From pedro.lima tecnico.ulisboa.pt Fri Sep 2 15:48:49 2022 From: pedro.lima tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Pedro U. Lima) Date: Fri Sep 2 15:49:02 2022 Subject: [socios-spr] PhD position in Human Intention Prediction and Robot Response in Mixed Human-Robot Teams In-Reply-To: <31AE87F6-8BD1-4F11-B286-8D7EC55DDD37@tecnico.ulisboa.pt> References: <31AE87F6-8BD1-4F11-B286-8D7EC55DDD37@tecnico.ulisboa.pt> Message-ID: The Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR), a unit of the Laboratory of Robotics and Systems in Engineering and Science ( LARSyS ), located at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), U. Lisbon, Portugal, invites PhD student applications to contribute to its long-standing activities in the domain of multi-robot systems, including an excellent track-record of related research projects: http://welcome.isr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/projects_cat/irsg/ The PhD positions will be part of the nationally-funded project (FCT) HOTSPOT “Human-robOt TeamS without PrecoOrdinaTion”. The exciting research key goal of HOTSPOT is to explore the challenges that the collaborative interaction between robots and humans poses in terms of decision making. PhD topic: Human Intention Prediction and Robot Response in Mixed Human-Robot Teams The ability to interact naturally with humans and other robots is an important skill that all robots part of a human/robot team should have. To achieve a natural interaction a robot needs to be aware of the intentions of the other agents in its environment, whether they are human or robots. A sensor network based on a group of mobile robots and multiple static sensors can be used not only to perceive cooperatively their static environment, but also to predict human and robot intentions. This prediction will provide state information for the multi-robot system decision-making to respond to the human intentions following human-aware policies. This thesis will fit that need by proposing novel human group intention prediction methods and consequent human-aware decision-making for robot groups. Candidates should have a master’s degree in Robotics and AI, Electrical/Information and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related areas. The research tasks require a good mathematical background, knowledge of probabilistic robotics and good programming skills. Previous experience with real robots and knowledge of machine learning are potential advantages. If you are interested in this position, please send your CV and a statement of purpose until Sep 16, 2022 to Prof. Pedro U. Lima pedro.lima@tecnico.ulisboa.pt Pedro Lima -- Full Professor Institute for Systems and Robotics, Instituto Superior Técnico 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! but note: there’s nothing more practical than a good theory. -------------- prxima parte ---------- Um anexo em HTML foi limpo... URL: http://lists.sprobotica.pt/pipermail/socios-spr/attachments/20220902/452ae978/attachment.htm From MSS isep.ipp.pt Sat Sep 10 15:03:03 2022 From: MSS isep.ipp.pt (Manuel Silva) Date: Sat Sep 10 15:03:20 2022 Subject: [socios-spr] CfP, SAC 2023 track on Intelligent Robotics and Multi-Agent Systems (IRMAS) Message-ID: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- First Call for Papers for the Intelligent Robotics and Multi-Agent Systems (IRMAS) Technical track on SAC 2023 - 38th ACM Symposium on Applied Computing https://acmsac-irmas2023.isr.uc.pt March 27 - April 2, 2023 Tallinn, Estonia ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * Accepted papers will be included in the ACM SAC 2023 proceedings and published in the ACM digital library, being indexed by Thomson ISI Web of Knowledge and Scopus. Top-quality papers may be invited after the conference for submission, in extended form, to a special issue of a ISI indexed journal *. :: Important Dates Paper submission: Oct. 1, 2022 Acceptance notification: Nov. 19, 2022 Final paper submission: Dec. 6, 2022 Conference: Mar. 27 - Apr. 2, 2023 :: Objectives and Scope The ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC) has been a primary gathering forum for applied computer scientists, computer engineers, software engineers, and application developers from around the world. SAC 2023 (http://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2023/) is sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group on Applied Computing (SIGAPP), and will be held in Tallinn, Estonia. The technical track on Intelligent Robotics and Multi-Agent Systems (IRMAS) will be organized for the ninth time in SAC 2023, exploiting the inherent synergy between Robotics and Multi-Agent Systems (MAS), thus aiming t! o bring together these highly related and exciting research fields. Robotics is a multidisciplinary research area that presents an enormous potential. It concerns about developing intelligent robotic systems that are capable of making decisions and acting autonomously in real and unpredictable environments to accomplish tasks and assist humans in relevant application domains for society. Several complex problems require the use of teams of robots that share some of the same challenges studied in MAS. MAS are groups of intelligent agents that can perceive and act in a given environment to achieve their individual and collective goals. MAS enable solving problems that are beyond the individual capabilities and knowledge of single agents, not suffering from resource limitations, performance bottlenecks, or critical failures usually found in centralized problem solvers. Multi-robot systems are often used to evaluate and validate MAS with physical robot platforms. For many years, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) researchers have worked separately in these fields, both fields have matured enormously, and in recent years there has been a growing interest in getting the two fields together. Many in Robotics believe that the current focus should be adding capabilities to robots that lie at the core of AI research. Reciprocally, AI researchers aim at embedding their techniques in physical robots that can perceive, reason and act in real, dynamic physical environments. Despite this mutual interest, although there are many conferences focusing either on Robotics or AI separately, there is a lack of scientific venues where both communities can meet. The purpose of the IRMAS track is therefore to provide a venue to exploit synergies between Intelligent Robotics and MAS, bringing together researchers from both fields to share experiences, expose issues, and discuss about these exciting fields. Papers that make fundamental contributions in either of these two areas are welcome, and research that spans both areas is especially encouraged. :: Topics - Autonomous robots - Multi-agent systems (MAS) theory - Cooperative robots and MAS - Multi-robot systems - Cooperative perception - Coordination and cooperation - Decentralized control architectures - Robot localization, mapping