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Call for Nominations: 2025 ACM/SIGAI Autonomous Agents Research Award
by Nicholas Mattei 13 Dec '24

13 Dec '24

[Apologies for Multiple Postings] Nominations are solicited for the 2025 ACM SIGAI Autonomous Agents Research Award. This award is made for excellence in research in the area of autonomous agents. It is intended to recognize researchers in autonomous agents whose current work is an important influence on the field. The award is an official ACM award, funded by an endowment created by ACM SIGAI from the proceeds of previous Autonomous Agents conferences. The recipient of the award will receive a monetary prize and a certificate, and will be invited to present a plenary talk at the AAMAS 2025 conference. How to Nominate Anyone can make a nomination. Nominations should be made by filling out the below google form, and should consist of a short (< 1 page) statement that emphasizes not only the research contributions that the individual has made that merit the award but also how the individual’s current work is an important influence on the field. NOTE: a candidate can only be considered for the award if they are explicitly nominated. If you believe that someone deserves the award, then NOMINATE THEM — don’t assume that somebody else will! For any questions please contact Edith Elkind (Award Chair, <eelkind(a)gmail.com>edith.elkind(a)northwestern.edu) or Nicholas Mattei (SIGAI Vice Chair, nsmattei(a)gmail.com). Nomination Link: https://forms.gle/jud5hniSWtkrENqZ7 <https://forms.gle/jud5hniSWtkrENqZ7> Important Dates - 15 January 2025 — Deadline for nominations - 15 February 2025 — Announcement of winner - 19-23 May 2025 — AAMAS-2025 conference in Detroit, Michigan, USA -- *Nicholas Mattei* Associate Professor, Tulane University nsmattei(a)tulane.edu | www.nickmattei.net Stanley Thomas Hall | 305B +1 504 865 5782 Department of Computer Science Tulane University 6823 St Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70118

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2nd Call for Participation for RoboCup Humanoid League – New Submission Deadline
by Reinaldo A. C. Bianchi 11 Dec '24

11 Dec '24

* 2nd Call for Participation – New Submission Deadlines * RoboCup 2025 Humanoid Soccer Competition https://humanoid.robocup.org/ July 15 - 21, 2025, Salvador, Brazil =========================================================== The RoboCup Humanoid League invites teams to apply for participation at the RoboCup 2025 Humanoid Soccer Competition in Salvador, Brazil. The Humanoid League will host competitions in the following categories: * KidSize: 40 - 100cm robot height (FIFA size 1 ball) * AdultSize: 100 - 200cm robot height (FIFA size 5 ball) For more detailed class definitions, please refer to the humanoid league home page at https://humanoid.robocup.org/ Teams do not need to provide a full robot team to apply for competing in the Humanoid Soccer Competition. The qualifying round of Drop-In games will be played with only one robot per team. Teams that cannot provide a full team of robots (four robots in KidSize and two in AdultSize) will be grouped to form a playable team for the main tournament games. Teams are also encouraged to form and apply as joint teams. Joint proposals will be judged on their combined merit. In case of a sufficient number of qualified teams, the sub-leagues (KidSize and/or AdultSize) will be divided into League A and League B. Teams are seeded into the leagues based on the results of an initial round of Drop-In games. For the qualification process, teams must provide the following material: 1) Robot Video --------------------------------------- Teams need to provide a video of their robot demonstrating the robots' autonomous soccer playing skills. The recommended skills needed for qualification are: * localization of unknown ball position, * walking ability towards the ball, * robot positioning at the ball for kicking, * kicking the ball towards the goal, * ability of getting up autonomously from a fall (KidSize only) We encourage teams to include in the video more complex and intelligent behavior such as demonstrating localization, and robots playing in a game, recordings from actual soccer matches are admissible. If possible, please provide footage that demonstrates the robot behavior without wires attached. The qualification video must be supplied as a link via YouTube. The maximum duration of the video must not exceed 5 minutes. The qualifying team is responsible to ensure that the video adheres to YouTube's TOS (especially in regard to music copyright) to prevent the video from being blocked for the reviewers. Teams that do not provide a qualification video or a viewable video will not be qualified! 2) Software Description --------------------------------------- During the registration process, a form will be provided to submit details about the algorithms used or anticipated to be used for the participation in the 2025 competition. Algorithms shall be described in such detail that they can be reproduced by other teams. If software from other teams or standard algorithms are used, references need to be included. If the algorithm has been adapted to be used in the competition, those deviations need to be described in appropriate details. The form will include questions in the following areas: * Walking * Vision * Localization * Team Communication * Behavior * Contributions to the RoboCup community, e.g. software releases, paper publications, provision of league infrastructure or data sets Responses to the questions are expected to reflect the current or anticipated status of the software during the RoboCup 2025 competition. If the software has not changed or no changes are anticipated to be made until the competition, teams may copy & paste a response from previously submitted material. 3) Extended Abstract --------------------------------------- A two-page extended abstract must be submitted. For teams which have previously participated in the Humanoid League, the extended abstract needs to: * include lessons learned from the participation in previous RoboCup competitions * highlight major problems that the team is trying to solve for the upcoming competition * outline the plans for the major changes that the teams anticipate to have implemented by the RoboCup 2025 competition * describe the implementation status of the changes planned by the time of submitting the application For teams which have never participated in the RoboCup Humanoid League, the Extended Abstract needs to pitch the scientific aspects of their humanoid robotic system and highlight their research interests. The Extended Abstract is limited to 2 pages maximum and must be submitted in PDF format. Extended Abstracts are designed to highlight the changes and scientific developments since the last RoboCup. Thus, we expect the usage of material from previous TDPs or Extended Abstracts to be minimal. If used, they need to be cited appropriately. Submissions of last year's Extended Abstract will be desk-rejected. The Extended Abstract must follow the LNCS format which can be downloaded from https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…. Teams that do to follow the LNCS formatting and style guidelines will not be qualified. No exceptions to this rule will be made. 4) Robot Specification --------------------------------------- Regardless of the kid or adult size competition, a one-page specification (PDF) must be provided for each different type of humanoid robot used by the team that includes the following: * Robot picture * Robot name * Height of the robot * Weight of the robot * Walking speed in cm/s * Number of degrees of freedom and type of motors on each kinematic chain of the robot * Type of sensors used (incl. type of camera(s) and specific manufacturer part number (e.g. “6-DoF IMU” is NOT an acceptable description)) * Computing unit(s) * Materials (e.g. Torso aluminum, legs and arms CFRP) * Electronics (e.g. CM730 for communicating with servos) * Battery (e.g. 3S1P 2200mAh LiPo) * Open Source link if applicable * Other specs 5) Letter of Commitment --------------------------------------- A one-page letter addressed to the RoboCup Humanoid League Technical Committee including the following: * a statement committing to participate in the RoboCup 2025 Humanoid League competition, * a statement committing to make a person with sufficient knowledge of the rules available as referee during the competition. The letter must be signed (by hand or using a digital signature software as Adobe or DocuSign) by the team leader and submitted either as a JPG, PNG or PDF file. The TC may include the fulfillment of the statement of commitment of participation as well as the performance of the team's referee in previous RoboCup competitions into consideration for qualification. Each application to the Humanoid Soccer Competition will be reviewed by two members of the Technical Committee and two other teams applying to the Humanoid Soccer Competition. The combined reviewing score will decide whether a team qualifies for participation. Reviewing other team's material is mandatory for teams that want to participate in the Humanoid Soccer Competition. Failing to provide an adequate review by the provided deadline will have consequences for the team’s own qualification status. 6) Rules --------------------------------------- The current version of the rules may be found here at the Humanoid League website: https://humanoid.robocup.org/materials/rules/. We expect the final version of the 2025 rules to be published in early spring 2025. 7) Registration --------------------------------------- The following information is required for registration: * Team name * URL of the team's home page * Name of team leader or team contact person * E-mail address of team leader or contact person * Postal address of the team, team leader or contact person * Competition category: Humanoid Soccer Competition KidSize or AdultSize Please note that teams applying for participation in several categories must submit individual application material for each class, and pay the appropriate registration fee for each category. At least one team member must register on each team. Furthermore, teams in different categories must be able to compete, and guarantee to have members acting as referees available independently and at the same time. 8) Plagiarism --------------------------------------- Plagiarism, loosely the unattributed use of other peoples' words, code, and ideas is not tolerated in the RoboCup community. See the point "Publishing Ethics" at https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… for a more detailed description. The teams and team members that plagiarize another peoples' work and present it as their own will be disqualified. For a first offense, the team and team members will be banned from RoboCup competition for two years (usually the current and next year). Harsher penalties will be applied to repeat offenders or extremely serious cases of plagiarism. A team may be disqualified at any time for plagiarism, even after the competition has started. RoboCup will not reimburse teams for any expenses related to their disqualification. 9) Online Submission --------------------------------------- All qualification material must be submitted online at: https://submission.robocuphumanoid.com/login Please be informed that the submission system has been updated and migrated to a new server. Consequently, the system has been reset, and all account information has been deleted. Therefore, it is necessary for all users to create new accounts on the system. 10) Important Dates --------------------------------------- Humanoid Soccer Competition * Submission system open: December 10th, 2024 * Submission deadline: January 31th, 2025 * Team Review Period: February 3rd - 7th, 2025 * Announcement of qualified teams: February 21th, 2025 11) Publication --------------------------------------- Please note that after the announcement of the qualified teams the qualified teams submitted material will be made publicly available on the Humanoid League website. Teams applying for participation, therefore, implicitly grant the right of publication of their qualification material to the Humanoid League. 12) Visa Process --------------------------------------- If you are a citizen of a country that needs a Visa for traveling to the Brazil, please start the VISA process as soon as you receive your notification of qualification. If you are not sure if you're eligible for a VISA-exempt, please consult the official website of the Brazilian government for information, at https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/vistos/informacoes-so… (Information is in English below each paragraph in Portuguese). For more information about the humanoid league, please refer to the humanoid league home page at https://humanoid.robocup.org/ and join the humanoid league mailing list at: https://lists.robocup.org/listinfo/robocup-humanoid With best regards, Technical Committee of RoboCup Humanoid League 2025 Esta mensagem, juntamente com qualquer outra informação anexada, é confidencial e protegida por lei. Somente os seus destinatários estão autorizados a usá-la. Se você não for o destinatário, por favor, informe o remetente e, em seguida, apague a mensagem, observando que não há autorização para usar, copiar, armazenar, encaminhar, imprimir ou tomar qualquer ação baseada no seu conteúdo.

