[robocup-worldwide] Final CFP Fourth International Workshop on Synthetic Simulation and Robotics to Mitigate Earthquake Disaster (SRMED 2009)

[RoboCup 2009]

EXTENDED DEADLINE JUNE 15 2009

Call for Papers

Fourth International Workshop on Synthetic Simulation and Robotics to
Mitigate Earthquake Disaster (SRMED 2009)

collocated with RoboCup 2009 Graz

July 6 2009, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria

http://www.robocup2009.org

Objective

During a disaster response it is essential that responders quickly and
safely assess the overall situation and identify areas that have the
lowest cost-benefit ratio of danger to rescuers versus live victims.
The development of the mobile robots with assistive capabilities can
help emergency personnel to safely and efficiently assess the situation
and aid in the extrication of the victims in hazardous, unstable
environments. This year the Fourth International Workshop on Synthetic
Simulation and Robotics to Mitigate Earthquake Disaster (SRMED 2009)
will focus on bringing together researchers and emergency personnel to
discuss and exchange ideas concerning the development of simulation and
robotic systems to support search and rescue operations after
catastrophic events in urban environments, in particular in
post-earthquake scenarios.

Starting in the morning with a panel of subject matter experts on
Response and Rescue Robotics, researchers and emergency personnel will
discuss the operational requirements and the performance criteria needed
for robotic systems. The afternoon session will consist of two parallel
tracks consisting of regular presentations from peer-reviewed papers.
The first track will highlight different approaches to robotic mapping
under real-time constraints and strive to finalize the development of a
unified map evaluation framework that will serve as the basis assessing
map quality in future competitions at RoboCup. The second track will
focus on the design and implementation of simulation and robotic systems
to support search and rescue operations.

Topics

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

- Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM)
- Localization and Mapping
- Mapping of 3D environments
- Human Robot Interaction (HRI)
- Robot Teleoperation
- Integration of robotic agents in the simulator
- Rescue simulator extensions
- Test methods and metrics for rescue robotics
- Rescue robots design
- Evaluation methodology for rescue systems
- Autonomy in rescue robots
- Future development of competitions and standards
- Experiences with rescue projects

Paper Submission

Please send a PDF file of a full paper within 6 pages (for a long paper),
or an abstract with 1 page (for a short paper) by e-mail to Alexander
Kleiner (kleiner at informatik.uni-freiburg.de). The deadline is June 15 2009.

Invited Speakers

Adam Jacoff, National Institute for Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, USA
Daniele Nardi, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy
Satoshi Tadokoro, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Robin Murphy, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

Important Dates

June 15 2009    Deadline of paper submission (full paper
	       or short paper)
June 20 2009   Notification of acceptance
June 30 2009   Deadline of final paper

Organizing Committee

Luca Iocchi, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy
Alexander Kleiner, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Raj Madhavan, National Institute for Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, USA
Itsuki Noda, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and
Technology, Tsukuba, Japan
Chris Scrapper, National Institute for Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, USA
Gerald Steinbauer, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria







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