From cesar.analide di.uminho.pt Sat Dec 10 18:21:01 2016 From: cesar.analide di.uminho.pt (Cesar Analide) Date: Sun Dec 11 14:19:03 2016 Subject: [socios-spr] IE'17 :: Call for Workshop Proposals Message-ID: <584C478D.9010103@di.uminho.pt> Saltou-se o conteúdo do tipo multipart/alternative -------------- próxima parte ---------- Um anexo que não estava em formato texto não está incluído... Nome : IE'17 CfWP.pdf Tipo : application/pdf Tam : 514517 bytes Descr: não disponível Url : http://lists.sprobotica.pt/pipermail/socios-spr/attachments/20161210/66c8461e/IE17CfWP-0001.pdf From an ua.pt Mon Dec 12 23:32:00 2016 From: an ua.pt (=?UTF-8?B?QW50w7NuaW8gSi4gUi4gTmV2ZXM=?=) Date: Mon Dec 12 23:46:26 2016 Subject: [socios-spr] [CFP] SIGNAL 2017 - Time-constrained Signal, Image and Video Processing in Robotics Message-ID: Saltou-se o conteúdo do tipo multipart/alternative -------------- próxima parte ---------- Um anexo que não estava em formato texto não está incluído... Nome : SIVPR.pdf Tipo : application/pdf Tam : 27175 bytes Descr: SIVPR.pdf Url : http://lists.sprobotica.pt/pipermail/socios-spr/attachments/20161212/9d3781cc/SIVPR-0001.pdf From MSS isep.ipp.pt Wed Dec 14 19:40:08 2016 From: MSS isep.ipp.pt (Manuel Silva) Date: Wed Dec 14 19:40:19 2016 Subject: [socios-spr] CLAWAR 2017 - 20th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots Message-ID: ======================================================================= *** 1st CALL FOR PARTICIPATION *** ======================================================================= [Apologies for any cross-posting] CLAWAR 2017 20th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal 11-13 September 2017 (https://clawar.org/clawar2017/) Dear colleague, We are pleased to inform you that CLAWAR 2017 will be held within the premises of Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal, during 11-13 September 2017. The conference will feature technical and social programs. The technical program will comprise plenary, regular, and special/invited sessions. All articles submitted for inclusion in the conference will be peer reviewed before acceptance. It is envisaged that all accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings, to be published by World Scientific Publishing Company and indexed in SCOPUS, as well as on CD/flash drive, subject to registration of at least one author for presenting the work. A selection of presented papers will also be recommended for possible publication in reputable ISI-indexed scientific journals. CLAWAR 2017 will also feature Robot Competition and Industrial Robot Exhibition. == Scope == Original contributions in the general area of mobile robotics, covering climbing, walking, flying robots with assistance and service provided to humans and machines are welcome. The conference will cover analysis (modelling and simulation) techniques, design approaches and developed robotic systems. Support technologies for realisation of such systems, associated economic, ethical and social considerations are integral part of the conference theme. == Key dates == 21 Dec 2016: Proposals for workshops/ special sessions 01 Feb 2017: Submission of full draft papers 15 Mar 2017: Notification of paper acceptance 12 Apr 2017: Submission of final (accepted) papers 03 May 2017: Early bird registration (reduced fee) 05 Jul 2017: Preliminary program 11-13 Sep 2017: Conference We would like to invite you to submit your contributions according to the key dates given above. == Submission of Papers == The technical program of the conference will feature Regular Papers, Special Session Papers, and Poster presentations. Authors are invited to submit their full draft papers in PDF format using the URL (https://www.softconf.com/g/clawar2017) or from the paper submission page of the conference web-site by the indicated deadline for consideration for nclusion in the relevant category (special/regular paper). Please note that you should first register to create an account on the system, if not done so yet, before submitting your contribution. All papers will be peer reviewed before acceptance, and all accepted papers (subject to registration) will be published in the conference proceedings. Final accepted papers will be limited to 8 pages in length in the prescribed style and format given in the paper