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<br>Please note that the submission deadline for the 2012 ICDL-EpiRob Conference <b>has been extended to June 29</b>. Submissions should be uploaded to the <a href="https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=icdlepirob2012" target="_blank">EasyChair</a> conference management system in PDF format. Please refer to the <a href="http://icdl2012.ucsd.edu/?p=63" target="_blank">online call for papers</a> for formatting and submission instructions. <br>
<div><br><b>DEADLINE EXTENDED -- SUBMISSIONS DUE BY JUNE 29<br></b><br></div><div>Call for Papers – Call for Tutorials and Special Sessions</div><br><span>IEEE CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING, AND EPIGENETIC ROBOTICS</span><br>
<span>IEEE <span>ICDL</span>-<span>EPIROB</span> 2012</span><br><br><a href="http://icdl-epirob.org" target="_blank">http://icdl-epirob.org</a><br><br><span>San Diego, California, USA</span><br><span>November 7-9, 2012<br>
</span><br><div><br>== Conference description<br><div>The past decade has seen the
emergence of a new scientific field that studies how intelligent
biological and artificial systems develop sensorimotor, cognitive and
social abilities, over extended periods of time, through dynamic
interactions with their physical and social environments. This field
lies at the intersection of a number of scientific and engineering
disciplines including Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology,
Developmental Linguistics, Cognitive Science,
Computational Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning,
and Robotics. Various terms have been associated with this new field
such as Autonomous Mental Development, Epigenetic Robotics,
Developmental Robotics, etc., and several scientific meetings have been
established. The two most prominent conference series of this field,
the International Conference on Development and Learning (<span>ICDL</span>) and the International Conference on Epigenetic Robotics (<span>EpiRob</span>),
are now joining forces and invite submissions for a joint meeting in
2012, to explore and extend the interdisciplinary boundaries of this
field.</div>
</div><div> </div><div>== Keynote speakers<br>TBA</div><div> <br>== Call for submissions<br><div>We
invite submissions for this exciting window over the future of
developmental sciences. Submissions which establish novel links between
brain, behavior and computation are particularly encouraged.</div>
</div><div> <br>== Topics of interest include – but are not limited to:<br>• The science and engineering of learning.<br><div>• Developmental robotics.</div><div>• Machine learning and development.</div><div>• Development and emergence of sensory motor intelligence.</div>
<div>• General principles of development and learning</div><div>• Neural and behavioral plasticity</div><div>• Neurogenesis</div><div>• Biomimetic robots.</div><div>• Models of emotionally driven behavior</div><div>• Mechanisms of intrinsic motivation, exploration and play</div>
<div>• Embodied cognition.</div><div>• Social development in humans and robots</div><div>• Applications to education and clinical interventions.</div><div><br></div><div>== Submissions will be accepted in two categories:</div>
</div><div>Full six-page papers: Manuscripts accepted will be included
in the conference proceedings published by IEEE publication. Accepted
long papers submission will be selected for either an oral presentations
or a featured poster presentation at the conference; Featured
posters will have a 1 minute "teaser" presentation as part of the main
conference session and will be showcased in the poster sessions.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Two-page poster abstracts: For this format, it is
the aim to encourage late-breaking results or for work that is not
sufficiently mature for a full paper. These submissions will NOT be
included in the conference proceedings (but the short abstracts
will appear at Frontiers). Accepted abstracts will be presented during
the evening poster sessions.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Manuscripts should be submitted through the online conference management system, available at the conference website <a href="http://icdl2012.ucsd.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">icdl2012.ucsd.edu</a> . For the paper preparation, follow the instructions at the conference website.<br>
<br>== Call for tutorials<br><div>We invite experts in different areas
to organize a 3-hour tutorial, which will be held on the first day of
the conference. Participants in tutorials are asked to register for the
main conference as well. Tutorials are meant to provide insights into
specific topics as well as overviews that will inform the
interdisciplinary audience about the state-of-the-art in child
development, neuroscience, robotics, or any of the other disciplines
represented at the conference.</div>
</div><div> </div><div>Submissions (max. two pages) should be sent no later than June 29, 2012 to Yukie Nagai (<a href="mailto:yukie@ams.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">yukie@ams.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp</a>) including:</div>
<div>-Title of tutorial</div><div>-Tutorial speaker(s), including short CVs;</div><div>-Concept of the tutorial; target audience or prerequisites.</div><div><br></div><div>All proposals submitted will be subjected to a review process.</div>
<div> </div><div>== Call for special sessions<br><div>A special session
will be an opportunity to present a topic cumulatively, for which format
a slot of 1.5 hour will be offered. Special session organizers are
invited to submit (1) a summary (250 words) describing the topic,
purpose and target audience of the session as well as (2) abstracts of
papers (each 250 words) that will constitute the group of presentations.
It is suggested that a special session includes three
oral presentations to allow for sufficient presentation and discussion
time. A discussant (also from other discipline) may be added to the
special session. Submissions should be sent no later than June 29, 2012
to Yukie Nagai (<a href="mailto:yukie@ams.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">yukie@ams.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp</a>). All proposals submitted will be subjected to a review process.</div>
</div><div><br></div><div>All proposals submitted will be subjected to a review process.<br><br></div><div>== Important dates</div><div><b>UPDATED Submission Deadline: June 29, 2012</b><div>Notification Due: September 15, 2012</div>
Final Version Due: October 1, 2012</div>Conference: November, 7-9, 2012<br>
</div></div></div><div><div><br> <br><div>--</div><div>Dr Lola Cañamero <br>Reader (Associate Professor) in Adaptive Systems </div><div>Head of the Emotion Modeling Lab</div><div>School of Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire <br>
College Lane, Hatfield, Herts AL10 9AB, UK<br>Phone: <a href="tel:%2B44-%280%291707284357" value="+441707284357" target="_blank">+44-(0)1707284357</a>, </div><div>Cell: <a value="+447958074606">+44-7958074606</a>, <br>Fax: <a value="+441707284303">+44-(0)1707-284303</a><br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:L.Canamero@herts.ac.uk" target="_blank">L.Canamero@herts.ac.uk</a> or <a href="mailto:L.CanameroM@gmail.com" target="_blank">L.CanameroM@gmail.com</a><br>
Skype: lolacanamero<br><a href="http://homepages.feis.herts.ac.uk/~comqlc" target="_blank">http://homepages.feis.herts.ac.uk/~comqlc</a></div><br>
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