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<p>(We kindly request you to forward this email to other researchers in your institution.<br>
Apologies for multiple copies due to cross-posting.)<br>
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*** LAST CALL FOR PAPERS ***<br>
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ICARSC 2018<br>
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18th IEEE International Conference on <br>
Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions<br>
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http://robotica2018.festivalrobotica.pt/icarsc<br>
http://www.ieee-ras.org/conferences-workshops/technically-co-sponsored/icarsc<br>
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April 25-27, 2018<br>
Town Hall, Torres Vedras, Portugal<br>
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Sponsored by:<br>
- IEEE Robotics and Automation Society<br>
- IEEE Technically Co-sponsored<br>
- IEEE Portugal Section<br>
- Portuguese Robotics Society<br>
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Keynote speaker: Anibal Ollero<br>
Subject: Aerial Robotic Manipulation and its Application to Inspection and Maintenance<br>
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An event integrated in the 18th international Portugal Robotics Open<br>
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http://robotica2018.festivalrobotica.pt<br>
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== Important! ==<br>
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Submission deadline: January 21, 2018.<br>
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The 18th IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems <br>
And Competitions (ICARSC 2018) gathers participants from academia and<br>
industry working in the field of autonomous robotics and related areas.<br>
It is organized within the 18th international Portugal Robotics Open, <br>
a RoboCup-sponsored local event.<br>
The conference will be held on April 25-27, 2018, <br>
at the Town Hall of Torres Vedras, Portugal, just a walking distance <br>
from EXPOTORRES, where the Robotics Open will take place.<br>
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Conference content will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore <br>
as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. <br>
As in previous edition of the conference this 18th edition will <br>
have a Special Issue of selected extended papers published in the <br>
Robotics and Autonomous Systems journal, indexed by Thomson <br>
ISI Web of Knowledge (5-Year Impact Factor: 2.373).<br>
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There will be a special track for papers describing work related with <br>
fire prevention and combat, particularly using autonomous and <br>
semi-autonomous systems.<br>
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== Venue ==<br>
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Torres Vedras is located about 50 kilometers from Lisbon, being <br>
the territory of Torres Vedras populated by man since ancient times. <br>
Here passed communities of collector hunters, farmers, blacksmiths <br>
and later Greeks and Romans, as Rufus, one of many immortalized <br>
names spelled in stone.<br>
The village and the county grew, becoming a tourist destination, <br>
especially from the early twentieth century. Since then, many elect <br>
Torres Vedras as a destination, either in search of the spa or the <br>
beach of Santa Cruz, renewing encounters permanently. <br>
The same village amounted to town in 1979, witnessing a massive <br>
urban growth.<br>
In the municipality of Torres Vedras the agriculture (vineyards and <br>
horticulture), the food processing and metallurgical industry and <br>
the retail trade play a key role.<br>
A promotional video of Torres Vedras could be viewed<br>
through the following link:<br>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec_XjJaNJVI.<br>
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Torres Vedras can be easily reached by bus or car from the International <br>
Airport of Lisbon.<br>
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>From Lisbon by bus: You should take a bus that leave you close to <br>
the place where the event takes place. Further information can be <br>
found through the following link: http://www.rede-expressos.pt/default.aspx.<br>
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>From Lisbon by car: You should take the motorway A8 in the direction <br>
towards Leiria getting out at exit 7 - Torres Vedras South.<br>
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== Important Dates ==<br>
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Submission deadline: Jan. 21, 2018<br>
Notification of acceptance: Feb. 21, 2018<br>
Camera-ready papers: Mar. 4, 2018<br>
Early registration deadline: Mar. 15, 2018<br>
Conference: Apr. 25-27, 2018<br>
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All deadlines are on 23:59 GMT.<br>
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== Topics ==<br>
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The conference is an open forum to most robotics topics, as listed<br>
below, although contributions addressing novel benchmarking methods,<br>
able to properly compare and evaluate the performance of different<br>
solutions to a given robotics problem, and works dealing with robotics<br>
competitions and challenges are particularly welcome.<br>
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Agricultural Robotics;<br>
Applications of Autonomous Intelligent Robots;<br>
Artificial Intelligence;<br>
Autonomous Robotic Systems;<br>
Computer Vision and Image Processing;<br>
Control Architectures and Programming;<br>
Cooperative Perception;<br>
Cooperative Planning and Task Allocation;<br>
Dexterous Manipulation and Grasping;<br>
Educational Robotics;<br>
Entertainment Robots.<br>
Evolutionary Robotics;<br>
Field Robotics;<br>
Humanoid Robotics;<br>
Human-Robot Interaction;<br>
Localization, Mapping, and Navigation;<br>
Locomotion and Actuation Systems;<br>
Multi-Robot Coordination;<br>
Multi-Robot Systems;<br>
Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking;<br>
Planning, Reasoning and Modeling;<br>
Recognition and Tracking;<br>
Robot-based Fire Combat and Prevention;<br>
Robot Learning;<br>
Robotic Competitions;<br>
Robotic Simulation;<br>
Sensors and Sensor Integration;<br>
Swarm Robotics;<br>
Underwater Robotics.<br>
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== Submission Guidelines ==<br>
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The working language is English, only. Authors are invited to submit<br>
original research contributions electronically, in PDF format, via<br>
EasyChair:<br>
<br>
(https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icarsc2018)<br>
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Six pages in the standard IEEE format are allowed for each paper, <br>
including figures, with up to two extra pages with an extra payment <br>
per extra page.<br>
Papers must be written in English following the standard IEEE guidelines:<br>
<br>
( http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html)<br>
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Reviewing for ICARSC 2018 will be *double blind* so authors must <br>
remove their names from the submitted papers, and should take <br>
reasonable care not to indirectly disclose their identity. Three <br>
program committee members will be assigned to review each paper. <br>
Acceptance will be based on the paper's significance, technical quality, <br>
clarity, relevance and originality.<br>
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All accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings <br>
and, being the conference an IEEE sponsored event for a long time, <br>
the proceedings have been indexed in IEEExplore and in Scopus.<br>
Selected extended papers will be published in a special issue of the <br>
Robotics and Autonomous Systems journal, indexed by Thomson ISI <br>
Web of Knowledge (5-Year Impact Factor: 2.373). <br>
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Accepted papers will be scheduled for presentation, which requires <br>
that at least one of the authors should register at the Conference <br>
and present the paper. Failure to meet this requirement will imply <br>
removing the paper from the proceedings.<br>
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We welcome you at ICARSC 2018 to share your latest research results.<br>
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See you in Torres Vedras!<br>
<br>
Hugo Costelha, IPLeiria, Portugal<br>
Joćo Calado, IPLisboa, Portugal<br>
Paulo Oliveira, IST, Portugal<br>
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(General Chairs of the IEEE Int. Conf. on Autonomous Robot Systems and<br>
Competitions)<br>
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