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Invite to official RoboCup Discord server
by Maike Paetzel-Prüsmann 09 Dec '24

09 Dec '24

Dear RoboCup Community, we have set up an official RoboCup Discord server for our community now! Here is the invite link: https://discord.gg/dcFgqFTeCy The aim of the server is not to replace the individual Discord servers and messaging boards that the different leagues created - the idea is to complement them and create an easier possibility to communicate and build bridges between the leagues going forward. It should be a place for you to share your publications, discuss questions related to the next RoboCup events, and get connected with RoboCuppers across leagues. Anyone who is currently participating or interested in RoboCup, is planning to participate in the future or is a RoboCup alumni is welcome to join. Once on the server, please read the rules in the #rules channel and use the "Channels & Roles" on top of the channel list to assign yourself your roles related to the league(s) and region you participate in to see relevant content. Cheers Maike

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[meetings] [news] The 2nd Earth Rover Challenge -- ICRA 2025 Competition
by Xuesu Xiao 07 Dec '24

07 Dec '24

Dear roboticists, do you want to compete with human gamers and AI agents in an around-the-world real life Mario Kart game? The Earth Rover Challenge is back at ICRA 2025!!! It is a first of its kind "AI vs Humans" distributed robotics competition where human gamers and AI models compete to solve real-world navigation challenges across the world, where your policies will be deployed in realistic goal-oriented navigation scenarios, potentially without known maps. As a participant, team, you'll get: -- standardized training data (>7k hours of real-world teleop driving data collected from 20+ cities) -- sponsored robot hardware, (2 x Earth Rover Mini (https://shop.frodobots.com/) for your own testing) -- access to global fleet of sidewalk robots for real-world evaluation of your models (in 20+ cities across 6 continents) -- compute resources assistance (8x H100s shared among teams) -- well-tested SDK (https://github.com/frodobots-org/earth-rovers-sdk) to connect your model to the robots In addition: -- no requirement to physically attend ICRA in Atlanta to compete (as your models will be hosted in the cloud while remotely controlling robots in various cities) -- anonymous entry allowed (i.e., only competition co-organizers will know your team's identity - mainly needed to coordinate testing trials before competition) For more context, this is what happened at the 1st Earth Rover Challenge held at IROS 2024 in Abu Dhabi (https://x.com/frodobots/status/1850426432142573937). Please fill out this form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfu6HbS1-ppK5FVARtwDwTYs7FcH5SRL4x…) by January 10 2025 to express your interest in participating, and we'll be in touch with more info. Thanks, ERC2025 Organizing Committee -------- Competition Website: https://sites.google.com/view/the-earth-rover-challenge/ Organizing Committee Email: erc2025-organizers(a)googlegroups.com Organizing Team: FrodoBots (Michael Cho, Niresh Dravin, Santiago Pravisani), Google DeepMind (Jie Tan, Dhruv Shah, Ted Xiao, Wenhao Yu, Tingnan Zhang, Zhuo Xu), National University of Singapore (David Hsu), Georgia Tech (Naoki Yokoyama), George Mason University (Xuesu Xiao), Meta (Joanne Truong) --------- Thanks Xuesu ----------------------- Xuesu Xiao, Ph.D. -- Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science George Mason University xiao(a)gmu.edu https://cs.gmu.edu/~xiao/ https://robotixx.cs.gmu.edu/

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RoboCup German Open 2025 - Call for participation - Major Leagues
by Ferrein, Alexander Antoine 04 Dec '24

04 Dec '24

RoboCup German Open 2025 Call for Participation - Major Leagues https://robocup.de/german-open NürnbergMesse, Frankenhalle, Germany The 22nd RoboCup German Open 2025 will take place from March 12-16 in Nuremberg. Nuremberg, the second largest city in Bavaria, combines medieval charm with modern vitality. The city is known for its iconic castle, half-timbered houses and old city walls and has great historical significance. The city flourishes as a cultural and innovative centre where history and modern life coexist in a wonderful way. Every regional and international Major team is cordially invited to take part in the event. ---------------------------- RoboCup Major Leagues (international teams) ———————————-------------- After the team setup on March 12th, the competitions will take place from 13 to 16 March 2025 in the following main leagues: • RoboCupSoccer Standard Platform League • RoboCupSoccer Humanoid League (KidSize and AdultSize) • RoboCupSoccer Small Size League • RoboCupRescue Robot League • RoboCupIndustrial Logistics League • RoboCupIndustrial @Work League • RoboCup@Home Open Platform League Registration opens *** December 15, 2024 *** Registration deadline *** January 31st, 2025 *** Late registration deadline (team members only) *** February 28th, 2025 *** When registration opens, visit https://register.robocup.de to register your RoboCup Major League team. Details on the registration (fee, rules, travel) are available on the website. Teams are advised to make their own accommodation arrangements as early as possible, as places are limited before March 13. ---------------------------- RoboCup Junior (German teams) —————————————————----------------------- From March 13-16, 2025 the final event of the German RoboCupJunior Championship will be held at RoboCup German Open 2025 in Nuremberg. The best teams that have qualified in the eight previous German qualifying tournaments will take part. The best German Junior teams in the 2025 German Junior Final will qualify for RoboCup 2025 in Brazil and for the European RoboCupJunior Competition 2025 in Italy. ----------------------------- Organization Committee ———————————————————————------------------------ • Oskar von Stryk (General Chair) • Stefan May (Local Chair) • Alexander Ferrein (German RoboCup Committee, Spokesperson Major) The Major Leagues Organizing Committee: • Heinrich Mellmann (Standard Platform League) • Maike Paetzel-Prüsmann (Humanoid League) • Nicolai Ommer (Small Size League) • Johannes Pellenz, Stefan May, Thomas Sander (Rescue Robot League & RMRC) • Sven Wachsmuth (@Home League) • Alexander Ferrein (Logistics League) • Christoph Steup (@Work League) ---------------------------- Co-located Events ———————————————————————————--------------------------- Parallel to the RoboCup German Open 2025 the first German Robotics Conference organized by the newly established Robotics Institute Germany (RIG) will take place. The conference will bring together the leading German researchers in AI-based robotics. Also in parallel, the Freizeit Messe will take place, which is one of Germany's largest leisure and lifestyle fairs. It attracts about 70.000 visitors each year. Many participants from both events are expected to visit RoboCup German Open 2025. ---------------------------- Important dates -------------------------------------------------------- • 2024-12-15 Major teams early registration starts • 2025-01-31 Major teams registration deadline, team member registration deadline • 2025-02-28 Late registration deadline (team members only) • 2025-03-12 Set-up day Major League teams • 2025-03-13 to 16 Competition days • 2025-03-16 Major and Junior finals The event is open to the public during all days from 9 am to 5 pm ----------------------------- Contact --------------------------------------------------------------- Please contact germanopen(a)robocup.de for any questions. See you all at the 22nd RoboCup German Open 2025! Best regards, German RoboCup Committee ---------------------------------- Acknowledgment -------------------------------------------------- The RoboCup German Open 2025 are supported by the German Federal Ministry for Research and Education (BMBF) within the Robotics Institute Germany under grant number 16ME1001.