submission web page. A selection of presented papers will also be recommended for possible publication in reputable international journals. == Workshop and Special Session Proposals== Proposals should be submitted to the Conference Secretariat and a copy sent to Professor Gurvinder S. Virk (gsvirk@clawar.org). Each proposal should be limited to one A4 page in length and must include title, aims/objectives, brief outline/scope, name and affiliation of the organizer(s). == Exhibition == Organisations and research groups can promote their robots and robotics research work by exhibiting these at the conference. Those wishing to participate in the exhibition programme of the conference are invited to seek relevant information via the conference web-site. == Robot competition == The conference will feature a "Climbing Robot Competition". Research groups wishing to take part in the competition are invited to seek relevant information via the conference web-site. == Sponsorship == Organisations wishing to sponsor the conference in any way and gain the corresponding benefits, by promoting themselves and their products to the robotics community through conference publications, conference web-site and conference publicity, are invited to view relevant information on the conference web-site and further to contact the conference secretariat to discuss the terms of sponsorship and necessary arrangements. Conference web-site: https://www.clawar.org/clawar2017 Secretariat: CLAWAR 2017 Secretariat Email: clawar2017@clawar.org Kind regards Manuel F. Silva and Gurvinder S. Virk, Conference Co-Chairs M. Osman Tokhi, International Scientific Committee Chair Benedita Malheiro, Local Organising Chair Manuel Silva Professor Adjunto Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica [http://www2.isep.ipp.pt/assinatura_email/EMAIL_ISEP.png] ISEP | Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431 4249-015 Porto - PORTUGAL tel. +351 228 340 500 | fax +351 228 321 159 mail@isep.ipp.pt | www.isep.ipp.pt -------------- próxima parte ---------- Um anexo em HTML foi limpo... URL: http://lists.sprobotica.pt/pipermail/socios-spr/attachments/20161214/15f9fddc/attachment.htm From f552 ua.pt Wed Dec 14 20:16:40 2016 From: f552 ua.pt (Bernardo Cunha) Date: Wed Dec 14 21:51:32 2016 Subject: [socios-spr] =?utf-8?q?Convocat=C3=B3ria_para_Assembleia_Geral_d?= =?utf-8?q?a_SPR_?= Message-ID: <8BD384D6045C4366ABC33CF79B905790@mbcTOSHIBA> Saltou-se o conteúdo do tipo multipart/alternative -------------- próxima parte ---------- Um anexo que não estava em formato texto não está incluído... Nome : ConvocatoriaAG de 22_02_2017.pdf Tipo : application/pdf Tam : 41554 bytes Descr: ConvocatoriaAG de 22_02_2017.pdf Url : http://lists.sprobotica.pt/pipermail/socios-spr/attachments/20161214/7c275700/ConvocatoriaAGde22_02_2017-0001.pdf From lino isr.uc.pt Thu Dec 15 01:37:25 2016 From: lino isr.uc.pt (Lino Marques) Date: Thu Dec 15 01:37:45 2016 Subject: [socios-spr] CfP 17th IEEE Int. Conf. on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC 2017) Message-ID: <83bb05f6-79fc-f60a-2984-b836ccc2c1d8@isr.uc.pt> (Apologies for multiple copies due to cross-posting) ========================= *** CALL FOR PAPERS *** ========================= ICARSC 2017 17th IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions http://icarsc2017.isr.uc.pt/ April 26-28, 2017 University of Coimbra Coimbra, Portugal Sponsored by: - IEEE Robotics and Automation Society - Portuguese Robotics Society An event integrated in Robotica 2017 the 17th Portuguese Robotics Open http://robotica2017.isr.uc.pt/ == Important! == Submission deadline: January 31, 2017. The 17th IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC 2017) gathers participants from academia and industry working in the field of autonomous robotics and related areas. It is organized within the 17th Portuguese Robotics Open, a RoboCup-sponsored local event. The conference will be held at the University of Coimbra in Coimbra, Portugal, on April 26-28, 2017. The University of Coimbra (UC), founded in 1290, was the first Portuguese university, and one of the oldest in the world (http://www.uc.pt/en). Nowadays, UC maintains a unique mix of tradition, contemporaneity and innovation that led to its recognition as a world heritage site by UNESCO since 2013. Coimbra