February 2022 - RoboCup-humanoid

RoboCup International Symposium 2022 - Call for Satellite Events
by Maike Paetzel-Prüsmann 24 Feb '22

24 Feb '22

* Call for Satellite Events * RoboCup International Symposium 2022 https://2022.robocup.org/symposium-call-for-satellite-events/ Submission of proposals: 3 April 2022 Notification to authors: 25 April 2022 Satellite Events: 17 or 18 July 2022 (RoboCup 2022: 11-17 July 2022) =========================================================== We invite you to organize a satellite event for the 25th RoboCup International Symposium, which will be held on 17 July 2022, in conjunction with RoboCup 2022 (11 July to 17 July 2022) in a hybrid setting. The RoboCup symposium is an annual event in which innovative, original research with relevance to areas of robotics and artificial intelligence is presented. The Symposium Program Co-Chairs would like to facilitate the organization of satellite workshops, focus groups, roundtable discussions, and other events that are related to RoboCup itself or the general aim of the RoboCup Symposium. This includes league-specific discussions about rules and/or roadmaps, shared infrastructure projects between leagues, as well as scientific workshops focusing on a particular research topic, among others. League committee members, as well as teams or individuals from RoboCup leagues participating in the Symposium, are invited to submit their proposals. The organizers of a satellite event are free to propose events between 2 and 8 hours in length to be held during or a day after the RoboCup Symposium (17 or 18 July) in a fully virtual, hybrid, or fully local format. IMPORTANT DATES =============== Submission of satellite events: 3 April 2022 Notification to authors: 25 April 2022 Satellite Events: 17 or 18 July 2022 (RoboCup 2022: 11-17 July 2022) SUBMISSION AND PROCEEDINGS ========================== Proposals will be evaluated by the Symposium Program Co-Chairs based on their thematic relevance to the RoboCup Symposium as well as their proposed schedule and required resources. Satellite events will not be included in the RoboCup Symposium proceedings. Proposals should be formatted following the LNAI author guidelines [0] and must be electronically submitted through the EasyChair electronic submission system [1]. Please follow the LaTeX template created by us by either downloading the template file [2] or by creating a private copy of this Overleaf template [3]. Submissions are limited to a 4-page extended abstract, excluding references. Each submission must include the following sections: * Name of the satellite event * A description of the format (e.g., discussion group, workshop, tutorial, invited talks, ...) and intended length of the event * Prefered date and time of the event (17 or 18; morning or afternoon, or the whole day [no lunch will be provided unless it’s on the 17th]) * A description of the content and aim of the satellite event * Names and contacts of all members of the organizing committee/group with one clearly marked person as the corresponding member of the organizing committee * The intended audience and the number of participants expected * Any resources required to organize the workshop After the acceptance of their proposal, organizers are expected to create a short description of their event as well as a website providing further information which will both be linked from the RoboCup symposium page on the RoboCup 2022 website. Organizers of accepted proposals for satellite events will receive a location for their event as well as other required resources (e.g., a projector), if possible. Apart from this, the organizers are responsible for organizing their event independent of the RoboCup Symposium. PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS ================== Maike Paetzel-Prüsmann, University of Potsdam, Germany Nuno Lau, University of Aveiro, Portugal Thanapat Wanichanon, Mahidol University, Thailand Amy Eguchi, University of California San Diego, USA CONTACT ======= robocupsymposium2022(a)easychair.org [0] https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… [1] https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=robocupsymposium2022 [2] https://2022.robocup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Symposium-Satellite-Eve… [3] https://de.overleaf.com/read/gqspxdtvpwsn

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Open PostDoc/PhD (Humanoid Robots) position at Ostfalia University Germany
by Gerndt, Reinhard 20 Feb '22