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[meetings] [news] The 4th Benchmark for Autonomous Robot Navigation (BARN) Challenge -- ICRA 2025 Competition
by Xuesu Xiao 03 Dec '24

03 Dec '24

Submission Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYFw_BVg-7lpXNVxQIX_xQKpFrU2m4jrX… Competition Website: https://cs.gmu.edu/~xiao/Research/BARN_Challenge/BARN_Challenge25.html Participation Instructions: https://github.com/Daffan/nav-competition-icra2022 Lessons Learned from The BARN Challenge 2024: https://cs.gmu.edu/~xiao/papers/barn24_report.pdf Lessons Learned from The BARN Challenge 2023: https://cs.gmu.edu/~xiao/papers/barn23_report.pdf Lessons Learned from The BARN Challenge 2022: https://cs.gmu.edu/~xiao/papers/barn22_report.pdf Dear roboticists, are you interested in agile robot navigation in highly constrained spaces with a lot of obstacles around, e.g., cluttered households or after-disaster scenarios? Do you think mobile robot navigation is mostly a solved problem? Are you looking for a hands-on project for your robotics class, but may not have (sufficient) robot platforms for your students? If your answer is yes to any of the above questions, we sincerely invite you to participate in The 4th BARN Challenge at ICRA 2025 (https://cs.gmu.edu/~xiao/Research/BARN_Challenge/BARN_Challenge25.html)! The BARN Challenge aims at evaluating state-of-the-art autonomous navigation systems to move robots through highly constrained environments in a safe and efficient manner. The task is to navigate a standardized Clearpath Jackal robot from a predefined start to a goal location as quickly as possible without any collision. The challenge will take place both in the simulated BARN dataset and in physical obstacle courses at ICRA 2025. 1. The competition task is designing ground navigation systems to navigate through all 300 BARN environments (https://cs.gmu.edu/~xiao/Research/BARN/BARN.html) and physical obstacle courses constructed at ICRA 2025 as fast as possible without collision. 2. The 300 BARN environments can be the training set for learning-based methods, or to design classical approaches in. During the simulation competition, we will generate another 50 unseen environments unavailable to the participants before the competition. 3. We will standardize a Jackal robot in the Gazebo simulation, including a Hokuyo 2D LiDAR, motor controller of 2m/s max speed, etc. 4. Participants can use any approaches to tackle the navigation problem, such as using classical sampling-based or optimization-based planners, end-to-end learning, or hybrid approaches. We will provide baselines for reference. 5. A standardized scoring system is provided on the website. 6. We will invite the top teams in simulation to compete in the real world. The team who achieves the fastest collision-free navigation in the physical obstacle courses wins. If you are interested in participating, please submit your navigation system at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYFw_BVg-7lpXNVxQIX_xQKpFrU2m4jrX… Co-Organizers: Xuesu Xiao (George Mason University) Zifan Xu (UT Austin) Aniket Datar (George Mason University) Saad Abdul Ghani (George Mason University) Peter Stone (UT Austin / Sony AI) Sponsor: Clearpath Robotics, https://clearpathrobotics.com/ Thanks Xuesu ----------------------- Xuesu Xiao, Ph.D. -- Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science George Mason University xiao(a)gmu.edu https://cs.gmu.edu/~xiao/ https://robotixx.cs.gmu.edu/

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[jobs] robotics technician (software oriented) at Constructor University Bremen
by Andreas Birk 18 Nov '24

18 Nov '24

Dear all, there is an opening for a robotics technician at Constructor University Bremen, Germany: https://constructoruniversity.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/details… The position is software oriented, i.e., good knowledge of ROS, ideally ROS2 is essential. The position gives you the opportunity to support and engage in research and education with a wide range of devices including robot arms, service robots, marine robots, and even high-velocity autonomous driving with a full-sized race-car. Constructor University Bremen is an international, research oriented institution. The language of education and interaction on campus is English. Applications must be submitted via the link provided above. Kind regards, Andreas Birk -- ================================================================================ Prof. Dr. Andreas Birk ================================================================================ Constructor University Robotics Group Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany https://robotics.constructor.university/ ================================================================================ Commercial registry: Amtsgericht Bremen, HRB 18117 Chairs of the Executive Board (Vorsitzende der Geschäftsführung): Dr. Stanislav Protasov (President/Präsident), Oznur Bell (Chancellor/Kanzlerin) Managing Director (Geschäftsführung): Prof. Dr. Thomas Auf der Heyde Chairman of the Board of Governors (Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender): Dr. Serg Bell ================================================================================

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PhD Position in Field Robotics
by Gerald Steinbauer-Wagner 11 Nov '24

11 Nov '24

My team is looking for a skilled and motivated PhD student for the development and implementation of navigation methods with passive sensor technology for trucks in challenging off-road environments. Your Responsibilities: * further development and implementation of navigation methods with passive sensor technology for trucks in challenging off-road environments * conducting and analyzing field tests * writing scientific publications Contributing to current and future project proposals * coordination with project partners Support in writing project reports * supervision of Bachelor's or Master's theses Your Profile Completed Master's or Diploma Degree in Robotics, Control Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or completion of an equivalent degree from a university or college. Desired Qualification * Experience with Autonomous Mobile Robots * Experience with Automated Navigation/Automated Driving in Off-road Environments * Experience with Vehicle Control Systems * Experience with Machine Learning in the Field of Perception and Control * Experience with Software Development for Robotic Systems (especially with ROS) * Social, Communication, and Didactic Competence * Team Player * Very good written and spoken English If you are interested don't hesitate to get in touch with Prof. Gerald Steinbauer-Wagner (steinbauer(a)ist.tugraz.at) or have a look at the job portal of the Graz University of Technology. Please note that applications can only be submitted via the job portal. Job Portal: https://jobs.tugraz.at/en/jobs/51844faf-17db-e156-1919-6727a99d092f

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[jobs] The RobotiXX lab at GMU is hiring postdoctoral researchers
by Xuesu Xiao 08 Nov '24

08 Nov '24

Dear roboticists, the RobotiXX lab (https://robotixx.cs.gmu.edu/) at the Department of Computer Science, George Mason University in the Washington D.C. area (https://www.gmu.edu/) is looking for postdoctoral researchers. The positions can start anytime from now and are expected to last one year, with possible renewal pending funding availability. At RobotiXX lab, we perform robotics research at the intersection of motion planning and machine learning, with a specific focus on deployable field robotics. A few of our recent focuses include, but are not limited to, off-road mobility and autonomy, social robot navigation, multi-robot coordination, vision-based navigation, self-supervised learning for robotics, task and motion planning, as well as human robot interaction. Candidates with relevant experience in robotics, motion planning, and machine learning are encouraged to apply. Hands-on knowledge in robotics hardware, field experience, and a good publication record is strongly preferred. The selected candidates will conduct independent research to develop highly capable and intelligent mobile robots that are robustly deployable in the real world with minimal human supervision, publish papers in top-tier robotics conferences and journals, and advise graduate and undergraduate students in the RobotiXX lab. To apply, please send a single PDF of the following documents to Dr. Xuesu Xiao, Assistant Professor (xiao(a)gmu.edu): 1. cover letter, 2. curriculum vitae, 3. three references, 4. relevant publications, 5. other relevant materials, with the subject line “[postdoc] YOUR AFFILIATION - YOUR NAME”. For more information, please see the lab’s website (https://robotixx.cs.gmu.edu/), research statement (https://cs.gmu.edu/~xiao/xuesu_website_files/Research_Statement.pdf), and YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCePdJzWg35eml4WRGkX3GQ). Thanks Xuesu ----------------------- Xuesu Xiao, Ph.D. -- Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science George Mason University xiao(a)gmu.edu https://cs.gmu.edu/~xiao/

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Call for Participation - RoboCup Humanoide Competition 2025 @ Salvador, Brazil.
by Reinaldo A. C. Bianchi 04 Nov '24

