Workshop on Robot Learning by Demonstration

[aude billard]

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Call For Papers 
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IROS-2003 Workshop on
Robot Learning by Demonstration
 
http://asl.epfl.ch/events/iros03Workshop/index.php

Friday 31st of October 2003, 12-5pm
IEEE/RSJ Intl. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems: IROS 2003
Bally's Las Vegas Hotel, October 27-31, 2003


Objectives:
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Programming by demonstration has become a key research topic in
robotics.  It impacts both fundamental research and
application-oriented studies.  Work in that area tackles the
development of robust algorithms for motor control, motor learning,
gesture recognition and visuo-motor integration.  While the field has
been ongoing for more than twenty years, recent developments, taking
inspiration in biological mechanisms of imitation, have brought a new
perspective, which this workshop aims at assessing.


Call for Papers:
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We solicit papers relevant to the general workshop theme in the three 
categories:
 - research papers
 - application papers
 - challenge/position statements (typically only 1 or 2 pages)


Relevant workshop topics include (non-exhaustive list):
  - Programming by Demonstration
  - Imitation learning
  - Task and Skill Learning
  - Motor control
  - Motor learning
  - Visuo-motor Integration
  - Gesture recognition


Important Dates:
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  - August 4, 2003 Deadline for paper submission
  - August 15, 2003 Notification of acceptance
  - August 26, 2003 Deadline for final contributions

Papers should not exceed 8 pages and conform to the single column,
10pt, A4 format.  Papers should be submitted by email to:
aude.billard at epfl.ch

Proceedings will be distributed at the Workshop. A number of papers
presented in this workshop will be selected for publication in a
special issue of the Robotics and Autonomous Systems journal.


Detailed Information:
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For more detailed information, please visit the workshop website at
http://asl.epfl.ch/events/iros03Workshop/index.php


Program Chairs:
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 Aude Billard   &
 Roland Siegwart
   
 Autonomous Systems Lab 
 EPFL, Swiss Institute of Technology
 CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
 http://asl.epfl.ch


Program Committee:
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 Luc Berthouze, ETL, Japan
 Henrik Christensen, KTH, Sweden
 Kerstin Dautenhahn, University of Hertfordshire, UK
 Yiannis Demiris, Imperial College London, UK
 Rudiger Dillmann, Karlsruhe, Germany
 Auke Jan Ijspeert, EPFL, CH
 Helge Ritter, University of Bielefeld, Germany
 Stefan Schaal, University of Southern California, USA
 Ales Ude, ATR, Japan
 Jianwei Zhang, University of Hamburg, Germany