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<p class="MsoNormal"> FROM ANIMALS TO ANIMATS 15<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> The 15th International Conference on the Simulation of<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Adaptive Behavior (SAB2018)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> 14-17 August 2018, Frankfurt, Germany<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> * Keynote speakers *<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Auke Jan Ijspeert, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Jan Peters, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Koh Hosoda, Osaka University, Japan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Tom Froese, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> *Organising Committee*<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Conference Chairs: Jochen Triesch, John Hallam<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Program Chair: Poramate Manoonpong<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Tutorial Chair: Jørgen Christian Larsen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> *Important Dates*<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Paper Submission Deadline: 11st March, 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Notification of Acceptance: 15th May, 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Camera Ready Submission: 1st June, 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Tutorial Proposal Deadline: 21st May, 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Tutorial Notification of Acceptance: 31st May, 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Tutorials: 14th August, 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Conference: 15-17th August, 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> *Scope of the Conference*<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The objective of this interdisciplinary conference is to bring together <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">researchers in computer science, artificial intelligence, artificial <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">life, control, robotics, neurosciences, ethology, evolutionary biology <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">and related fields in order to further our understanding of the <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">behaviours and underlying mechanisms that allow natural and artificial <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">animals to adapt and survive in uncertain environments. The conference <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">will focus on experiments with well-defined models including robot <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">models, computer simulation models and mathematical models designed to <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">help characterise and compare various organisational principles or <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">architectures underlying adaptive behaviour in real animals and in <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">synthetic agents, the animats.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> *Relevant Research Areas*<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">SAB2018 solicits contributions dealing with any aspect of adaptive <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">behaviour in natural and artificial systems. Typical, but not <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">exclusive, topics of interest are:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bio-inspired and hybrid robotics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Autonomous robotics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Humanoid robotics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Soft robotics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cognitive and developmental robotics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The animat approach<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Motor control<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Body and brain co-evolution<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Self-assembling and self-replication<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sensory-motor coordination<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Action selection and behavioural sequencing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Navigation and mapping<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Internal models and representation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evolution, development and learning<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Collective and social behaviour<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Applied adaptive behaviour<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Motivation and emotion<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Communication and language<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Emergent structures and behaviours<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Neural correlates of behaviour<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evolutionary and co-evolutionary approaches<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Software agents and virtual creatures<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Philosophical and psychological issues<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Animats in education<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> *Conference Format*<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Following the tradition of SAB conferences, the conference will be <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">single track with additional poster sessions. There will also be a <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">day of tutorials (14th of August).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> *Paper Submission Instruction and Publication Details*<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Submitted papers must not exceed 12 pages. Detailed submission instructions will be made
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<p class="MsoNormal">available on the conference website. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All accepted papers with oral or poster presentation will be published in
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<p class="MsoNormal">Springer Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence series conference proceedings.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Selected authors may additionally be invited to submit extended versions
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<p class="MsoNormal">for a conference Special Issue of the Journal of Adaptive Behavior.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> *Tutorials*<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The SAB2018 organising committee invites proposals for tutorials, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">which will be held on the 14th of August, 2018. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> *Exhibition Section*<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">During SAB2018 there will be an exhibition section, where latest <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">developments in hardware and software technologies will be displayed <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">to the conference attendees and the Press.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> *Further Information*<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">More information will be published on the conference website in October 2017.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Poramate Manoonpong <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Professor <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">SDU Embodied Systems for Robotics and Learning, The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute
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<p class="MsoNormal">T +45 65 50 86 98 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:poma@mmmi.sdu.dk">poma@mmmi.sdu.dk</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Southern Denmark <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Campusvej 55 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">DK-5230 Odense M <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><a href="http://www.sdu.dk">www.sdu.dk</a> <o:p>
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