04 Nov '24

* Call for Participation * RoboCup 2025 Humanoid Soccer Competition https://humanoid.robocup.org/ July 15 - 21, 2025, Salvador, Brazil =========================================================== The RoboCup Humanoid League invites teams to apply for participation at the RoboCup 2025 Humanoid Soccer Competition in Salvador, Brazil. The Humanoid League will host competitions in the following categories: * KidSize: 40 - 100cm robot height (FIFA size 1 ball) * AdultSize: 100 - 200cm robot height (FIFA size 5 ball) For more detailed class definitions, please refer to the humanoid league home page at https://humanoid.robocup.org/. Teams do not need to provide a full robot team to apply for competing in the Humanoid Soccer Competition. The qualifying round of Drop-In games will be played with only one robot per team. Teams that cannot provide a full team of robots (four robots in KidSize and two in AdultSize) will be grouped to form a playable team for the main tournament games. Teams are also encouraged to form and apply as joint teams. Joint proposals will be judged on their combined merit. In case of a sufficient number of qualified teams, the sub-leagues (KidSize and/or AdultSize) will be divided into League A and League B. Teams are seeded into the leagues based on the results of an initial round of Drop-In games. For the qualification process, teams must provide the following material: 1) Robot Video --------------------------------------- Teams need to provide a video of their robot demonstrating the robots' autonomous soccer playing skills. The recommended skills needed for qualification are: * localization of unknown ball position, * walking ability towards the ball, * robot positioning at the ball for kicking, * kicking the ball towards the goal, * ability of getting up autonomously from a fall (KidSize only) We encourage teams to include in the video more complex and intelligent behavior such as demonstrating localization, and robots playing in a game, recordings from actual soccer matches are admissible. If possible, please provide footage that demonstrates the robot behavior without wires attached. The qualification video must be supplied as a link via YouTube. The maximum duration of the video must not exceed 5 minutes. The qualifying team is responsible to ensure that the video adheres to YouTube's TOS (especially in regard to music copyright) to prevent the video from being blocked for the reviewers. Teams that do not provide a qualification video or a viewable video will not be qualified! 2) Software Description --------------------------------------- During the registration process, a form will be provided to submit details about the algorithms used or anticipated to be used for the participation in the 2025 competition. Algorithms shall be described in such detail that they can be reproduced by other teams. If software from other teams or standard algorithms are used, references need to be included. If the algorithm has been adapted to be used in the competition, those deviations need to be described in appropriate details. The form will include questions in the following areas: * Walking * Vision * Localization * Team Communication * Behavior * Contributions to the RoboCup community, e.g. software releases, paper publications, provision of league infrastructure or data sets Responses to the questions are expected to reflect the current or anticipated status of the software during the RoboCup 2025 competition. If the software has not changed or no changes are anticipated to be made until the competition, teams may copy & paste a response from previously submitted material. 3) Extended Abstract --------------------------------------- A two-page extended abstract must be submitted. For teams which have previously participated in the Humanoid League, the extended abstract needs to: * include lessons learned from the participation in previous RoboCup competitions * highlight major problems that the team is trying to solve for the upcoming competition * outline the plans for the major changes that the teams anticipate to have implemented by the RoboCup 2025 competition * describe the implementation status of the changes planned by the time of submitting the application For teams which have never participated in the RoboCup Humanoid League, the Extended Abstract needs to pitch the scientific aspects of their humanoid robotic system and highlight their research interests. The Extended Abstract is limited to 2 pages maximum and must be submitted in PDF format. Extended Abstracts are designed to highlight the changes and scientific developments since the last RoboCup. Thus, we expect the usage of material from previous TDPs or Extended Abstracts to be minimal. If used, they need to be cited appropriately. Submissions of last year's Extended Abstract will be desk-rejected. The Extended Abstract must follow the LNCS format which can be downloaded from https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…. Teams that do to follow the LNCS formatting and style guidelines will not be qualified. No exceptions to this rule will be made. 4) Robot Specification --------------------------------------- Regardless of the kid or adult size competition, a one-page specification (PDF) must be provided for each different type of humanoid robot used by the team that includes the following: * Robot picture * Robot name * Height of the robot * Weight of the robot * Walking speed in cm/s * Number of degrees of freedom and type of motors on each kinematic chain of the robot * Type of sensors used (incl. type of camera(s) and specific manufacturer part number (e.g. “6-DoF IMU” is NOT an acceptable description)) * Computing unit(s) * Materials (e.g. Torso aluminum, legs and arms CFRP) * Electronics (e.g. CM730 for communicating with servos) * Battery (e.g. 3S1P 2200mAh LiPo) * Open Source link if applicable * Other specs 5) Letter of Commitment --------------------------------------- A one-page letter addressed to the RoboCup Humanoid League Technical Committee including the following: * a statement committing to participate in the RoboCup 2025 Humanoid League competition, * a statement committing to make a person with sufficient knowledge of the rules available as referee during the competition. The letter must be signed (by hand or using a digital signature software as Adobe or DocuSign) by the team leader and submitted either as a JPG, PNG or PDF file. The TC may include the fulfillment of the statement of commitment of participation as well as the performance of the team's referee in previous RoboCup competitions into consideration for qualification. Each application to the Humanoid Soccer Competition will be reviewed by two members of the Technical Committee and two other teams applying to the Humanoid Soccer Competition. The combined reviewing score will decide whether a team qualifies for participation. Reviewing other team's material is mandatory for teams that want to participate in the Humanoid Soccer Competition. Failing to provide an adequate review by the provided deadline will have consequences for the team’s own qualification status. 6) Rules --------------------------------------- The current version of the rules may be found here at the Humanoid League website: https://humanoid.robocup.org/materials/rules/. We expect the final version of the 2025 rules to be published in early spring 2025. 7) Registration --------------------------------------- The following information is required for registration: * Team name * URL of the team's home page * Name of team leader or team contact person * E-mail address of team leader or contact person * Postal address of the team, team leader or contact person * Competition category: Humanoid Soccer Competition KidSize or AdultSize Please note that teams applying for participation in several categories must submit individual application material for each class, and pay the appropriate registration fee for each category. At least one team member must register on each team. Furthermore, teams in different categories must be able to compete, and guarantee to have members acting as referees available independently and at the same time. 8) Plagiarism ======================================= Plagiarism, loosely the unattributed use of other peoples' words, code, and ideas is not tolerated in the RoboCup community. See the point "Publishing Ethics" at https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… for a more detailed description. The teams and team members that plagiarize another peoples' work and present it as their own will be disqualified. For a first offense, the team and team members will be banned from RoboCup competition for two years (usually the current and next year). Harsher penalties will be applied to repeat offenders or extremely serious cases of plagiarism. A team may be disqualified at any time for plagiarism, even after the competition has started. RoboCup will not reimburse teams for any expenses related to their disqualification. 9) Online Submission ======================================= All qualification material must be submitted online. The submission site is still under development and will be made available on the next days. 10) Important Dates ======================================= Humanoid Soccer Competition * Submission system open: November 17th, 2024 * Submission deadline: December 13th, 2024 * Team Review Period: December 16th - December 20th, 2024 * Announcement of qualified teams: January 17th, 2025 11) Publication ======================================= Please note that after the announcement of the qualified teams the qualified teams submitted material will be made publicly available on the Humanoid League website. Teams applying for participation, therefore, implicitly grant the right of publication of their qualification material to the Humanoid League. 12) Visa Process ======================================= If you are a citizen of a country that needs a Visa for traveling to the Netherlands, please start the VISA process as soon as you receive your notification of qualification. If you are not sure if you're eligible for a VISA-exempt, please consult the official website of the Brazilian government for information, at https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/vistos/informacoes-so…. For more information about the humanoid league, please refer to the humanoid league home page at https://humanoid.robocup.org/ and join the humanoid league mailing list at: https://lists.robocup.org/listinfo/robocup-humanoid With best regards, Technical Committee of RoboCup Humanoid League 2025 Esta mensagem, juntamente com qualquer outra informação anexada, é confidencial e protegida por lei. 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[jobs] Robotics Faculty Position - The University of Texas at Austin
by Peter Stone 13 Oct '24

13 Oct '24

Dear Colleagues, Texas Robotics at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor with a tenure home in the Mechanical Engineering depatment. Outstanding candidates in all areas of Robotics will be considered, with emphasis on novel hardware and control techniques. Tenure-track positions require a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in a relevant area at the time of employment. Successful candidates are expected to pursue an active research program, to teach both graduate and undergraduate courses, and to supervise students in research. The University is fully committed to building a world-class faculty and we welcome candidates who resonate with our core values of learning, discovery, freedom, leadership, individual opportunity, and responsibility. Candidates who are committed to broadening participation in robotics, at all levels, are strongly encouraged. The current robotics faculty includes representatives from several departments who work to advance fundamental scientific and engineering knowledge in areas such as intelligent navigation and manipulation, robot learning, multi-robot systems, and human-robot interaction, as well as on numerous applications including social, rehabilitation, surgery, autonomous vehicles, manufacturing, space, nuclear, and defense. Full details on our program are available at http://robotics.utexas.edu. The group recently moved into a custom-renovated historic building at the center of campus. To be considered for a position, please apply to the Mechanical Engineering department: - https://me.utexas.edu/people/faculty-jobs In addition, to ensure that your application is connected with the robotics search, please send your cover letter and CV, along with an indication of the position you applied for to: faculty_jobs_robotics(a)utlists.utexas.edu Please note, this list is used for data collection purposes; inquires may not be actively monitored. Complete applications that are submitted by November 15th will be considered. Robotics applications will be reviewed as they are received. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible for full consideration. ___ Professor Peter Stone Truchard Foundation Chair in Computer Science University Distinguished Teaching Professor Director, Texas Robotics Associate Chair, Department of Computer Science office: 512-471-9796 The University of Texas at Austin mobile: 512-810-3373 2317 Speedway, Stop D9500 pstone(a)cs.utexas.edu Austin, Texas 78712-1757 USA http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~pstone

