[robocup-humanoid] SIMPAR Call for Workshops extended to Sept.12 - Venice, 3-4 November 2008
Emanuele Menegatti
emg at dei.unipd.it
Fri Sep 5 08:41:03 EDT 2008
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SIMPAR CALL FOR WORKSHOPS - VENICE 3-4 NOVEMBER 2008
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Dear Colleagues,
while the Call for Papers of main SIMPAR Conference (Simulation,
Modeling and Programming for Autonomous Robot) to be held in Venice,
Nov. 3-7, has been successfully closed with the selection of 29 Full
Papers, to be included into the Springer LNAI proceedings Book, the
Call for Workshop Papers is still open, and, upon request, it has been
extended to
Friday, September 12, 2008
All accepted papers will be collected into a CD-ROM to be distributed
at the Conference.
The Six scheduled Workshops will run on November 3 and 4, 2008,
according to the program published on SIMPAR Web-site:
http://www.simpar-conference.org/
Please, do not miss last opportunity to participate into this exciting
Event, by submitting a paper to one of the Workshops!
By registering as a Workshop participant, You will be entitled to
attend also the Opening Session of main SIMPAR Conference, on November
4, with two Invited Talks given by H. Bruyninckx, and Y. Nakamura.
In addition, You can also register separately to a visit to the
Historical Building of the University of Padua, on November 5, where
in the ancient MAIN Hall You can attend the Special Session of main
SIMPAR Conference, on New Perspectives on Humanoids Research given by
H. Ishiguro, and G. Sandini.
Please contact directly the Workshops Organizers for submission of
papers, as indicated in the web site
Looking forward to meeting You in Venice,
Best Regards
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Dr. Eng. Enrico Pagello
SIMPAR General Chair
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Professor of Computer Science, University of Padua,Italy
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Visiting JSPS Senior Fellow, Keio University,
Graduate School of Science and Tecnology
Department of System Design Engineering
Yokohama, Japan
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First International Conference on Simulation, Modeling
and Programming for Autonomous Robots (SIMPAR-2008)
CALL for WORKSHOPS:
- The Universe of RoboCup Simulators
- Standards and Common Platform for Robotics
- Omnidirectional Robot Vision
- Mini and Micro UAV for Security and Surveillance
- Brain Computer Interface
- Teaching with robotics
Deadline for Workshops paper submission (extended):
Friday, September 12, 2008
http://www.simpar-conference.org/
TELECOM Future Centre, Venice, Italy, November 3-7, 2008
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The Universe of RoboCup Simulators
Implementations, Challenges and Strategies for Collaboration
Creating realistic simulators for robotics research is a difficult and
time-consuming task. Nevertheless, almost every robotics group is
working on custom simulation solutions for their specific robots,
often re-inventing the wheel and investing time that could be used for
research on the concrete problems at hand. This is no different within
the RoboCup community where many teams are building simulators for
their robots from scratch again and again. Given the ambitions, goal
and time-frame of the RoboCup initiative, it would be beneficial if
these resources could be put to other use. Therefore, this workshop is
intended to bring together researchers from within RoboCup and
relevant companies to survey the state of the art in mobile robot
simulation, get a clear picture of what teams require for their robot
simulations, what is missing from existing solutions, and to explore
possibilities for collaborations, e.g. through standards and project
mergers.
Co-Chairs:
Heni Ben Amor, TU Freiberg, Germany
Joschka Boedecker, Osaka University, Japan
Oliver Obst, CSIRO, Australia
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Standards and Common Platform for Robotics
Application fields of robotics has been widely-spreading now, so that
required functionalities of robots becomes varied and complex. In
order to handle such complexity, several activities for
standardizations platform developments is attracting researchers and
developers. The goal of the Workshop is to provide a forum for
discussion and exchange of ideas among them on the topic about common
framework for robotics that enhance abilities of robotics for complex
applications.
Chair:
Itsuki Noda, AIST, Japan
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Omnidirectional Robot Vision
We invite scientists from omnidirectional vision and robotics
communities to attend the “Workshop on Omnidirectional Robot Vision"
and to discuss sensors, algorithms and applications of omnidirectional
vision for robotics.
