competition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>More details on the call can be found at: </span><a href="https://icdl2022.qmul.ac.uk/?page_id=107"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>https://icdl2022.qmul.ac.uk/?page_id=107</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>==== Topics ====<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The primary list of topics of interest include (but are not limited to):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-21.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>General principles of development and learning;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-21.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Development of skills in biological systems and robots;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-21.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Nature VS nurture, critical periods and developmental stages;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-21.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Models on active learning;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-21.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Architectures for cognitive development and life-long learning;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-21.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Emergence of body knowledge and affordance perception;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-21.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Analysis and modelling of human motion and state;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p 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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Emergence of verbal and non-verbal communication skills;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-21.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Epistemological foundations and philosophical issues;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-21.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>•<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Models of child development from experimental psychology.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'>==== Full Papers ====<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Papers of at most 6 pages in IEEE double column format will undergo peer-review, and accepted and presented submissions will be included in the conference proceedings published by IEEE Xplore. The authors of the best conference papers will be invited to extend their contributions for a Special Issue of IEEE Transaction on Cognitive and Developmental Systems (IEEE TCDS). Maximum two-extra pages can be acceptable for a publication fee of $100 per page. Contributed papers can participate to the SmartBot Challenge, if they meet the eligibility requirements (see below). Authors should tick the appropriate box during submission if they want their paper to be considered for the SmartBot Challenge. The detailed instructions and templates for the submission can be found here: </span><a href="https://icdl2022.qmul.ac.uk/?page_id=209"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>https://icdl2022.qmul.ac.uk/?page_id=209</span></a> <span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>==== Workshops and Tutorials ===<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We invite experts in different areas to organize either a tutorial or a workshop to be held on the first day of the conference (September 12, 2022). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tutorials are meant to provide insights into specific topics through hands-on training and interactive experiences. Workshops are exciting opportunities to present a focused research topic cumulatively. Tutorials and workshops can be half- or full-day in duration including oral presentations, posters and live demonstrations. Submission format: two double-column pages in standard IEEE format including title, duration (half day or full day), concept, target audience, list of speakers, open to paper/poster submission, website link. The detailed instructions and templates for the submission can be found here: </span><a href="https://icdl2022.qmul.ac.uk/?page_id=108"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>https://icdl2022.qmul.ac.uk/?page_id=108</span></a> <span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>==== Journal Track ====<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Authors are encouraged to submit applications for Journal Track talks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The application must be about a journal paper that has been published already, in the March 2021 – March 2022 period, on a topic relevant to ICDL.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>All submissions must be made by email before March 18th 2022, including (in a single PDF):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Title of the original journal paper.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Abstract of the original journal paper.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>A complete reference to the original paper in APA format.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>URL where the paper can be shown to be formally published by the publisher (even if early access).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>URL where the paper with its final camera-ready contents can be freely download for the evaluation process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>A brief description (no more than half-page) to explain why the authors believe that the paper is relevant to ICDL.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The ICDL committee will select a limited number of applications through an expedite evaluation process that will consider the quality of the journal paper and the relevance to ICDL. The authors of the selected applications will be invited to present their work (oral presentation) during a dedicated session at the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The detailed instructions for the submission can be found here: </span><a href="https://icdl2022.qmul.ac.uk/?page_id=109"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>https://icdl2022.qmul.ac.uk/?page_id=109</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>==== Competitions ====<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We also strongly expect your participation in the SmartBot and the REAL competitions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The SmartBot Challenge is designed to help strengthen the bridge between two research communities: those who study learning and development in humans and those who study comparable processes in artificial systems. When submitting your 6-pages paper to ICDL 2022 you can specify that you want it to participate in the challenge. To be eligible, your paper should describe a computational or robotic model that explains one or several studies from the infant development literature.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>More details on the criteria to be eligible for the challenge here: <a href="https://icdl2022.qmul.ac.uk/?page_id=241">https://icdl2022.qmul.ac.uk/?page_id=241</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The REAL competition addresses open-ended learning with a focus on "Robot open-Ended Autonomous Learning" (REAL)", that is, on systems that: (a) acquire sensorimotor competence that allows them to interact with objects and physical environments; (b) learn in a fully autonomous way, i.e. with no human intervention. The competition has a two-phase structure: during the first “intrinsic phase” your model has a certain time to explore and learn in the environment freely. Then during the second “extrinsic phase” the quality of the knowledge acquired in the intrinsic phase is measured with tasks unknown to the robot during this autonomous phase. Find all the details to participate here: </span><a href="https://icdl2022.qmul.ac.uk/?page_id=243"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>https://icdl2022.qmul.ac.uk/?page_id=243</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>==== Important Dates ====<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Conference dates: September 12-15, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Workshops/Tutorials Date: September 12th, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Submission deadline: March 18th, 2022 (24:00 PST)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>(applies to Papers, Workshop and Tutorial proposals and Journal Track submissions).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Paper Author Notification: May 15th, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Paper Camera Ready Due: June 12th, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Workshop and Tutorial Notification: April 24th, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Workshop and Tutorial Camera Ready Due: May 22th, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Journal Track Papers Notification: May 15th, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>SmartBot Challenge Submission Deadline: March 18th, 2022 (24:00 PST)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>REAL Competition: See dedicated website - </span><a href="https://eval.ai/web/challenges/challenge-page/1134/overview"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>https://eval.ai/web/challenges/challenge-page/1134/overview</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>=================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The ICDL 2022 Organizing Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://icdl2022.qmul.ac.uk/?page_id=37">https://icdl2022.qmul.ac.uk/?page_id=37</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>General Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Lorenzo Jamone (Queen Mary Univ. of London, UK)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Yukie Nagai (Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT>----------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT>Alessandra Sciutti (PhD)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT>Researcher Tenure Track – P.I. CONTACT Unit<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT>Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia – Via Enrico Melen 83, Building B 16152 Genova, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>email: <a href="mailto:alessandra.sciutti@iit.it"><span style='color:#0563C1'>alessandra.sciutti@iit.it</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>website: <a href="https://www.iit.it/people/alessandra-sciutti"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.iit.it/people/alessandra-sciutti</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ERC website: <a href="https://www.whisperproject.eu/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.whisperproject.eu/</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>An intro on my research (Video, Eng): <a href="https://youtu.be/LCkOjR_cvxI"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://youtu.be/LCkOjR_cvxI</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>TEDx talk (Italian): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=e0eMayWU_lc"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=e0eMayWU_lc</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our book on Modeling Human Motion: <a href="https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030467319"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030467319</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT>twitter: @alefreedot<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IT><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>