20 Feb '22

Dear All (please forward, apologies for multiple postings) For the joint, interdisciplinary BMBF-funded competence network “Meaningful Human Control. Autonomous Systems between Regulation and Reflexivity” (MeHuCo), we are looking to recruit, as of 1 April 2022, A PostDoc / Doctoral Researcher (m/f/d) (100%), Computer Science, Robotics, or similar at Ostfalia University, Pay group TV-L 13, for a period of four years (fixed-term contract). The project addresses one of the most serious problems of international security – the development and application of autonomous systems and the possible loss of control due to Artificial Intelligence algorithms. In the project a team of researchers at the Paderborn University (Media Studies/Sience and Technology Studies), the University of Bonn (Media Studies/History), the University of Hamburg (Sociology/Criminology), the University of Hannover (Law) and the University of Applied Sciences Ostfalia (Computer Science/Robotics) will work together with an extended network of international partners in Germany and Europe. Your responsibilities include: • Carrying out the research activities in accordance with the approval, in particular in the work package: "Humanoid soccer robots - a lead scenario for investigating possibilities and limits in the programming and control of machine autonomy" • Publication of project results and presentation of research results at international conferences • Reporting to project partners and BMBF • Support of the project management Applicants should meet the following requirements: • Doctorate or master's degree with a strong research focus in the broader field of robotics (e.g. computer science / electrical engineering) • Good knowledge of human-robot interaction • Creativity • Experience with interdisciplinary work • Team skills • English language capabilities and German language capabilities (or serious interest to acquire them) Information in German language can be found here: https://www.ostfalia.de/cms/de/d2/.content/documents/Tom-010-22.pdf The application period will close on March 4th. If there are any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Reinhard GERNDT --- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reinhard Gerndt Arbeitsgruppe Robotik / Robotics Group Institut für Verteilte Systeme / Institute for Distributed Systems Internationalisierungsbeauftragter / International Affairs Coordinator Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften - Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel - Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences Fakultät Informatik - Computer Science Department Salzdahlumer Str. 46-48 38302 Wolfenbüttel, Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 5331 939 32120 / 31005 FAX: +49 (0) 5331 939 31004 E-Mail: r.gerndt(a)ostfalia.de Web: www.ostfalia.de ********************************************************************** Der Inhalt dieser E-Mail ist vertraulich und ausschliesslich fuer den bezeichneten Adressaten bestimmt. Wenn Sie nicht der vorgesehene Adressat dieser E-Mail oder dessen Vertreter sein sollten, so beachten Sie bitte, dass jede Form der Kenntnisnahme, Veroeffentlichung, Vervielfaeltigung oder Weitergabe des Inhalts dieser E-Mail unzulaessig ist. Wir bitten Sie, sich in diesem Fall mit dem Absender der E-Mail in Verbindung zu setzen. The information contained in this email is confidential. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any form of disclosure, reproduction, distribution or any action taken or refrained from in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Please notify the sender immediately. ********************************************************************** P Please consider the environment before deciding to print this e-mail.

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[RC-Humanoid League Virtual Season] Next game day on Feb 20, 2022 at 15:00 (CET)
by Alessandra Rossi 17 Feb '22

17 Feb '22

Dear RoboCuppers, We are coming back with a new day of super interesting games on Sunday Feb 20! Grab popcorns, a beer or a warm coffee and join us in enjoying the thrill of RoboCup by sitting in your comfy place! Games will be streamed on Twitch Field A and commented by OCs and teams' members for getting insights on the games, the simulation, robots and software developed by the teams. Have a look at the website for more information about the games, including previous games, scores, and so on. For checking the time zone differences, you can use websites such as worldtimebuddy Best regards, Alessandra Dr. Alessandra Rossi Assistant Professor PRISCA research lab Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

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GORE_3 - Expression of interest - Reply by 20.02.22
by Stelter, Sebastian 09 Feb '22

