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Call for Papers, Tutorials and Thematic Workshops <br>
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IEEE ICDL-EPIROB 2014 <br>
The Fourth Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and on Epigenetic Robotics
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Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, Italy <br>
October 13-16, 2014 <br>
http://www.icdl-epirob.org/ <br>
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== Conference description <br>
The past decade has seen the emergence of a new scientific field that studies how intelligent biological and
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artificial systems develop sensorimotor, cognitive and social abilities, over extended periods of time,
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through dynamic interactions with their physical and social environments. This field lies at the intersection
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of a number of scientific and engineering disciplines including Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology,
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Developmental Linguistics, Cognitive Science, Computational Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, Machine
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Learning, and Robotics. Various terms have been associated with this new field such as Autonomous Mental
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Development, Epigenetic Robotics, Developmental Robotics, etc., and several scientific meetings have been
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established. The two most prominent conference series of this field, the International Conference on
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Development and Learning (ICDL) and the International Conference on Epigenetic Robotics (EpiRob), are now
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joining forces for the fourth time and invite submissions for a joint conference in 2014, to explore and
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extend the interdisciplinary boundaries of this field. <br>
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== Keynote speakers <br>
Prof. Dana Ballard, Dept. of Computer Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, USA
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Prof. Cristina Becchio, Dept. of Psychology, University of Turin, ITALY <br>
Prof. Tetsur Matsuzawa, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, JAPAN <br>
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== Call for Submissions <br>
We invite submissions for this exciting window into the future of developmental sciences. Submissions which
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establish novel links between brain, behavior and computation are particularly encouraged.
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== Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): <br>
* the development of perceptual, motor, cognitive, emotional, social, and communication skills in biological
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systems and robots; <br>
* embodiment; <br>
* general principles of development and learning; <br>
* interaction of nature and nurture; <br>
* sensitive/critical periods; <br>
* developmental stages; <br>
* grounding of knowledge and development of representations; <br>
* architectures for cognitive development and open-ended learning; <br>
* neural plasticity; <br>
* statistical learning; <br>
* reward and value systems; <br>
* intrinsic motivations, exploration and play; <br>
* interaction of development and evolution; <br>
* use of robots in applied settings such as autism therapy; <br>
* epistemological foundations and philosophical issues. <br>
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Any of the topics above can be simultaneously studied from the neuroscience, psychology or modeling/robotic
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point of view. <br>
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== Submissions will be accepted in several formats: <br>
1. Full six-page paper submissions: Accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings and will
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be selected for either an oral presentation or a featured poster presentation. Featured posters will have
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a 1 minute "teaser" presentation as part of the main conference session and will be showcased in the
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poster sessions. Maximum two-extra pages can be acceptable for a publication fee of 100 euros per page.
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2. Two-page poster abstract submissions: To encourage discussion of late-breaking results or for work that
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is not sufficiently mature for a full paper, we will accept 2-page abstracts. These submissions will NOT
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be included in the conference proceedings. Accepted abstracts will be presented during poster sessions.
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3. Tutorials and workshops: We invite experts in different areas to organize either a tutorial or a workshop
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to be held on the first day of the conference. Tutorials are meant to provide insights into specific
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topics as well as overviews that will inform the interdisciplinary audience about the state-of-the-art in
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child development, neuroscience, robotics, or any of the other disciplines represented at the conference.
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A workshop is an opportunity to present a topic cumulatively. Workshop can be half- or full-day in
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duration including oral presentations as well as posters. Submission format: two pages including title,
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list of speakers, concept and target audience. <br>
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All submissions will be peer reviewed. <br>
Submission website through paperplaza at: http://ras.papercept.net <br>
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== Important dates <br>
April 30th, 2014, paper submission deadline <br>
July 15th, 2014, author notification <br>
August 31st, 2014, final version (camera ready) due <br>
October 13th-16th, 2014, conference <br>
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== Program committee <br>
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General Chairs: <br>
Giorgio Metta (IIT, Genoa) <br>
Mark Lee (Univ. of Aberystwyth) <br>
Ian Fasel (Univ. of Arizona) <br>
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Bridge Chairs: <br>
Giulio Sandini (IIT, Genoa) <br>
Masako Myowa-Yamakoshi (Univ. Kyoto) <br>
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Program Chairs: <br>
Lorenzo Natale (IIT, Genoa) <br>
Erol Sahin (METU, Ankara) <br>
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Publications Chairs: <br>
Francesco Nori (IIT, Genoa) <br>
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Publicity Chairs: <br>
Katrin Lohan (Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh) <br>
Gordon Cheng (TUM, Munich) <br>
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Local chairs: <br>
Alessandra Sciutti (IIT, Genoa) <br>
Vadim Tikhanoff (IIT, Genoa) <br>
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Finance chairs: <br>
Andrea Derito (IIT, Genoa) <br>
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