From an ua.pt Sun Jul 10 01:36:19 2016 From: an ua.pt (=?UTF-8?B?QW50w7NuaW8gSi4gUi4gTmV2ZXM=?=) Date: Sun Jul 10 11:40:55 2016 Subject: [socios-spr] RecPad 2016 - First Call for Papers Message-ID: Apologies if you receive this more than once. ============================================================= CALL FOR PAPERS RecPad 2016 22nd Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition http://recpad2016.web.ua.pt/ recpad2016@ua.pt Paper submission deadline: September 7, 2016 (Download Call for Papers - http://recpad2016.web.ua.pt/RecPad-2016-CFP.pdf) ============================================================= RecPad 2016 is the Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition, sponsored by APRP (Portuguese Association for Pattern Recognition). It is a one-day conference, with an invited talk and poster sessions. RecPad 2016 will take place at the University the Aveiro (October 28th, 2016) and the invited speaker is Professor Joan Serra Sagristà from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. RecPad 2016 promotes the collaboration between the Portuguese scientific community in the fields of Pattern Recognition, Image Analysis and Processing, Soft Computing, and related areas spanning, but not limited to, the following topics: Biometrics Character recognition Classification clustering ensembles and multi-classifiers Data mining and big data Feature extraction, discretization and selection Fuzzy logic and fuzzy image processing Gesture recognition Hybrid methods Image description and registration Image enhancement, restoration and segmentation Image understanding Information theory Intelligent systems Machine vision Neural network architectures Object recognition Pattern recognition applications Sensors and sensor fusion Soft computing techniques Statistical methods Syntactical methods The works should be submitted as two pages extended abstracts for consideration by the Technical Program Committee. The accepted papers will be compiled and distributed only in electronic format. The program of the conference is designed to allow traveling to Aveiro in the same day of the conference. It is an ideal time for socializing and sharing experiences between young and senior researchers, showcasing their work and looking ahead to the future. We all look forward to seeing you in October. The Organizing Committee of RecPad 2016 Armando J. Pinho Diogo Pratas Raquel Sebastião Samuel Silva Sónia Gouveia Susana Brás From nunolau ua.pt Mon Jul 11 17:38:27 2016 From: nunolau ua.pt (Nuno Lau) Date: Mon Jul 11 17:38:45 2016 Subject: [socios-spr] MICROMOUSE Talk, Dr. Ng Beng Kiat, FEUP, July 15 Message-ID: <3653D822BBE359419CF44AD777DF8B45019D75752A@SEQUOIA.ua.pt> ============================== INESCTEC/FEUP Seminar ============================== WHERE: B008 Auditorium, FEUP Rua Roberto Frias s/n 4200-465 Porto, Portugal WHEN: 11:00, July 15th, 2016 (Friday) SPEAKER: Dr. Ng Beng Kiat, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Electronic and Computer Engineering Division, Singapore, Taiwan TITLE OF TALK: Fusing accelerometer & low resolution encoder with Kalman Filter CONTENT: 1. Half Size Micromouse 2. Ning6 3. Processing low resolution encoder signal 4. Problem statement 5. Kalman Filter BIO: Professor at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Electronic and Computer Engineering Division since 1992. He have the world best Micromouse time ? 3.921 s. List of Ng Beng Kiat prizes: RoboCup Small Size : 1998 ? 2005 Prizes won: Pacific-rim RoboCup 1998 Singapore ? Champion 1) 3rd Robocup World Cup 1999 Stockholm ? 3rd place 2) 4th Robocup World Cup 2000 Melbourne ? 3rd place 3) 5th World Cup 2001 Seattle. Champion 4) 6th World Cup 2002 Fukuoka/Busan. 3rd place 5) 8th World Cup 2004 Lisbon, Portugal 3rd place Micromouse: 1998 ? present 1) 20th All Japan, 1999, 2nd runner-up 2) 22th All Japan, 2001, CHAMPION 3) 21th All Japan, 2000, 1st runner-up 4) 22th All Japan, 2001, 3rd runner-up 5) 23th All Japan, 2002, 1st runner-up 6) 24th All Japan, 2003, CHAMPION 7) 25th All Japan, 2004, CHAMPION 8) 26th All Japan, 2005, 1st runner-up 9) 27th All Japan, 2006, CHAMPION 10) 28th All Japan, 2007, 1st runner-up 11) 29th All Japan, 2008, CHAMPION 12) 30th All Japan, 2009, Line Tracer Champion 13) 31st All Japan, 2010, 1st runner-up 14) 32nd All Japan, 2011, CHAMPION 15) 31st All Japan, 2010, 1/2 size micromouse, 1st runner-up 16) 32nd All Japan, 2011, 1/2 size micromouse, 1st runner-up From pal isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt Wed Jul 13 09:20:54 2016 From: pal isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Pedro U. Lima) Date: Wed Jul 13 09:25:12 2016 Subject: [socios-spr] Two