and navigation - Artificial perception and computer vision - Human-robot interaction - Collaborative robots - Field robotics - Real-world applications of MAS - Self-adaptation and learning - Deployment, coverage and patrolling - MAS in mobile ad hoc sensor networks - Social and service robotics - Evolutionary robotics and swarm robotics - Entertainment and educational robots - Microrobotics and nanorobotics - Robotic dexterous grasping - Simulation and programming tools for MAS :: Submission Procedure To submit a paper, please follow the URL: https://acmsac-irmas2023.isr.uc.pt/index.php/submission Original papers addressing any of the listed topics of interest (or related topics) will be considered. Each submitted paper will be fully refereed and undergo a double-blind review process by at least three referees. * Accepted papers will be included in the ACM SAC 2023 proceedings and published in the ACM digital library, being indexed by Thomson ISI Web of Knowledge and Scopus. Top-quality papers may be invited after the conference for submission, in extended form, to a special issue of a ISI indexed journal *. Paper size is limited to 8 pages. A maximum of 2 additional pages may be included for an additional fee. The review process will be double-blind. This means that authors' names and affiliations must not appear in the paper, self-citations should be in the third person, and authors must avoid disclosing their identity by any means. Submitted papers must be formatted using the ACM SIG format (http://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template). Paper registration is required allowing the inclusion of the paper in the conference proceedings. An author or a proxy attending SAC must present the paper. This is a mandatory requirement for the paper to be included in the ACM digital library. No-show of scheduled papers will result in excluding them from the ACM digital library. Graduate students are invited to submit research abstracts (maximum 4 pages) to the Student Research Competition (SRC), following the instructions published at SAC 2023 website. Authors of selected abstracts will have the opportunity to give poster presentations of their work and compete for three top-winning places. The winners will receive cash awards and SIGAPP recognition certificates during the conference banquet. Authors of selected abstracts are eligible to apply to the SIGAPP Student Travel Award program for support. :: Track Chair Rui P. 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URL: http://lists.sprobotica.pt/pipermail/socios-spr/attachments/20220910/b6d81ecb/attachment.htm From MSS isep.ipp.pt Mon Sep 19 11:11:01 2022 From: MSS isep.ipp.pt (Manuel Silva) Date: Mon Sep 19 11:11:21 2022 Subject: [socios-spr] ROBOT2022 Call for Posters and Project Summaries [Sep 25] Message-ID: Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement --------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Posters and Project Summaries contributions ROBOT2022 - Fifth Iberian Robotics Conference http://iberianroboticsconf.eu 23 - 25 November 2022 Zaragoza, Spain --------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Conference Scope ---------------- ROBOT2022, the Fifth Iberian Robotics Conference, will take place in Zaragoza, Spain, from 23 to 25 November 2022, following the four previous editions held in Madrid in 2013, Lisbon in 2015, Seville in 2017 and Porto in 2019. ROBOT2022 is Organized by: SEIDROB ? Sociedad Espaola para la Investigacin y Desarrollo en Robtica, and SPR ? Sociedade Portuguesa de Robtica ROBOT2022 main goal is to continue the precedent efforts in showing the robotic research and development of new applications in the Iberian Peninsula. Although focused on the works developed at Iberia the conference is open for good quality submissions from any country in the world. We are hereby announcing the conference and distributing the CALL FOR Posters and Project Summary presentations. Please pass on the information to your colleagues that might be interested. --------------- Important Dates --------------- Posters and Project Summary Submissions: Sep 25, 2022 Posters and Project Summary Notification: Sep 30, 2022 Early Registration: until Oct 09, 2022 Conference: Nov, 23-25, 2022 -------------------------- Project Summary Submission -------------------------- ROBOT2022 will host a special session regarding project summary presentations. The research groups that are willing to disseminate the results and the achievements obtained during the development of European or National research projects will have the opportunity to present them in dedicated slots within such sessions. Project summary proposals must be submitted electronically, at easychair following the link https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=robot2022. Once there, please fill in the form contain the following information: * Authors - Participants on the Project * Title - Name or title of the Project * Funding - Funding entity of the project (e.g. EU, Spanish/Portuguese Ministry of Education, Private company, etc.) * Abstract - Extended abstract of the proposal (two pages maximum including references and figures, in PDF format) Notice that neither the abstract nor the presentation will be included in the conference proceedings. A certificate of attendance/presentation will be provided under request. ------------------ Posters Submission ------------------ Poster proposals should describe ongoing research and work in progress in the field of robotics. Posters must be accompanied by an abstract summarizing the work presented and submitted electronically, at easychair following the link https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=robot2022. Once there, please fill in the form contain the following information: * Authors - Author(s) of the Poster * Title - Proposed title of the Poster * Abstract - Extended abstract of the Poster (two pages maximum including references and figures, in PDF format) Size of posters should be A0 or A1. Notice that neither the abstract nor the poster will be included in the conference proceedings. A certificate of attendance/presentation will be provided under request. ---------------------------- ROBOT2022 Conference Chairs ---------------------------- Danilo Tardioli - Centro Universitario de la Defensa / I3A University of Zaragoza, Spain Vicente Matelln - University of Len, Spain Guillermo Heredia - University de Sevilla, Spain Manuel F. Silva - INESC TEC & ISEP/Porto Polytechnic, Portugal Lino Marques - University of Coimbra, Portugal We hope to see you in the beautiful Zaragoza! Manuel Silva Professor Coordenador Departamento de Engenharia Electrotcnica Subdiretor de Curso [https://www2.isep.ipp.pt/assinatura_email/EMAIL_ISEP.png] ISEP | Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto Rua Dr. Antnio 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 -------------- prxima parte ---------- Um anexo em HTML foi limpo... 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