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[Meetings] IROS workshop on Benchmarking Autonomous Service Robotics in Real Life
by Katarzyna Pasternak 09 Oct '24

09 Oct '24

=========================================================== Workshop on Benchmarking Autonomous Service Robotics in Real Life =========================================================== 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems October 15th 2024, Abu Dhabi, UAE https://sites.google.com/view/iros-2024-benchmarking-asr ______________________________________________________________ Dear RoboCup Community, We are pleased to invite you to participate in the IROS workshop on *Benchmarking Autonomous Service Robotics in Real Life* that will take place on *Tuesday, October 15th 2024 in ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, UAE. *The workshop will be located in conference *room 8 *from *8:00am till 12:00pm*. We will be hosting talks by invited speakers, break-out discussion sessions as well as a poster session. You can find more details in the abstract below as well as at our website <https://sites.google.com/view/iros-2024-benchmarking-asr>. We are looking forward to meeting you there! Best regards, The Organizers - Justin Hart, University of Texas - Austin, USA - Matteo Leonetti, King's College London, UK - Katarzyna Pasternak, University of Miami, USA - Komei Sugiura, Keio University, Japan - Ubbo Visser, University of Miami, USA - Sven Wachsmuth, University of Bielefeld, Germany ------------------------------------ Abstract: Autonomous service robots are increasingly prevalent in real-world settings, assuming various roles to supplement human capabilities. Mobile platforms such as Walker, H1, Cobiot, TIAGo, and Figure-01 have captured the interest of non-expert users, eager to integrate robots into everyday environments. With this growing presence, researchers must consider various aspects of integrating robots within inhabited spaces, including factors such as verbal and nonverbal communication, social behavior and navigation, or robot morphologies. The expansion of research in this domain poses the challenge of developing new benchmarks to assess performance realistically beyond the confines of research laboratories. This workshop aims to foster dialogue surrounding the future of research and its benchmarking in autonomous service robotics. Using keynotes, participants, and organizers’ experiences of real-world robotic competitions, we plan to steer the conversation to address core components of recent advancements and put forth a set of voluntary draft guidelines for autonomous service roboticists concerning test procedures and benchmarking. The sessions' results will be synthesized into a set of draft frameworks for setting realistic testing scenarios and utilizing them in testing and benchmarking. This workshop seeks to enhance the reporting standards within real-world autonomous robotics research and propel the field toward more structured research practices.

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[CFP] IAS-19 Preliminary Call for Papers and Call for Special Sessions
by Arnoud Visser 01 Oct '24

01 Oct '24

(See below for the call for special sessions.) IAS-19 Preliminary Call for Papers We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the 19th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-19, www.ias-19.org<http://www.ias-19.org/>), which will be held in Genoa, Italy, from June 30 to July 4, 2025. Since the first edition in 1985, IAS has been a venue for original, novel, and innovative papers with a theoretical or experimental flavor. For IAS-19, we look for papers centered around the theme "Ethical, Responsible, and Inclusive Robotics". Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): Mobile Robots Collaborative Robots/Cobots Robots for Industry 4.0 Household Robots Humanoid Robots Climbing Robots Outdoor and Field Robots Autonomous Vehicles Healthcare Robots Flying Robots On-Water/Underwater Robots Robot Swarms Biomimetic Robots Long-Term Autonomous Systems Intelligent Machines Cognitive Architectures for Robots Human-Robot-Interaction Software Architectures for Robots Cloud Robotics Robot Vision Tactile Sensing Intelligent Sensors and Systems Neuromorphic Sensing Semantic Modeling Data Fusion and Machine Learning Obstacle Avoidance Localization and SLAM Knowledge Representation and Reasoning Planning Task-Motion Planning Robot Foundation Models Vision and Language Models Robot Simulations Mechatronics for Intelligent Systems All contributed papers will go through a rigorous peer-review process, which will be managed by Editors, Associated Editors, and Reviewers. Each manuscript will be reviewed by at least two reviewers. If a paper will be accepted, the authors should submit a revised final version reflecting reviewers' comments, and present their paper orally and in presence. All accepted and presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings, and a post-proceedings book will be published by Springer, as is customary for IAS conferences. A limited number of authors will be invited to submit an extended version of their papers for a special issue of Robotics and Autonomous Systems, published by Elsevier. Proposals for special sessions, workshops, and tutorials are strongly encouraged. Workshops and tutorials will be scheduled on 30/6/2025. Important dates 15/12/2024 > Deadline for proposals for workshops, and tutorials 15/1/2025 > Notification for proposals for workshops and tutorials 15/2/2025 > Deadline for papers submission 15/4/2025 > Papers acceptance notification 15/5/2025 > Papers final submission 30/6/2025 - 4/7/2025 > IAS-19 in Genoa, Italy A call made on behalf of all IAS-19 General and Program Chairs Fulvio Mastrogiovanni, University of Genoa, Italy Francesco Amigoni, Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy Takahashi Masaki, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan Jing Xiao, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA Arnoud Visser, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands HIGHLIGHTS: IAS-19 Call for Special Sessions Methods and technologies to design and develop intelligent and autonomous systems have advanced remarkably in the past few years, with the rapid development of critical and foundational approaches in robotics and artificial intelligence. Intelligent and autonomous systems are being deployed in various scenarios, such as nuclear power plants, defense, agriculture, industrial safety, aerospace, construction, and unmanned vehicles. Special sessions are the ideal venues to highlight selected topics, spark debates, and narrow down applications of intelligent and autonomous systems, especially connected to innovative emerging areas of interest related to the main conference topics. We look for proposals for special sessions featuring emerging topics in intelligent and autonomous systems. In particular, we welcome submissions of proposals taking into account the conference theme, that is, "Ethical, Responsible, and Inclusive Robotics", along with scientific, methodological, and technological advances. A special session will consist of 4 papers. Please send proposals for special sessions by email at contact(a)ias-19.org<mailto:contact@ias-19.org>. Each proposal must include (a) the special session title, (b) the list of organizers with contact information, (c) a brief statement of purpose for the session, and (d) a list of potential contributors. Special Sessions Chairs will review the submitted proposals. Papers addressed to approved special sessions will be provided with a session code and will undergo the same review process as regular papers. Special session organizers can be involved in the review process and in the final decisions. Also, they will be offered a gift voucher as a sign of gratitude. Important dates 15/11/2024 > Deadline for proposals for special sessions 30/11/2024 > Notification for proposals for special sessions IAS-19 Special Session Chairs Alessandra Sciutti, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy Jun Ota, The University of Tokyo, Japan Stefano Carpin, University of California Merced, CA, USA

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Call For Participation: HCOMP 2024 for the PACE Workshop: Participatory AI for Community Engagement
by Nicholas Mattei 24 Sep '24

24 Sep '24

🚀 Join us at HCOMP 2024 for the PACE Workshop: Participatory AI for Community Engagement! We are happy to announce the upcoming PACE Workshop and invite researchers from all fields working on participatory approaches for public sector responsible AI. 📅 Date: October 16–19, 2024 (Exact day will be announced soon) 📍 Venue: HCOMP 2024 at Pittsburgh, PA 💡 Submission Categories: - Work-in-progress papers: Present initial research findings or innovative ideas in the early stages of development. - Position papers: Offer literature reviews, reveal systematic shortcomings, or propose new Responsible AI solutions for the public sector. - Artifact papers: Include software, prototypes, pictorials, etc., described in an accompanying short paper. All submissions should be 5000 words or less (excluding references and appendices). 🔍 Workshop Highlights: - Keynote by a leading community organization in public sector AI - Paper sessions presenting cutting-edge research - Interactive discussion activities on auditing and accessibility in AI 📢 Submission Deadline: Oct 4, 2024 For more details and to submit your work, visit our website: https://tulanecs.github.io/PACE/. Submissions can be made through CMT portal: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/PACE2024/Submission/Index -- *Nicholas Mattei* Associate Professor, Tulane University nsmattei(a)tulane.edu | www.nickmattei.net Stanley Thomas Hall | 305B +1 504 865 5782 Department of Computer Science Tulane University 6823 St Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70118

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[ICFNDS 2024-CFP] The 8th International Conference on Future Networks & Distributed Systems
by samir ouchani 16 Sep '24