is located at the center of Portugal, about 200km north of Lisbon and 100km south of Oporto, the closest cities with international airports. Coimbra can be easily reached by train, coach or car from these airports. The conference has been an IEEE co-sponsored event for a long time and its proceedings have been indexed in IEEExplore and in Scopus. Moreover, similarly to previous editions, a special section in a specialized journal will be set up to accommodate the publication of extended versions of selected papers. == Important Dates == Submission deadline: Jan. 31, 2017 Notification of acceptance: Mar. 15, 2017 Camera-ready papers: Mar. 31, 2017 Early registration deadline: Mar. 31, 2017 Conference: Apr. 26-28, 2017 All deadlines are on 23:59 US Pacific Time. == Topics == The conference is an open forum to most robotics topics, as listed below, although contributions addressing novel benchmarking methods, able to properly compare and evaluate the performance of different solutions to a given robotics problem, and works dealing with robotics competitions and challenges are particularly welcome. Agricultural Robotics; Applications of Autonomous Intelligent Robots; Artificial Intelligence; Autonomous Robotic Systems; Collaborative Robotics; Computer Vision and Image Processing; Control Architectures and Programming; Cooperative Perception; Cooperative Planning and Task Allocation; Dexterous Manipulation and Grasping; Educational Robotics; Entertainment Robots; Evolutionary Robotics; Field Robotics; Humanoid Robotics; Human-Robot Interaction; Localization, Mapping, and Navigation; Locomotion and Actuation Systems; Marine Robotics. Multi-Robot Coordination; Multi-Robot Systems; Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking; Planning, Reasoning and Modeling; Recognition and Tracking; Robot Learning; Robotic Competitions; Robotic Simulation; Sensors and Sensor Integration; Service Robotics; Swarm Robotics; == Submission Guidelines == Submission Guidelines The working language is English, only. Authors are invited to submit original research contributions electronically, in PDF format, via EasyChair: (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icarsc2017) Submitted papers should be up to six pages in total, in the IEEE conference format, following the standard IEEE guidelines. (http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html) Reviewing for ICARSC 2017 will be *double blind* so authors must remove their names from the submitted papers and should take reasonable care not to indirectly disclose their identity. Accepted papers will be scheduled for presentation, which requires that at least one of the authors must register at the Conference and present the paper. Failure to meet this requirement will imply removing the paper from the online version of the proceedings. We welcome you at ICARSC 2017 to share your latest research results. See you in Coimbra! Lino Marques, University of Coimbra, Portugal Alexandre Bernardino, University of Lisbon, Portugal (Co-Chairs of the IEEE Int. Conf. on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions) From urbano deec.uc.pt Thu Dec 15 11:57:53 2016 From: urbano deec.uc.pt (Urbano Nunes) Date: Thu Dec 15 11:57:59 2016 Subject: [socios-spr] CFP for IEEE RO-MAN 2016 (Robot-Human Interactive Communication), Lisbon, August 27-31, 2017 Message-ID: <410ea2af-50e9-63a1-f9a0-730763b0e1ec@deec.uc.pt> /Apologies for cross-posting/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RO-MAN2017, 26th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, Conference theme:/Human-Robot Collaboration and Human Assistance for an Improved Quality of Life/ August 28-31, 2017 Lisbon, Portugal http://www.ro-man2017.