Connectionists: [NeurIPS2023] Call for papers: Intrinsically Motivated Open-ended Learning workshop (IMOL at NeurIPS)

[Laetitia Teodorescu]

Hello! 


We’re glad to announce the Intrinsically Motivated Open-ended Learning workshop at NeurIPS 2023 and are now accepting submissions! 


Important dates : 

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Submission deadline: September 25 2023 
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Acceptance Notification: October 27 2023 
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Workshop date: December 15 or 16 2023 (TBD), in-person @NeurIPS 2023, New Orleans, LA, USA 



Website: [ https://larel-workshop.github.io/ |   ] [ https://imol-workshop.github.io/ | https://imol-workshop.github.io/ ] 



Workshop Description: 

The field of IMOL aims at the unified study of the motivational forces, learning architectures, and developmental and environmental constraints that support the development of open-ended repertoires of skills and knowledge over learners' lifetimes. At this full-day in-person NeurIPS workshop, we will gather speakers from a wide diversity of scientific traditions, showcase on-going research via contributed talks and poster sessions, and provide networking opportunities for research and mentorship discussions (see website for detailed program). 


Submission Formats 

We welcome 4-page submissions of technical, benchmark and opinion papers on any topics related to the Intrinsically Motivated Open-ended Learning themes across disciplines (machine learning, cognitive sciences, philosophy, psychology, and more). Examples of topics include: 

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Intrinsic motivation in machines and animals, 
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Autonomous open-ended learning, 
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Autonomous goal generation, 
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Self-supervised representation learning, 
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Hierarchical and goal-directed RL, 
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Curriculum learning, 
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Interplay between intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, 
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Skill compositionality and chunking, 
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Knowledge transfer, 
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Avoiding catastrophic forgetting, 
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Learning neural/probabilistic abstract representations of state, actions and skills, 
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Open-ended development in children, 
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Role of metacognitive representations and processes in open-ended learning, 
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Playful exploration, 
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Language and sociality in open-ended learning, 
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Mitigation of risks of open-ended learning, 
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Philosophical and ethical implications of IMOL. 



Submission instructions: 

Submissions must be made via [ https://openreview.net/group?id=NeurIPS.cc/2023/Workshop/IMOL | OpenReview ] . They must be anonymized, up to 4 pages long (excluding references and appendices) and use the [ https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2023/PaperInformation/StyleFiles | NeurIPS 2023 LaTeX template ] . Appendices can be added to the main PDF. Each paper will receive two reviews; both authors and reviewers will be anonymous throughout the process. 

The papers should report original research, provide synthesis of previous works or develop novel environments. Short opinion and review papers are welcomed. Authors can upload concise versions of parallel submissions to other conferences such as NeurIPS main conference or ICLR. We accept dual submission but discourage submitting to multiple NeurIPS workshops. 

All accepted papers will be available on the workshop website, but no formal workshop proceedings will be published. 

For any questions, email us at [ mailto:imol.workshop at gmail.com | imol.workshop at gmail.com ] or reach us on Twitter at [ https://twitter.com/IMOLNeurIPS2023 | https://twitter.com/IMOLNeurIPS2023 ] ! 

Cheers, 


The IMOL at NeurIPS 2023 Organizing Committee 

[ https://imol-workshop.github.io/ | https://imol-workshop.github.io/ ] 
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