fully funded research assistant positions at the Institute for Systems and Robotics (IST, University of Lisbon) Message-ID: (please redistribute; apologies for cross-postings) Dear all, Applications are invited for two fully funded research assistant position at the Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR), Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon, Portugal. These research assistant positions target candidates holding a Master degree (or equivalent) with interest on pursuing a PhD degree. Each one of the selected candidates is expected to develop research, according to his/her preference, on one of the following topics: ? Active cooperative perception for domestic robot systems; ? Autonomous navigation for a mobile domestic robot; ? Aerial service robot for microgravity environments; ? Active cooperative simultaneous localization and mapping (multi-robot systems); and ? Modeling and analysis (Petri net based) of tasks in multi-robot systems. These positions will be supervised by Prof. Pedro U. Lima, Prof. Rodrigo Ventura, and by Dr. Pedro Miraldo, faculty at IST and researchers at the Intelligent Robots and Systems group of IST (http://welcome.isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/projects_cat/irsg/). The research will be conducted at the Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR/IST), home to more than 40 PhDs and part of the LARSyS (Laboratory for Robotics and Engineering Systems - http://www.larsys.pt). ISR/IST is engaged in a new generation of research challenges pushing the frontiers of knowledge, while offering world-class doctoral training with top universities (e.g. dual/joint degrees with MIT, EPFL, CMU) and fueling the collaboration with industry. ISR/IST develops state-of- the-art engineering solutions and projects with a clear societal impact, and has a long track record of participation in EU and other international projects. ISR/IST hosts 5 groups working in Robotics and Information Processing, Systems and Control Theory, Signal Processing, Computer Vision, Optimization, Intelligent Systems and Biomedical Engineering. (http://www.isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt). Requirements: the candidates are expected to have a MSc of equivalent degree with strong background in robotics, artificial intelligence, and computer science. Good programming skills are also expected. The working language is English, so good written and oral communication skills are also required. Application: Deadline: 31-July-2016 Duration: 4 months (full time), renewable Starting date: September, 2016 Place: ISR/IST - Alameda campus, Lisbon, Portugal To request further information and to apply for these positions, send an email to pedro.lima (at) tecnico.ulisboa.pt as soon as possible. Please include a CV, a statement of interest, grade transcripts, recommendation letters, and any other supporting documents you may consider helpful. Best regards, Pedro Lima -- Instituto de Sistemas e Robotica, Instituto Superior Tecnico - Torre Norte Av. Rovisco Pais, 1 1049-001 Lisboa Portugal Tel.: +351-218418274 http://www.isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/~pal In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice ... but in practice, there is! From pedro.lima tecnico.ulisboa.pt Sat Jul 23 16:29:14 2016 From: pedro.lima tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Pedro U. Lima) Date: Sat Jul 23 16:57:16 2016 Subject: [socios-spr] Reminder: Two fully funded research assistant positions at the Institute for Systems and Robotics (IST, University of Lisbon) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: > On 13 Jul 2016, at 09:20, Pedro U. Lima wrote: > > (please redistribute; apologies for cross-postings) > > Dear all, > > Applications are invited for two fully funded research assistant position at the Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR), Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon, Portugal. > > These research assistant positions target candidates holding a Master degree (or equivalent) with interest on pursuing a PhD degree. Each one of the selected candidates is expected to develop research, according to his/her preference, on one of the following topics: > ? Active cooperative perception for domestic robot systems; > ? Autonomous navigation for a mobile domestic robot; > ? Aerial service robot for microgravity environments; > ? Active cooperative simultaneous localization and mapping (multi-robot systems); and > ? Modeling and analysis (Petri net based) of tasks in multi-robot systems. > > These positions will be supervised by Prof. Pedro U. Lima, Prof. Rodrigo Ventura, and by Dr. Pedro