[robocup-humanoid] Last call for participation in 4th International Spring School for Humanoid Soccer Robots 2015

[soroush sadeghnejad]

Last Call for Participation
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 *4rd International Spring School for Humanoid Soccer Robots 2015*

(Project for Promoting RoboCup)

http://humanoid.nkfust.edu.tw/RoboCupSS2015/index.html
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20-22 May, 2015

National Kaohsiung First University of Science & Technology (NKFUST), Taiwan



* *Abstract*

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The development of humanoid robots able to play soccer is a fundamental
challenge problem for robotics and AI. Since the start of the humanoid
league in 2002, there have been lots of improvements in humanoid soccer
robots hardware and software. This is partially due to the introduction of
standard platforms (Nao, DARwIn-OP, NimbRo-OP and THOR-OP) and competitions
for complex simulated robots (3D Simulation).

The objective of the school is to give deep insights into the current state
of the art for soccer playing humanoid robots. National Kaohsiung First
University of Science & Technology (NKFUST) are proud to host the 4th
International Spring School for Humanoid Robots 2015, a unique opportunity
for everyone to learn the fundamentals and get involved in humanoid robots
projects.



* *Program*

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The spring school will highlight the most recent advances in humanoid
robotics research.



*1- **Theory*: Many successful approaches in the areas of active balancing,
compliant control, complex motion planning, biologically inspired
approaches, team play, and human robot interaction.

*2- **Case Study:* The open source hardware and software are introduced for
popular tools in Humanoid design and implementation. In this year, two
lecturers introduce from Open Source Robot Foundation (OSRF) to Robot
Operating System (ROS) that is a famous too for humanoid research. The
actual case includes the tutorials of Atlas Robot studied by the simulator
in ROS.

*3-  **Practical* *exercises*: A soccer field and real humanoid soccer
robots (Darwin-OP, Nao) will be provided for hands-on experience.


There will be sessions covering the basic theory and lab activities
covering the practice of humanoid robotics. Lectures will be presented by
well-known researchers from North America, Europe, and Asia.



** Social Activities*

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To facilitate informal interactions between participants, several social
activities are planned.



** Organizers*

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*General Chair:*

*Roger C. Y. Chen*, National Kaohsiung First University of Science &
Technology, Taiwan.

 *General Co-Chairs:*

*Jyh-Horng Chou*, National Kaohsiung First University of Science &
Technology, Taiwan.

*Tzuu-Hseng S. Li*, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.

*Jacky Baltes*, University of Manitoba, Canada.

*Soroush Sadeghnejad*, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran
Polytechnic), Iran.

 *Director:*

*Kuo-Yang Tu*, National Kaohsiung First University of Science & Technology,
Taiwan.



* *Registration*

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The number of participants is limited.

The deadline for advance registration is May 10th. For more information and
registration please visit: ****
http://humanoid.nkfust.edu.tw/RoboCupSS2015/index.html****



* *Acknowledgment*

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We gratefully acknowledge the support of the International RoboCup
Federation.



The Organization Committee of 4th International Spring School for Humanoid
Robots 2015 wants to invite you to participate in this school and hopes
this would be a very memorable start for academic cooperation in Robotics
and AI in the field of humanoid robotics.


Please feel free to contact us for any further information about the
school, registration, visa and international affairs.




Good Luck with your research and hope to see you all.



*Soroush Sadeghnejad*

*On behalf of organization committee*