16 Sep '24

*************************************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS *************************************************************************** (Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP) The 8th International Conference on Future Networks & Distributed Systems (ICFNDS 2024) https://icfnds.org/ Dec 11-12, 2024, Marrakech, Morocco ICFNDS proceedings will be submitted for publication as part of ACM's International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS) IMPORTANT DATES ---------------------------- Final Paper Submission due: Oct 20, 2024 Notification of Acceptance: Nov 1, 2024 Camera Ready Paper due: Nov 10, 2024 Authors Registration Deadline: December 1, 2024 Conference: December 11 - 12, 2024 In the last decade, the growth of the Internet and other web technologies have driven fast developments of various networking technologies that are becoming primary parts of our daily lives. The wealth of existing algorithms and architectures for parallel and distributed computing combined with the proliferation of future wireless technologies and electronic devices resulted in a fast-growing adoption of future networks and highly decentralized systems. Future networks and distributed systems research is an interdisciplinary research field involving academic researchers in computer science, communication engineering, physics and social and behavioral studies, as well as information technology industry consultants and practitioners to support multiservice, multimedia services convergence, service ubiquity and context awareness, mobility, fixed-mobile convergence, variable connectivity, quality of service, spontaneous and autonomic networking and other capabilities. The 2024 International Conference on Future Networks and Distributed Systems (ICFNDS 2024) aims at addressing advances in research on distributed systems and future networks, covering topics ranging from enabling technologies to emerging applications and industrial experiences. ICFNDS aims to encourage both researchers and practitioners to exchange and share their experiences and recent studies in an interactive atmosphere. The 2023 ICFNDS meeting was held in Dubai, UAE. The 2022 ICFNDS meeting was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The 2021 ICFNDS meeting was held online due to the pandemic. The 2020 ICFNDS meeting was held in St. Petersburg, Russia. The 2019 ICFNDS meeting was held at The University of Paris Sud, France. The 2018 ICFNDS meeting was held at The Middle East University, Amman, Jordan. The 2017 ICFNDS meeting was held at The Møller Centre, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. Authors are solicited to contribute original, unpublished contributions in all aspects of future networking and distributed systems. Submitted articles must not be concurrently considered elsewhere for publication. TOPICS ----------- Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Future Networks - Artificial Intelligence-enabled communications - Machine/deep Learning for communication networks - Future Internet - Future generation communication networks - Future warehousing - Multi-Cores, virtualization - Clusters and grid computing - Web-services and SOA - 6G, 5G, LTE, LTE-Advanced, WLAN, WPAN - Small cell networks - Cognitive radio network - QoE, QoS, SLA, and GoS - Heterogeneous networks - Wireless, VLC and LED communication - CCN/CDN/ICN/Delay-tolerant networks - Software-Defined Networking (SDN) - Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) - Future network platforms, software and services - Network theory and network science - Intelligent Internet communication - Mobile computing - Peer-to-peer, optical and Interconnection networks - Network routing and communication algorithms - Security, reliability and fault-tolerance - Network security 2. Cloud, Distributed and Parallel systems - Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and blockchains - Parallel and distributed architectures - Theory of parallel and distributed computing - Parallel algorithms and their implementation - Resource allocation and management - Task mapping and job scheduling - Distributed data and knowledge-based systems - Database applications and data mining - Web technologies - Performance evaluation and measurements - Wireless networks and Protocols - Optimization - Language, compilers and operating systems - Reusability and scheduling - Formal methods and programming languages - Modelling and simulation - Crowdsourcing and cloud computing - Big data networks and data center architecture 3. Internet of Things - Data collection, deep learning, reality mining, and prediction methods - Real-time decision-making and information extraction - Methods for seamless human-to-object and object-to-object interactions - Advanced manufacturing and logistics with IoT - Evaluation of challenges of real-world deployments of Industrial Internet and GS1 - Information architecture design on field device, edge device and servers in cloud - Transitioning functional and processing allocation across system entities - Advanced data capturing and networking technology - Object identification and access - Interoperability of IoT systems - Service and device discovery - Synchronization of distributed directory systems. - Semantic data description frameworks - Data sharing and acceptance of IoT Systems - Data security, authentication and authorization - Privacy protection, data sharing technologies, tampering protection and detection - Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) - Smart cities and services - Case studies in the deployment of IoT applications/services in the area of accessibility - Wearable technology for independent living - Pervasive platforms and applications for assisted living 4. General Conference Track Future networks and distributed systems papers that do not fit the above tracks can be submitted to the general conference track. Subjects of interest include, but not limited to: - Cybersecurity and darknet - Artificial intelligence - Smart infrastructure - Vehicular Networks - Digital Twins PAPER SUBMISSION ----------------------------- The online submission is now open. All submissions must be made online from the hosted by Microsoft CMT. Email submissions will NOT be accepted. You need to have a CMT account to submit your papers. If you need to edit any author information or resubmit your paper, it may be done up until the submission deadline. Use the author account you created during the initial submission, to edit or resubmit. Please read the Submission Instructions before submitting your paper to the system. You can submit your paper through the following link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICFNDS2024 Make sure to read the detailed author guidelines (http://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template) BEFORE you create your submission. All paper submissions (5 - 12 pages including references) should be written in English. The ACM Word submission template is available to all ACM authors from here: World Submission Template (https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow) The ACM LaTeX template on the Overleaf platform is available to all ACM authors at (remember to remove ",authordraft" from "\documentclass[sigconf,authordraft]{acmart}"): https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/association-for-computing-machiner… The current ACM proceedings templates in Word and LaTeX formats can be downloaded from (http://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template). If you have any problems with the templates, please contact ACM’s TeX support team at Aptara (acmtexsupport(a)aptaracorp.com<mailto:acmtexsupport@aptaracorp.com>). The TPC chairs may immediately reject submissions that violate the formatting requirements. The submission system can report some formatting violations in papers that you upload. You can also visually inspect a page-by-page report of your paper format using this online tool. Please note that ICFNDS 2023 proceedings will be published by ACM ICPS and therefore all the policies and regulations of ACM ICPS will be applied as detailed in the (ACM Publication Policies: http://www.acm.org/publications/policies/toc). Each paper must deal with original and unpublished work, not submitted for publication elsewhere (copyright problems fall entirely under the responsibility of the authors). Each paper will be reviewed by at least three experts in the relevant field based on its originality, timeliness, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation ensuring the publication of only top-quality contributions. When a paper is accepted at least one of the authors has to register for the conference and deliver the related talk. GENERAL CHAIRS -------------------------- - Prof. Abderrahim Ait Wakrime, Mohammed V University, Morocco - Prof. Akram Idani, Grenoble Alpes University, France PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIRS ---------------------------------------------- - Dr. Samir OUCHANI, CESI LINEACT UR 7527, France - Dr. Nigel Houlden, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK PUBLICITY CHAIRS ---------------------------- - Dr. Farag Azzedin, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia ORGANIZING COMMITTEE -------------------------------------- - Prof. Yassine Ouhammou, LIAS/ISAE-ENSMA, France - Prof. Khaoula Boukir, Ibn Tofaïl University, Morocco

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Final Call for Participation: ADT 2024 -- The 8th International Conference on Algorithmic Decision Theory
by Nicholas Mattei 12 Sep '24

12 Sep '24

All [Apologies for multiple postings] The 8th International Conference on Algorithmic Decision Theory (ADT 2024; https://preflib.github.io/adt2024/) will take place October 14 - 16, at the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS) at Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ. *Registration:* A link to the registration portal is available at the conference website: https://preflib.github.io/adt2024/attending/. The early registration deadline is September 13, after which fees will increase. *Aims and Scope:* The 8th International Conference on Algorithmic Decision Theory (ADT 2024) focuses on algorithmic decision theory broadly defined, seeking to bring together researchers and practitioners coming from diverse areas of Computer Science, Economics, and Operations Research in order to improve the theory and practice of modern decision support. The conference topics include research in: preference modeling and elicitation, voting, preference aggregation, fair division and resource allocation, coalition formation, game theory, and matching. *Invited Talks: *We have three great invited speakers lined up - Tracy Liu, Jenn Wortman Vaughan, and Hervé Moulin. *Program: *A schedule overview is available at the conference website: https://preflib.github.io/adt2024/program/. A detailed program will be available soon. *Call for Posters: *ADT 2024 will hold a poster session on the evening of October 14th, along with the welcome reception for the conference. To submit a poster, please complete the following short form by September 13th : https://forms.gle/3aq7E5VS4oPKHzXD7. -- *Nicholas Mattei* Associate Professor, Tulane University nsmattei(a)tulane.edu | www.nickmattei.net Stanley Thomas Hall | 305B +1 504 865 5782 Department of Computer Science Tulane University 6823 St Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70118

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Call for Participation: Falcon Monitoring Challenge (FMC) at IROS 2024
by Tiago Caldeira 07 Sep '24

07 Sep '24

*Call for Participation: Falcon Monitoring Challenge (FMC) at IROS 2024* We are excited to announce the Falcon Monitoring Challenge (FMC), an innovative demonstration challenge aimed at advancing the field of wildlife conservation through cutting-edge, non-invasive falcon tracking technologies. This competition will be held as part of the prestigious IROS 2024 in Abu Dhabi, and participants will design systems to track and analyze falcon movements in dynamic environments. Event Highlights: When: *October 15-18, 2024*Where: *Abu Dhabi, IROS 2024 Conference* *Final Registration Deadline: September 15, 2024* *Key Details:*Participants are invited to compete either individually or in groups, developing full systems or proposing software solutions to track falcons in a purpose-built enclosure. This challenge provides a unique platform to merge expertise from computer vision, robotics, AI, and wildlife biology to tackle a real-world problem in environmental conservation. *Prizes:*A total prize pool of $5,000 USD will be awarded to top teams, including special recognition for the most innovative, low-cost, and best software-only solutions. For more details visit: https://www.iros2024-abudhabi.org/wildlife and for direct registration, visit https://forms.gle/Z4AsabbZALvoR1DM8 Join us to contribute to technological innovation for wildlife conservation! Tiago Caldeira, Instituto Superior Técnico Portugal

