[alife] CfP: Swarm Robotics Workshop at SAB

[Erol Sahin]

Dear All,

We would like announce the following Call for papers, hoping that it 
will be of interest to
some of the members of the list.

PS: Apologies to those who may have received this CfP more than once 
through other
mailing lists..

Erol Sahin and William Spears


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			   Call for Papers
		   SAB'04 (From Animals to Animats)
		      Workshop on Swarm Robotics
               Los Angeles, USA, July 17, 2004
	     Organized by: Erol Sahin and William Spears
	  http://www.kovan.ceng.metu.edu.tr/swarm-robotics/

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Scope:
Swarm  robotics  can  be defined  as  the  study  of  how a  swarm  of
relatively  simple physically  embodied  agents can  be contructed  to
collectively accomplish  tasks that are  beyond the capabilities  of a
single one. Different from other studies on multi-robot systems, swarm
robotics emphasizes  self-organization and emergence  while keeping in
mind the issues of  scalability and robustness. These emphases promote
the use  of relatively simple robots, equipped  with localized sensing
abilities,  scalable communication mechanisms  and the  exploration of
decentralized  control  strategies.   With  the  recent  technological
advances,  study   of  robotic  swarms  is  becoming   more  and  more
feasible. There are already a  number of on-going projects that aim to
develop   and/or  control   large  numbers   of   physically  embodied
agents. The workshop  aims to bring together researchers  in an effort
to  review the  on-going studies,  discuss and  identify  the research
directions in swarm robotics.

Call for Papers:
We are looking for papers that fall under one of the two categories:
 1) Review papers:  These papers are expected to  review an on-going /
finished project  (or a research  track). The review should  include a
general vision  of the project, summarize the  results obtained within
the project and  layout potential research directions. If  you plan to
submit one, please contact in advance.
 2) Research  papers: These papers  are expected to  report previously
unpublished research results.

Important dates:
  Full paper submission:                          April 21, 2004
  Notification of acceptance:                     May 15, 2004
  Revised paper (distributed at the workshop):    June 7, 2004
  SAB'04 conference:                              July 13-16, 2004
  Workshop:                                       July 17, 2004

Complete information about the workshop is available at:
      http://www.kovan.ceng.metu.edu.tr/swarm-robotics/
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