Miraldo, faculty at IST and researchers at the Intelligent Robots and Systems group of IST (http://welcome.isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/projects_cat/irsg/). > > The research will be conducted at the Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR/IST), home to more than 40 PhDs and part of the LARSyS (Laboratory for Robotics and Engineering Systems - http://www.larsys.pt). ISR/IST is engaged in a new generation of research challenges pushing the frontiers of knowledge, while offering world-class doctoral training with top universities (e.g. dual/joint degrees with MIT, EPFL, CMU) and fueling the collaboration with industry. ISR/IST develops state-of- the-art engineering solutions and projects with a clear societal impact, and has a long track record of participation in EU and other international projects. ISR/IST hosts 5 groups working in Robotics and Information Processing, Systems and Control Theory, Signal Processing, Computer Vision, Optimization, Intelligent Systems and Biomedical Engineering. (http://www.isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt). > > Requirements: the candidates are expected to have a MSc of equivalent degree with strong background in robotics, artificial intelligence, and computer science. Good programming skills are also expected. The working language is English, so good written and oral communication skills are also required. > > Application: > Deadline: 31-July-2016 > Duration: 4 months (full time), renewable > Starting date: September, 2016 > Place: ISR/IST - Alameda campus, Lisbon, Portugal > > To request further information and to apply for these positions, send an email to pedro.lima (at) tecnico.ulisboa.pt as soon as possible. Please include a CV, a statement of interest, grade transcripts, recommendation letters, and any other supporting documents you may consider helpful. > > Best regards, > Pedro Lima -- Instituto de Sistemas e Robotica, Instituto Superior Tecnico - Torre Norte Av. Rovisco Pais, 1 1049-001 Lisboa Portugal Tel.: +351-218418274 http://www.isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/~pal In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice ... but in practice, there is! From nunolau ua.pt Fri Jul 29 12:13:07 2016 From: nunolau ua.pt (Nuno Lau) Date: Fri Jul 29 12:13:23 2016 Subject: [socios-spr] CFP ICAART 2017 - Int'l Conf. on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (Porto/Portugal) Message-ID: <3653D822BBE359419CF44AD777DF8B45019D75B485@SEQUOIA.ua.pt> CALL FOR PAPERS 9th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence ICAART website: http://www.icaart.org/ February 24 - 26, 2017 Porto, Portugal In Cooperation with: EUSFLAT, IFSA, EurAI, AIXIA, AEPIA, APRP, AAAI, Iberamia and APPIA Sponsored by: INSTICC INSTICC is Member of: FIPA, WfMC and OMG Logistics Partner: SCITEVENTS IMPORTANT DATES: Regular Paper Submission: October 4, 2016 Authors Notification (regular papers): November 28, 2016 Final Regular Paper Submission and Registration: December 13, 2016 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We would like to draw your attention to the 9th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART 2017 - http://www.icaart.org/) whose submission deadline is scheduled for October 4, 2016. We hope you can participate in this conference by submitting a paper reflecting your current research in any of the following areas: - Agents - Artificial Intelligence The conference will be sponsored by the Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication (INSTICC) and held in cooperation with the European Society for Fuzzy Logic and Technology (EUSFLAT), the International Fuzzy Systems Association (IFSA), the European Association for Artifical Intelligence (EurAI), the Associazione Italiana per l'Intelligenza Artificiale (AIXIA), Spanish Association of Artificial Intelligence (AEPIA), the Associação Portuguesa de Reconhecimento de Padrões (APRP), the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), the IberoAmerican Society of Artificial Intelligence (Iberamia) and the Portuguese Association for Artificial Intelligence (APPIA). INSTICC is Member of the Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents (FIPA), Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) and Object Management Group (OMG). The conference logistics partner is the Science and Technology Events (SCITEVENTS). The purpose of the International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the theory and applications in the areas of Agents and Artificial Intelligence. Two simultaneous related tracks will be held, covering both applications and current research work. One track focuses on