Omnidirectional vision research was always greatly stimulated by
mobile robotics and it was finding its major applications there.
Recently, a broader community has started working with omnidirectional
sensors and commercial applications appeared also in surveillance and
automotive industry. We wish to encourage active collaboration of
computer vision and robotic researchers to develop more robust,
practical and applicable systems in robotics and elsewhere. A special
issue will be edited starting from the best contribution to the workshop
Co-chairs:
Emanuele Menegatti, University of Padua, Italy
Tomas Pajdla, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
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Brain Computer Interface
The aim of the workshop is to discuss Brain Computer Interface (BCI)
systems for people with severe disabilities. The workshop will concern
the reliability and the performance of adaptive systems, represented
by the interaction between the BCI and robotic machine, in real-time.
This could be used as a basis for developing devices involved in
various everyday activities such as environmental control and computer
assisted communication.
Co-Chairs:
Konstantinos Priftis, University of Padua, Italy
Francesco Piccione, IRCCS San Camillo, Venice, Italy
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Mini and Micro UAV for Security and Surveillance
Mini and Micro UAV are small and very small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
that can carry sensors for remote information acquisition and can
operate by remote control or in a partially autonomous mode. They can
be useful in many applications and, in particular, for security and
surveillance, where they can provide an inexpensive and flexible
solution for gathering and delivering real-time information from a
site. In addition, Mini and Micro UAVs allow for overcoming many of
the mobility, speed and perception constraints of ground vehicles
(e.g., ground obstacles, rough terrain and limited field of view).
Co-Chairs:
Luca Iocchi, Sapienza University of Roma, Italy
Daniele Nardi, Sapienza University of Roma, Italy
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Teaching with robotics: didactic approaches and experiences
Teachers can exploit the educational potential and emotional appeal of
robots. Educational robotics offers lots of interesting links to
curriculum subjects such as mathematics, physics, natural sciences,
and even humanistic subjects. It is therefore able to support the
learning of a broad range of concepts and theories in an effective,
pleasant and practical way, enforcing self-estimation. This workshop
aims at investigate questions about the right way of using robotics in
education. The goal cannot be simply to add robotics to the
curriculum, but to adopt effective methodologies to help teachers
using robotics as a really multi-valued learning tool. This workshop
is aimed to promote an exchange of experiences in order to address the
outstanding issues related to robotics in education.
Co-chairs:
Dimitris Alimisis, Department of Education, School of Pedagogical and
Technological Education, Patras, Greece
Michele Moro, Univ. of Padova, Italy
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SIMPAR Invited Speakers
Simulation, modeling, and programming for autonomous robots: the Open
Source perspective
Herman Bruyninckx
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,
Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven (Belgium)
Studies on humanlike robots - Humanoid, android and geminoid
Hiroshi Ishiguro
Dept. of Adaptive Machine Systems,
University of Osaka (Japan)
Modeling, Understanding, and Interacting with Humans
Yoshihiko Nakamura
Department of Mechano-Informatics,
University of Tokyo(Japan)
Humanoids, Brain and Cognitive Science
Giulio Sandini
Italian Institute of Technology, and
University of Genoa, Genoa (Italy)
SIMPAR Tutorial
USARSim/MOAST: Highly Realistic Simulation, Control, and Performance
Measurement for Multi Robot Systems
Stephen Balakirsky
National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
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SIMPAR Program Committees
General Chair
Enrico Pagello, University of Padua (Italy)
International Program Co-Chairs
Oskar von Stryck, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt (Germany)
Stefano Carpin, University of California, Merced (USA)
Itsuki Noda, Nat. Inst. of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
(Japan)
International Steering Committee
Hans-Dieter Burkhard, Humboldt University (Germany)
Maria Gini, University of Minnesota at Minneapolis (USA)