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CFP- ICICIP2025, Muscat, Oman, February 6-11, 2025
by Pub Conference 31 Aug '24

31 Aug '24

*Call for Papers* Conference website: https://conference.cs.cityu.edu.hk/icicip/ The 13th International Conference on Intelligent Control and Information Processing (ICICIP2025) will be held in Muscat, Oman, February 6-11, 2025, following the successes of previous events. As the capital of Oman, Muscat is Oman's largest city with a population of over four million people and numerous tourist attractions. ICICIP2025 aims to provide a high-level international forum for scientists, engineers, and educators to present the state of the art of research and applications in related fields. The conference will feature plenary speeches given by world-renowned scholars, regular sessions with broad coverage, special sessions focusing on popular topics, and post-conference workshops/tutorials in the region. Prospective authors are invited to contribute high-quality papers to ICICIP2025. In addition, proposals for special sessions within the technical scopes of the symposium are solicited. Special sessions, to be organized by internationally recognized experts, aim to bring together researchers in special focused topics. Papers submitted for special sessions are to be peer-reviewed with the same criteria used for the contributed papers. Researchers interested in organizing special sessions are invited to submit formal proposals to ICICIP2025. A special session proposal should include the session title, a brief description of the scope and motivation, names, contact information, and brief biographical information on the organizers. Authors are invited to submit full-length papers (8 pages maximum) by the submission deadline through the online submission system. Potential organizers are also invited to enlist five or more papers with cohesive topics to form special sessions. The submission of a paper implies that the paper is original and has not been submitted under review or is not copyright-protected elsewhere and will be presented by an author if accepted. All submitted papers will be refereed by experts in the field based on the criteria of originality, significance, quality, and clarity. The authors of accepted papers will have an opportunity to revise their papers and take consideration of the referees' comments and suggestions. All accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore subject to meeting IEEE Xplore's scope and quality requirements. Selected high-quality papers will be included in several journal special issues. The paper submission system is now open. Submission link: https://openreview.net/group?id=IEEE.org/ICICIP/2025/Conference&referrer=%5… *Submission deadline: November 1, 2024*

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[Meetings] Deadline extended: Call for Contributions for IROS 2024 Workshop: Benchmarking Autonomous Service Robotics in Real Life
by Katarzyna Pasternak 30 Aug '24

30 Aug '24

Dear RoboCuppers, We have extended the submission deadline for the IROS Workshop on Benchmarking Autonomous Service Robotics in Real Life till *September 7th, 2024*. Please, see the workshop and submission details below. Best regards, Workshop Organizers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- =========================================================== Workshop on Benchmarking Autonomous Service Robotics in Real Life =========================================================== 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems October 15th 2024, Abu Dhabi, UAE https://sites.google.com/view/iros-2024-benchmarking-asr ______________________________________________________________ Autonomous service robots are increasingly prevalent in real-world settings, assuming various roles to supplement human capabilities. Mobile platforms such as Walker, H1, Cobiot, TIAGo, and Figure-01 have captured the interest of non-expert users, eager to integrate robots into everyday environments. With this growing presence, researchers must consider various aspects of integrating robots within inhabited spaces, including factors such as verbal and nonverbal communication, social behavior and navigation, or robot morphologies. The expansion of research in this domain poses the challenge of developing new benchmarks to assess performance realistically beyond the confines of research laboratories. This workshop aims to foster dialogue surrounding the future of research and its benchmarking in autonomous service robotics. Using keynotes, participants, and organizers’ experiences of real-world robotic competitions, we plan to steer the conversation to address core components of recent advancements and put forth a set of voluntary draft guidelines for autonomous service roboticists concerning test procedures and benchmarking. The sessions' results will be synthesized into a set of draft frameworks for setting realistic testing scenarios and utilizing them in testing and benchmarking. This workshop seeks to enhance the reporting standards within real-world autonomous robotics research and propel the field toward more structured research practices. Contributions are invited on all topics relevant to *real-life testing and benchmarking* advancements in autonomous service robots and topics that can help to inform this core idea, including (but not limited to) *testing and benchmarking in*: - Human-Robot-Interaction and Cooperation - Navigation and Mapping in dynamic environments - Service Robots - Solving Service Robot Tasks - General-Purpose Service Robots - Foundation Models - Computer Vision and Object Recognition under natural light conditions - Object Manipulation - Adaptive Behaviors - Behavior Integration - Ambient Intelligence - Standardization and System Integration *Submission deadline*: August 31st, 2024 *September 7th, 2024* Acceptance notification: October 1st, 2024 Final version due: October 8th, 2024 Workshop date: October 15th, 2024 The contributions should be in the IROS standard pdf format and include short work-in-progress and position papers (2-4 pages) or long-format papers (4-8 pages). All papers are to be considered for both oral presentations and posters. Posters will be presented during the scheduled poster session. Every paper will be reviewed in a single-blind process. The selection of accepted papers will be done by the organizing committee, based on the reviews. Based on the number and quality of submissions, selected papers may be published in a special section or issue of Advanced Robotics <https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tadr20>, the international journal of the Robotics Society of Japan. The submissions should be done here: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=basr2024 The Organizers - Justin Hart, University of Texas - Austin, USA - Matteo Leonetti, King's College London, UK - Katarzyna Pasternak, University of Miami, USA - Komei Sugiura, Keio University, Japan - Ubbo Visser, University of Miami, USA - Sven Wachsmuth, University of Bielefeld, Germany

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Call For Participation: ADT 2024 -- The 8th International Conference on Algorithmic Decision Theory
by Nicholas Mattei 30 Aug '24

30 Aug '24

All [Apologies for multiple postings] The 8th International Conference on Algorithmic Decision Theory (ADT 2024; https://preflib.github.io/adt2024/) will take place October 14 - 16, at the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS) at Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ. *Registration:* A link to the registration portal is available at the conference website: https://preflib.github.io/adt2024/attending/. The early registration deadline is September 13, after which fees will increase. *Aims and Scope:* The 8th International Conference on Algorithmic Decision Theory (ADT 2024) focuses on algorithmic decision theory broadly defined, seeking to bring together researchers and practitioners coming from diverse areas of Computer Science, Economics, and Operations Research in order to improve the theory and practice of modern decision support. The conference topics include research in: preference modeling and elicitation, voting, preference aggregation, fair division and resource allocation, coalition formation, game theory, and matching. *Invited Talks: *We have three great invited speakers lined up - Tracy Liu, Jenn Wortman Vaughan, and Hervé Moulin. *Program: *A schedule overview is available at the conference website: https://preflib.github.io/adt2024/program/. A detailed program will be available soon. *Call for Posters: *ADT 2024 will hold a poster session on the evening of October 14th, along with the welcome reception for the conference. To submit a poster, please complete the following short form by September 13th : https://forms.gle/3aq7E5VS4oPKHzXD7. -- *Nicholas Mattei* Associate Professor, Tulane University nsmattei(a)tulane.edu | www.nickmattei.net Stanley Thomas Hall | 305B +1 504 865 5782 Department of Computer Science Tulane University 6823 St Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70118

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[News][CFP] Final Call for Registration: Robotics Developer Masterclass 2024 Batch 5
by Sonia W 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

Greetings all, This is a kind reminder that registration for the Robotics Developer Masterclass Batch 5 - Sep 2024 is coming to a close on August 30th, 2024. - *Name: *Robotics Developer Masterclass - *Class: *Batch 5 - *Program Start Date*: September 2, 2024 - *Registration link*: RoboticsDeveloper.ai <https://www.theconstructsim.com/robotics-developer/?utm_source=robocup_worl…> - *Program Fee*: €900/month The Robotics Developer Masterclass is a comprehensive online learning program designed to provide individuals starting from zero with the necessary skills and knowledge to pursue a career in robotics development. Below are some key details of the Masterclass: *Program Highlights:* - Offers a pathway to success with different phases, each focusing on specific robotics development skills and projects. - Provides hands-on learning with simulated and real robots - Curriculum covers a wide range of robotics topics, from fundamental programming skills to advanced planning and control algorithms. - Includes internship placements in leading robotics companies - All projects completed during the Masterclass are integrated into a shareable online robotics portfolio, showcasing the participant's code and results to potential employers. - Linkedin certificate *What you will learn:* - ROS1 and ROS2 - C++ for Robotics - Python for Robotics - Linux for Robotics - Math for Robotics - Collaborative Software Development with Git - Robot Modeling with URDF - Robot Frame Transformations with TF ROS2 - Create robot simulations with Gazebo (Ignition) - Robot Navigation with ROS2 (Nav2) - Robot Perception - Object Manipulation - Build Robot Ccontrollers (ros2_control) - Kinematics of Mobile Robots and Arm Robots - Robot Dynamics - Kalman Filters - Path Planning Algorithms - Program web interfaces for Robot Ap - Docker for Robotics - Automate Development Tasks with Jenkins - Continuous Integration (CI) - Design, Develop and Present, from Zero, a Complete Robotics Project For more details please check RoboticsDeveloper.ai <https://www.theconstructsim.com/robotics-developer/?utm_source=robocup_worl…> . -- [image: Logo] <https://www.theconstruct.ai/> [image: Logo] Sonia Wang Marketing Assistant | The Construct E: rjun(a)theconstruct.ai | TheConstruct.AI <http://theconstruct.ai/> [image: Banner] <https://www.theconstruct.ai/robotics-developer/?utm_source=email&utm_medium…>