Agents, Multi-Agent Systems and Software Platforms, Distributed Problem Solving and Distributed AI in general. The other track focuses mainly on Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Representation, Planning, Learning, Scheduling, Perception Reactive AI Systems, and Evolutionary Computing and other topics related to Intelligent Systems and Computational Intelligence. We would like to highlight the presence of the following keynote speakers: - Vanessa Evers, University of Twente, Netherlands - João Leite, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal - Nuno Lau, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal - Francesca Rossi, University of Padova, Italy Submitted papers will be subject to a double-blind review process. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, under an ISBN reference, on paper and on CD-ROM support. The proceedings will be submitted for indexation by Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (ISI), INSPEC, DBLP, EI (Elsevier Engineering Village Index) and Scopus. All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/). SCITEPRESS is a member of CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/). Best paper awards will be distributed during the conference closing session. Please check the website for further information (http://www.icaart.org/BestPaperAward.aspx). We also would like to highlight the possibility to submit to the following Special Sessions: - Special Session on Partiality, Underspecification, and Natural Language Processing - PUaNLP 2017 (http://www.icaart.org/PUaNLP.aspx) - Special Session on Hybrid Evolutionary Computational Intelligence Techniques - HECIT 2017 (http://www.icaart.org/HECIT.aspx) Workshops, Special sessions, Tutorials as well as Demonstrations dedicated to other technical/scientific topics are also envisaged: companies interested in presenting their products/methodologies or researchers interested in holding a tutorial are invited to contact the conference secretariat. Workshop chairs and Special Session chairs will benefit from logistics support and other types of support, including secretariat and financial support, to facilitate the development of a valid idea. ICAART 2017 will be held in conjunction with ICPRAM 2017 (http://www.icpram.org/) and ICORES 2017 (http://www.icores.org/) in Porto, Portugal. Registration to ICAART will enable free attendance to any sessions of ICPRAM and ICORES conferences as a non-speaker. Please check further details at the ICAART conference website (http://www.icaart.org/). Should you have any question please don't hesitate contacting me. Kind regards, Marina Carvalho ICAART Secretariat Av. D. Manuel I, 27A 2.Esq. 2910-595 Setubal, Portugal Tel.: +351 265 520 185 Fax: +351 265 520 186 Email: icaart.secretariat@insticc.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONFERENCE CHAIR: Joaquim Filipe, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal / INSTICC, Portugal PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS: Jaap van den Herik, Leiden University, Netherlands Ana Paula Rocha, LIACC-NIAD&R / FEUP, Portugal PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Please check the program committee members at http://www.icaart.org/ProgramCommittee.aspx CONFERENCE AREAS: AREA 1: AGENTS - Semantic Web - Multi-Agent Systems - Distributed Problem Solving - Agent Communication Languages - Agent Models and Architectures - Cooperation and Coordination - Conversational Agents - Negotiation and Interaction Protocols - Programming Environments and Languages - Task Planning and Execution - Autonomous Systems - Cognitive Robotics - Group Decision Making - Web Intelligence - Agent Platforms and Interoperability - SOA and Software Agents - Simulation - Economic Agent Models - Mobile Agents - Privacy, safety and security - Collective Intelligence - Physical Agents - Robot and Multi-robot Systems - Self Organizing Systems - Cloud Computing - Auctions and Markets - Agile Management AREA 2: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - Intelligent User Interfaces - Bayesian Networks - Soft Computing - Neural Networks - Natural Language Processing - Machine Learning - Planning and Scheduling - Knowledge Representation and Reasoning - Uncertainty in AI - Model-Based Reasoning - Ontologies - Data Mining - Data Science - Constraint Satisfaction - State Space Search - Case-Based Reasoning - Cognitive Systems - Reactive AI - Vision and Perception - Pattern Recognition - Ambient Intelligence - AI and Creativity - Evolutionary Computing - Fuzzy Systems - Knowledge-Based System - Industrial applications of AI - Hybrid Intelligent Systems - Visualization - Knowledge-Based Maps