[robocup-worldwide] AAAI-17 Demonstrations Program

[Shivaram Kalyanakrishnan]

Dear All,

Below is a call for the Demonstrations Program at AAAI-17. Note the
imminent deadlines: registration closes very shortly (11:59 PM PDT,
September 9); abstract submissions are due in a few days (by 11:59 PM
PDT on September 14); final 2-page paper submissions close 11:59 PM
PDT, October 21. Submission instructions and other details are
available on the Demonstrations Program website:

  https://www.aaai.org/Conferences/AAAI/2017/aaai17demoscall.php.

Thanks,
    Shivaram Kalyanakrishnan


AAAI-17 Demonstrations Program
The Thirty-First Conference on Artificial Intelligence
February 4–9, 2017, San Francisco, California USA

The AAAI-17 Demonstrations Program is intended to foster discussion
and exchange of ideas among researchers and practitioners from
academia and industry by presenting software and hardware systems and
research prototypes of such systems, including their capabilities and
workings.  Accepted demonstrations will be allocated one time slot of
1.5 or 2 hours during one of the main conference evening poster
programs, and will have a short paper included in the proceedings.
Topics of Interest

The Demonstrations Program welcomes presentations of systems on all
topics of mainstream AI (see the topic descriptions of the main AAAI
and IAAI conference tracks). Promising topics include, but are not
limited to, the following.

    cognitive systems
    decision making systems
    educational software and hardware tools for AI
    environment-aware agent behaviors
    game playing programs
    human-robot interaction
    intelligent collaborative systems
    intelligent control systems
    intelligent graphical user interfaces
    intelligent tutoring systems
    natural language processing and speech recognition
    peripheral hardware running on dedicated devices
    robots
    visual processing
    web services

The demonstrations must present new ideas, which are not already
established in mainstream products or services. However, the
demonstration need not run solely at the conference site; it is all
right if it has been showcased elsewhere in the recent
past. Captivating demonstrations will be given an advantage in the
review process.

Submissions from everyone, including authors of paper submissions to
AAAI, IAAI, and AAAI-16 workshops, are encouraged. Work submitted to
other tracks (such as the Robotics Exhibition and the Videos
Competition) can also be submitted to the Demonstrations Program in
the format prescribed below, and it will be evaluated independently
according to the Demonstrations review process.


Author Registration

Authors must register at the AAAI-17 submission site before submitting
their expressions of interest. Authors should select "Demo Track." The
software will assign a password, which will enable the author to log
on and submit an expression of interest. Authors are strongly
encouraged to register as soon as possible, well in advance of the
September 14 deadline.

    Registration will close at 11:59 PM PDT on September 9, 2016
    Abstract (expression of interest) submission will close at 11:59 PM 
PDT on September 14, 2016
    Final 2-page paper submission will close at 11:59 PM PDT on October 
21, 2016


Submission and Review Process

Submissions to the AAAI-17 Demonstrations program will undergo a
two-stage evaluation process.

In Stage 1, researchers and practitioners interested in showcasing a
demonstration are required to submit an "expression of interest"
through the web-based conference management system in the "abstract"
field. An expression of interest consists of a short description
introducing the demonstration and describing its significance. The
expression of interest must specify the list of authors and the
material needed to perform the demonstration. It may optionally
include supporting material, such as a video or a previously published
paper, as long as these are specifically related to the proposed
demonstration. Such additional items must be submitted as a zip file.

The expression of interest will be judged for clarity, the
significance of the proposed demonstration, and its relevance to the
AI community. Authors will receive high-level feedback on the
expression of interest, and a decision on whether their work has been
selected for Stage 2.

In Stage 2, authors will have to submit two items: (1) a 2-page short
paper describing their system, formatted in AAAI two-column style, and
(2) a video (of duration up to 10 minutes) of the proposed
demonstration. The paper must present the technical details of the
demonstration, discuss related work, and describe the significance of
the demonstration. The paper must contain unpublished work. If
accepted, authors will be required to transfer copyright of their
paper to AAAI. For more information on the AAAI style, please download
the AAAI Press author kit.

Since the demonstration will ultimately be viewed and "experienced" by
attendees, submissions will also be evaluated based on a "preview": a
video showing the demonstration in the form it is planned to be
exhibited.  It is all right if some parts of the demonstration are not
ready by the Stage 2 submission deadline. However, authors must use
the video to convey the demonstration's overall "look and feel", which
will be used to decide whether the submission should be accepted. The
Demonstrations Program Chair reserves the right to reject submissions
if the reviewers believe existing deficiencies would be difficult to
fix by the authors within the given time frame. The Stage 2 reviews
can be expected to be more detailed; they will also convey the final
decision on accepting the demonstration for showcasing at AAAI-17.

Demonstration participants are welcome to exhibit and distribute
additional material, such as videos running on a dedicated console,
scientific papers, pamphlets, and noncommercial brochures. Such
ancillary materials need not be submitted for review.

At least one member of every demonstration must register for and
attend AAAI-17. The conference registrant will be responsible for
building the exhibit.


Award

To foster the presentation of exciting demonstrations, AAAI-17 will
present an award for the Best Demonstration. The award will be granted
on the the basis of audience evaluation through a ballot given to all
attendees.


Services

Researchers and practitioners showing a demonstration are required to
bring all necessary equipment and material for the successful
operation of their exhibit. AAAI will provide shipping instructions,
if needed, for the delivery of material to the conference site. Each
demo program participant will be provided with one 6-foot draped
table, one monitor, and one poster board, as well as electrical and
internet access. Special electrical connections must be arranged
through the Demonstrations Program Chair no later than 45 days prior
to the start of the conference.


Questions and Suggestions

Concerning author instructions and conference registration, write to
aaai17 at aaai.org. Concerning suggestions for the program and other
inquiries, write to the AAAI-17 Demonstrations Program Chair.


Demonstration Program Chair

Shivaram Kalyanakrishnan (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,
India)
shivaram at cse.iitb.ac.in