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CFP- ICICIP2025, Muscat, Oman, February 6-11, 2025
by Pub Conference 15 Aug '24

15 Aug '24

*Call for Papers* Conference website: https://conference.cs.cityu.edu.hk/icicip/ The 13th International Conference on Intelligent Control and Information Processing (ICICIP2025) will be held in Muscat, Oman, February 6-11, 2025, following the successes of previous events. As the capital of Oman, Muscat is Oman's largest city with a population of over four million people and numerous tourist attractions. ICICIP2025 aims to provide a high-level international forum for scientists, engineers, and educators to present the state of the art of research and applications in related fields. The conference will feature plenary speeches given by world-renowned scholars, regular sessions with broad coverage, special sessions focusing on popular topics, and post-conference workshops/tutorials in the region. Prospective authors are invited to contribute high-quality papers to ICICIP2025. In addition, proposals for special sessions within the technical scopes of the symposium are solicited. Special sessions, to be organized by internationally recognized experts, aim to bring together researchers in special focused topics. Papers submitted for special sessions are to be peer-reviewed with the same criteria used for the contributed papers. Researchers interested in organizing special sessions are invited to submit formal proposals to ICICIP2025. A special session proposal should include the session title, a brief description of the scope and motivation, names, contact information, and brief biographical information on the organizers. Authors are invited to submit full-length papers (8 pages maximum) by the submission deadline through the online submission system. Potential organizers are also invited to enlist five or more papers with cohesive topics to form special sessions. The submission of a paper implies that the paper is original and has not been submitted under review or is not copyright-protected elsewhere and will be presented by an author if accepted. All submitted papers will be refereed by experts in the field based on the criteria of originality, significance, quality, and clarity. The authors of accepted papers will have an opportunity to revise their papers and take consideration of the referees' comments and suggestions. All accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore subject to meeting IEEE Xplore's scope and quality requirements. Selected high-quality papers will be included in several journal special issues. The paper submission system is now open. Submission link: https://openreview.net/group?id=IEEE.org/ICICIP/2025/Conference&referrer=%5… *Submission deadline: November 1, 2024*

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[News][CFP] Last Call for Registration: Robotics Developer Masterclass 2024 Batch 5
by YUHONG LIN 14 Aug '24

14 Aug '24

Greetings all, This is a kind reminder that registration for the Robotics Developer Masterclass Batch 5 - Sep 2024 is coming to a close on August 30th, 2024. - *Name: *Robotics Developer Masterclass - *Class: *Batch 5 - *Program Start Date*: September 2, 2024 - *Registration link*: RoboticsDeveloper.ai <https://www.theconstruct.ai/robotics-developer/?utm_source=robocup_worldwid…> - *Program Fee*: €900/month The Robotics Developer Masterclass is a comprehensive online learning program designed to provide individuals starting from zero with the necessary skills and knowledge to pursue a career in robotics development. Below are some key details of the Masterclass: *Program Highlights:* - Offers a pathway to success with different phases, each focusing on specific robotics development skills and projects. - Provides hands-on learning with simulated and real robots - Curriculum covers a wide range of robotics topics, from fundamental programming skills to advanced planning and control algorithms. - Includes internship placements in leading robotics companies - All projects completed during the Masterclass are integrated into a shareable online robotics portfolio, showcasing the participant's code and results to potential employers. - Linkedin certificate *What you will learn:* - ROS1 and ROS2 - C++ for Robotics - Python for Robotics - Linux for Robotics - Math for Robotics - Collaborative Software Development with Git - Robot Modeling with URDF - Robot Frame Transformations with TF ROS2 - Create robot simulations with Gazebo (Ignition) - Robot Navigation with ROS2 (Nav2) - Robot Perception - Object Manipulation - Build Robot Ccontrollers (ros2_control) - Kinematics of Mobile Robots and Arm Robots - Robot Dynamics - Kalman Filters - Path Planning Algorithms - Program web interfaces for Robot Ap - Docker for Robotics - Automate Development Tasks with Jenkins - Continuous Integration (CI) - Design, Develop and Present, from Zero, a Complete Robotics Project For more details please check RoboticsDeveloper.ai <https://www.theconstruct.ai/robotics-developer/?utm_source=robocup_worldwid…> . [image: Logo] <https://www.theconstruct.ai/> [image: Logo] Yuhong Lin Product & Project Manager | The Construct E: ylin(a)theconstruct.ai | TheConstruct.AI <http://theconstruct.ai/> [image: Banner] <https://www.theconstruct.ai/robotics-developer/?utm_source=email&utm_medium…>

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[meetings][RO-MAN 2024] RAS Standards Meeting at RO-MAN 2024
by alexarossi＠gmail.com 12 Aug '24

12 Aug '24

Dear colleagues, The group P3108: Recommended Practice for HRI Design of Human Subject Studies <https://sagroups.ieee.org/3108/> will be hold a meeting in person during RO-MAN 2024 conference in Pasadena, California (USA). The meeting will be on 29 August 2024 at 12:30-13:30 Pacific Daylight Time (i.e., 21:30-22:30 CEST time) room Ballroom J. The group provides best practices and requirements for designing and executing human-subject studies in human-robot interaction (HRI) research. This recommended practice is particularly aimed at providing guidance for emerging researchers in the associated fields of HRI, as well as establishing a baseline methodology that supports replicability in HRI research. Please get in touch for further information. best regards Alessandra -- Alessandra Rossi, PhD Assistant Professor Fellow of the Higher Education Academy Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies - D.I.E.T.I. University of Naples Federico II Via Claudio, 21, 80125 - Naples, Italy w-page:https://alessandrarossi.net e-mail address:alessandra.rossi@unina.it e-mail address:a.rossi@herts.ac.uk X: @alhandra81

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CFP- ICICIP2025, Muscat, Oman, February 6-11, 2025
by Nian Ashlee Zhang 11 Aug '24

11 Aug '24

*Call for Papers* Conference website: https://conference.cs.cityu.edu.hk/icicip/ The 13th International Conference on Intelligent Control and Information Processing (ICICIP2025) will be held in Muscat, Oman, February 6-11, 2025, following the successes of previous events. As the capital of Oman, Muscat is Oman's largest city with a population of over four million people and numerous tourist attractions. ICICIP2025 aims to provide a high-level international forum for scientists, engineers, and educators to present the state of the art of research and applications in related fields. The conference will feature plenary speeches given by world-renowned scholars, regular sessions with broad coverage, special sessions focusing on popular topics, and post-conference workshops/tutorials in the region. Prospective authors are invited to contribute high-quality papers to ICICIP2025. In addition, proposals for special sessions within the technical scopes of the symposium are solicited. Special sessions, to be organized by internationally recognized experts, aim to bring together researchers in special focused topics. Papers submitted for special sessions are to be peer-reviewed with the same criteria used for the contributed papers. Researchers interested in organizing special sessions are invited to submit formal proposals to ICICIP2025. A special session proposal should include the session title, a brief description of the scope and motivation, names, contact information, and brief biographical information on the organizers. Authors are invited to submit full-length papers (8 pages maximum) by the submission deadline through the online submission system. Potential organizers are also invited to enlist five or more papers with cohesive topics to form special sessions. The submission of a paper implies that the paper is original and has not been submitted under review or is not copyright-protected elsewhere and will be presented by an author if accepted. All submitted papers will be refereed by experts in the field based on the criteria of originality, significance, quality, and clarity. The authors of accepted papers will have an opportunity to revise their papers and take consideration of the referees' comments and suggestions. All accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore subject to meeting IEEE Xplore's scope and quality requirements. Selected high-quality papers will be included in several journal special issues. The paper submission system is now open. Submission link: https://openreview.net/group?id=IEEE.org/ICICIP/2025/Conference&referrer=%5… *Submission deadline: November 1, 2024*

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