09 Feb '22

Dear everyone, as many of you have already read, there will again be no German Open this year. To provide a reasonable alternative, the SPL and Humanoid League joined together to organize the German Open Replacement Event (GORE). The event will take place between the 12.04. and 17.04.22. To get a better feeling about the size of the event, we would like to ask you if and in what way you and your team would like to participate. At the current time we are still planning to hold the event in presence, if the COVID-19 situation still allows it by then. If that is the case, the event will take place in Hamburg, Germany in the Handelskammer<https://www.hk24.de/en/servicemarken/event-management>. We are following the regulations advised by the RKI, which means only persons who recovered from COVID, or fully vaccinated persons are admitted if they can also present a negative test result. People with a booster vaccination do not need a test. In any case, participants are required to always wear a medical mask. Since the situation is changing quickly and unpredictably, we are also preparing online (for HL: simulated; for SPL: running your code on a common robot pool from home) or hybrid (for SPL: teams that cannot be on site can either send robots or use shared robots from other teams similar to a robot pool) solutions, please let us know, which of these alternatives works best for you. For the SPL, Softbank Robotics has also already announced that they will be on site to facilitate repairs. We expect the participation to cost about 200€ per team plus 75€ per team member, we will let you know the exact numbers as soon as we have them and it is likely to become less again. If you are interested in participating in the GORE, please send a reply to gore.organisation(a)gmail.com<mailto:gore.organisation@gmail.com> containing: * Your team's name * Your teams league (SPL or Humanoid) * Whether you want to participate in presence, online or hybrid * An approximate count of how many people you will bring Please send your replies by February 20th, so that we can plan better. See you soon. The GORE organizing committee Arne, Jörn, Patrick und Sebastian

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RoboCup Humanoid League Newsletter - February 2022
by Maike Paetzel-Prüsmann 09 Feb '22

09 Feb '22

Dear Humanoid League Teams, this is the February version of our monthly newsletter in which we will give you some updates on the preparation of the rule book for the 2022 competition, the qualification process to participate in the world championship as well quick news on the virtual season. Rule Voting & Update Process ----------------------------- The discussion period about the rule book for the 2022 competition has ended and teams that are eligible to vote have received a link to the rule vote with further instructions yesterday. The voting period already ends next Monday (Feb 14th), so make sure you fill out the survey in time! At the moment, we have applied similar eligibility criteria as in previous years, which is as follows: "Eligible to vote is every team that has either participated in RoboCup 2019 or 2021 or was qualified for RoboCup 2020 and aims to participate in 2022 again (as shown by having submitted qualification material for 2022). Every team gets to vote once." However, we are still discussing the eligibility criteria under the current Covid situations which may have kept teams from submitting qualification material for 2022 but that plan on participating in the future again. If we decide to include more teams in the voting process and hence extend the voting period, we will inform the league about this decision. The preliminary time line for finalizing the rule book looks as follows: - Feb 18th: Draft of Rule book released - Feb 18th - Mar 2nd: Period for teams to provide comments on the draft - Mar 4th: Release of the final rule book Please note that this schedule may need to be postponed in case of an extended voting period. Qualification for RoboCup 2022 ------------------------------- The deadline for updating your qualification material for the 2022 competition in Thailand ends this coming Monday, February 14th. If your team received a review requiring the provision of additional material, please make sure you provide it in time! If your team was already accepted for the competition, you are welcome to update your material until February 14th as well, although this is not mandatory for you. The teams will be notified about their final qualification status by March 7th. Humanoid League - Virtual Season --------------------------------- We have now concluded the first four game days and you can find the results as well as the next stream days announced on our website: https://humanoid.robocup.org/hl-vs2022/humanoid-league-virtual-season-2021-… The next stream will happen on our Twitch channel on Sunday, February 20th at 3:00pm CET. The organizers of the virtual season are still in need for people supporting the further development of the Webots simulator and the infrastructure around it. If you would like to volunteer, please get in touch with me by e-mail or Discord! Cheers, Maike (for the Humanoid League Technical Committee) -- Dr. Maike Paetzel-Prüsmann Postdoctoral Researcher Foundations of Computational Linguistics Laboratory University of Potsdam, Germany Pronouns: she / her More information: https://www.maike-paetzel.de/

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[RC-Humanoid League Virtual Season] Next game day on Feb 6, 2022 at 10am (CET)
by Alessandra Rossi 01 Feb '22

01 Feb '22

Dear RoboCuppers, Grab a coffee or chips and beer, and join us for the next game day of Humanoid League Virtual Season! Next game day will be on February 6 starting at 10am (CET). Games will be streamed on Twitch Field A and commented by OCs and teams' members for getting insights on the games, the simulation, robots and software developed by the teams. Have a look at the website for more information about the games, including previous games, scores, and so on. For checking the time zone differences, you can use websites such as worldtimebuddy Best regards, Alessandra Dr. Alessandra Rossi Assistant Professor PRISCA research lab Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

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