Tamio Arai, The University of Tokyo (Japan)
Local Chair
Monica Reggiani, University of Padua (Italy)
Workshop Chair
Emanuele Menegatti, University of Padua (Italy)
Tutorial Chair
Antonio Cisternino, University of Pisa (Italy)
Award Chair
Paolo Fiorini, University of Verona (Italy)
International Program Committee
America
Steve Balakirsky, NIST, USA
Joseph Fernando, Microsoft Research, USA
Andrew Howard, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA
Mike Lewis, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Michael Quinlan, University of Texas at Austn, USA
Bill Smart, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Richard Vaughan, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Asia
Noriaki Ando, AIST, Japan
Joschka Boedecker, Osaka University, Japan
XiaoPing Chen, University of Science and Technology of China
Gal Kaminka, Bar Ilan University, Israel,
Takayuki Kanda, ATR Intelligent Robotics & Communication Labs, Japan
Mohammed Jarrah, American University of Sharjah, UAE
Ota Jun, University of Tokio, Japan
Alexei Makarenko, Australian Centre for Field Robotics, USYD, Australia
Takashi Minato, Osaka University, Japan
Masaki Takahashi, Keio University, Japan
Ryuichi Ueda , The University of Tokyo
Changjiu Zhou, Singapore Polytechnic
Europe
Rachid Alami, LAAS/CNRS, France
Davide Brugali, University of Bergamo, Italy
Sven Behnke, University of Bonn, Germany
Andreas Birk, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany
Antonio Chella, University of Palermo, Italy
Alessandro Farinelli, University of Southampton, UK
Giuseppina Gini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Frans Groen, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Martin Huelse, University of Wales, UK
Luca Iocchi, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy
Alexander Kleiner, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
Gerhard Kraetzschmar, Univ. of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Germany
Pedro Lima, Lisbon Technical University, Portugal
Olivier Michel, Cyberbotics, Switzerland
Rezia Molfino, University of Genoa, Italy
Oliver Obst, University of Newcastle, UK
Antonio Sgorbissa, University of Genova, Italy
Mohan Sridharan, The University of Birmingham, UK
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Important Deadlines
Submission of Conference papers: closed
(29 papers accepted for Springer LNAI Proceedings Book)
Submission of Workshops papers: Sept. 12, 2008
Notification of acceptance of Workshops papers: Oct. 5, 2008
Submission of final camera-ready Workshops papers: Oct. 20, 2008
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Publishing Policy
SIMPAR Conference's Proceedings will be published as a Volume of
Springer Lecture Notes on A.I. Series. A further selection of best
SIMPAR papers will appear as a Special Issue of an International
Journal. Workshops' Proceedings will be distributed during Conferences
on CD-ROM
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Program Schedule
Monday, November 3, 2008
Telecom Italia Future Centre, Venice (Italy), 9:00-18:00
Tutorial on USARSim/MOAST
Workshops on Standards and Common Platform for Robotics, and Teaching
with robotics
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Telecom Italia Future Centre, Venice (Italy), 9:00-18:00
Workshops on The Universe of RoboCup Simulators, Omnidirectional
Robot Vision, Mini and Micro UAV for Security and Surveillance, and
Brain Computer Interface
Afternoon
Conference Opening - Invited Talks (H. Bruyninckx, Y. Nakamura)
Welcome Reception
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Morning:
Telecom Italia Future Centre, Venice (Italy)
Main Single-Track Conference Sessions
Afternoon:
Palazzo del Bo', Archivio Antico, University of Padua, Padua (Italy)
Special Invited Talks Session on New Perspectives on Humanoids
Research (H. Ishiguro, G. Sandini)
Evening: Social Dinner
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Telecom Italia Future Centre, Venice (Italy), 9:00-18:00
Main Single-Track Conference Sessions
Farewell Reception
Friday, November 7, 2008
Telecom Italia Future Centre, Venice (Italy), 9:00-18:00
Open Day:
Presentation of advanced autonomous robots,
Meeting with High-School students and Teachers,
Round Tables, Media Press Conference
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Emanuele Menegatti, Ph.D.
Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory (IAS-Lab)
Department of Information Engineering
The University of Padua
via ognissanti 72
I-35129 Padova - ITALY
Skype: emanuele.menegatti
Phone: ++39 049 827 7840
FAX: ++39 049 827 7826
http://www.dei.unipd.it/~emg
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