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS, SPECIAL SESSIONS, and WORKSHOPS/TUTORIALS IEEE RO-MAN symposium is a leading forum where state-of-the-art innovative results, the latest developments as well as future perspectives relating to robot and human interactive communication are presented and discussed. The conference covers a wide range of topics related to Robot and Human Interactive Communication, involving theories, methodologies, technologies, empirical and experimental studies. Papers related to the study of the robotic technology, psychology, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, human factors, interaction-based robot design and other topics related to human-robot interaction are welcome. FULL PAPERS Authors should submit their papers electronically in PDF format via Papercept. For the first submission, a manuscript can be of 6-8 pages. For the final submission, a manuscript should be of 6 pages, with 2 additional pages allowed but at an extra charge. PROPOSALS FOR SPECIAL SESSIONS The goal of special sessions is to provide a forum for oral presentations that are highly specialized in some particular theme, focused on new topics or innovative applications of established approaches. A special session consists of four to six papers, which, for example, addresses a particular theme or consist of work done in some particular international project. Prospective organizers are invited to submit proposals for special sessions through Papercept. Proposals are required to contain the following information: title for the proposed special session; one page summary of the special session including its motivation and goals; list of possible papers including authors, titles and abstracts; list of organizers. PROPOSALS FOR WORKSHOPS/TUTORIALS Proposals for half-day or full-day tutorials and workshops should include: statement of objectives, intended audience, list of speakers, and list of topics. These should be submitted via the Papercept submission site for the conference. INTERACTIVE VIDEO/DEMONSTRATION SESSIONS Videos (of 1.5 to 3 minutes) and on-site demonstrations illustrating new and exciting results are sought for planned dedicated interactive video/demonstration sessions. Videos/demonstratins should be accompanied by a short paper that should be submitted via the Papercept submission site for the conference. EXHIBITS AND COMPETITIONS There will be areas for exhibitions and robotic competitions at the conference. Further information will be available on the conference website. IMPORTANT DATES - DEADLINES - Proposals for Special Sessions: Feb 1, 2017 - Proposals for Workshops/Tutorials: Feb 2, 2017 - Full paper submission: Feb 19, 2017 - Notification of papers acceptance: Apr 23, 2017 - Final paper submission deadline: May 28, 2017 Sincerely, --Urbano J. Nunes General Chair http://www.ro-man2017.org -------------- próxima parte ---------- Um anexo em HTML foi limpo... URL: http://lists.sprobotica.pt/pipermail/socios-spr/attachments/20161215/4e722dfa/attachment.html From jaime.rei portugalmail.pt Sat Dec 17 10:54:28 2016 From: jaime.rei portugalmail.pt (jaime rei) Date: Sat Dec 17 10:54:34 2016 Subject: [socios-spr] =?utf-8?q?Rob=C3=B4Oeste?= 2017 Message-ID: <20161217105428.Horde.qe2cMPYRo99YVRlkAuMh6MA@correio.portugalmail.pt> Saltou-se o conteúdo do tipo multipart/alternative -------------- próxima parte ---------- Um anexo que não estava em formato texto não está incluído... Nome : jaime rei.vcf Tipo : text/x-vcard Tam : 417 bytes Descr: não disponível Url : http://lists.sprobotica.pt/pipermail/socios-spr/attachments/20161217/e4da16e3/jaimerei.vcf From lino isr.uc.pt Sat Dec 24 13:30:43 2016 From: lino isr.uc.pt (Lino Marques) Date: Sat Dec 24 13:30:55 2016 Subject: [socios-spr] Robotica 2017 - 17th Portuguese Robotics Open Message-ID: ======================================================================= *** 1st CALL FOR PARTICIPATION *** ======================================================================= (Our apologies for any cross-posting) ROBOTICA 2017 - 17th Portuguese Robotics Open http://robotica2017.isr.uc.pt/ April 26-30, 2017 Coimbra, Portugal The Portuguese Robotics Open is a RoboCup Event that aims at promoting Science and Technology among students from the 1st grade to university studies, as well among the general public, through robotic competitions. We would like to invite you to participate in the 17th Portuguese Robotics Open which will take place on April 26-30, 2017, in Coimbra, Portugal. If you are interested in participating, please pre-register your team and follow the procedure as outlined below. == Competitions The following competitions are offered for the 17th Portuguese Robotics Open: Major Competitions - RoboCup Middle Size League - RoboCup Standard Platform League - RoboCup 2D Simulation League - RoboCup 3D Simulation League - RoboCupRescue Simulation - Autonomous Driving Competition - Robot@Factory - FreeBots Competition Junior Competitions - RoboCupJunior OnStage - RoboCupJunior Soccer - RoboCupJunior Rescue - RoboCupJunior CoSpace sub-leagues - FreeBots Junior Competition The rules of RoboCup competitions will be based on the RoboCup 2017 rules for each League. All competitions rules are available, and will be updated, if needed, at: http://robotica2017.isr.uc.pt/rules Some Competitions may not take place if the number of participating teams (judged by the pre-registrations) does not reach a minimum. == Schedule == Team pre-registration deadline: Mar. 01, 2017 Registration deadline: Mar. 31, 2017 Late registration deadline: Apr. 20, 2017 Portuguese Robotics Open: Apr. 26-30, 2017 All deadlines are 23:59 GMT. == Pre-registration == To pre-register, send an E-Mail to robotica2017@isr.uc.pt with the subject 'Pre-registration TEAM_NAME'. The E-Mail should contain the following information: 1. Competition: 2. Team-Name: 3. Team-Leader: 4. E-Mail: 5. Country/ies: 6. Affiliation(s): 7. Number of team members: You should receive a confirmation E-Mail for your pre-registration within a few days of submission. == Registration == Registration is performed through the online form at: http://robotica2017.isr.uc.pt/Fich/ROBOTICA-form.pdf Registration Fees: - Until March 31st, 2017 (early registration) - Payment until April 7th Major Leagues Fee per team: 250 euros (up to 5 members) Additional team member: 60 euros (no limit of extra members) Junior Leagues Fee per team: 100 euros (up to 4 members) Additional team member: 35 euros (limited to 2 extra members) - After March 31st, 2017 (late registration) - Payment until April 24th Major Leagues Fee per team: 300 euros (up to 5 members) Additional team member: 75 euros (no limit of extra members) Junior Leagues Fee per team: 125 euros (up to 4 members) Additional team member: 50 euros (limited to 2 extra members) == Description and History == The Portuguese Robotics Open (also known as Festival Nacional de Robótica) had its 1st edition in 2001. The event has had an enormous growth since the 1st edition, both in the number of teams, participants and visitors and also includes an international IEEE conference where national an international researchers present their latest work in the field of Robotics (http://icarsc2017.isr.uc.pt/). The conference has been an IEEE co-sponsored event for a long time and its proceedings have been indexed in IEEExplore and in Scopus. Moreover, similarly to previous editions, a special section in a specialized journal will be set up to accommodate the publication of extended versions of selected papers. The 17th edition of the Portuguese Robotics Open will be held in Coimbra, Portugal, on April 26-30, 2017. The University of Coimbra (UC), founded in 1290, was the first Portuguese university, and one of the oldest in the world (http://www.uc.pt/en). Nowadays, UC maintains a unique mix of tradition, contemporaneity and innovation that led to its recognition as a world heritage site by UNESCO since 2013. Coimbra is located at the center of Portugal, about 200km north of Lisbon and 100km south of Oporto, the closest cities with international airports. Coimbra can be easily reached by train, coach or car from these airports. The Portuguese Robotics Open is currently an initiative of Portuguese Society of Robotics. Hoping to see you at Portuguese Robotics Open! Kind Regards, The Portuguese Robotics Open Organizing Committee From fernando dei.uminho.pt Fri Dec 23 23:35:44 2016 From: fernando dei.uminho.pt (A. Fernando Ribeiro) Date: Mon Dec 26 13:18:14 2016 Subject: [socios-spr] Hands on Science 2017 Message-ID: Saltou-se o conteúdo do tipo multipart/alternative -------------- próxima parte ---------- Um anexo que não estava em formato texto não está incluído... Nome : image001.jpg Tipo : image/jpeg Tam : 29437 bytes Descr: não disponível Url : http://lists.sprobotica.pt/pipermail/socios-spr/attachments/20161223/46f8b316/image001-0001.jpg From nunolau ua.pt Fri Dec 30 18:20:11 2016 From: nunolau ua.pt (Nuno Lau) Date: Fri Dec 30 18:20:28 2016 Subject: [socios-spr] Bom Ano Message-ID: <3653D822BBE359419CF44AD777DF8B4502017E4505@SEQUOIA.ua.pt> Caros Sócios da SPR, Em nome da Sociedade Portuguesa de Robótica aqui envio os votos de um excelente ano de 2017. Saudações robóticas, Nuno Lau