CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR PAPERS
FROM ANIMALS TO ANIMATS
The Seventh International Conference on the
SIMULATION OF ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR
(SAB'02)
An International Conference organized by The International Society for Adaptive Behavior (ISAB)
4-9 August 2002, Edinburgh, UK
The objective of this interdisciplinary conference is to bring together researchers in computer science, alife, control, artificial intelligence, robotics, neurosciences, ethology, and related fields so as to further our understanding of the behaviors and underlying mechanisms that allow natural and artificial animals to adapt and survive in uncertain environments. The conference will focus on experiments with well-defined models --- robot models, computer simulation models, mathematical models --- designed to help characterize and compare various organizational principles or architectures underlying adaptive behavior in real animals and in synthetic agents, the animats. In addition there will be sessions on psychological issues and on the industrial applications of animat research.
Contributions treating any of the following topics from the perspective of adaptive behavior will receive special emphasis:
- The Animat approach
- Philosophical and psychological issues
- Characterization of agents and environments
- Passive and active perception
- Motor control
- Visually-guided behaviors
- Action selection
- Behavioral sequencing
- Navigation and mapping
- Internal models and representation
- Learning and development
- Motivation and emotion
- Emergent structures and behaviors
- Collective and social behavior
- Neural correlates of behavior
- Evolutionary and co-evolutionary approaches
- Autonomous robotics
- Software agents and virtual creatures
- Applied adaptive behavior
- Animats in education
Authors should make every effort to suggest implications of their work for both natural and artificial animals, and to distinguish the portions of their work which use simulation from those using a physical agent.
Papers that do not deal explicitly with adaptive behavior will be rejected.
Submission Instructions
Submitted papers must not exceed 10 pages. Because the whole review process heavily relies on electronic means, the organizers insist on electronic submissions of PDF (preferred) or Postscript documents wherever possible. Submit your paper according to the submission instructions on the conference Web site (page under construction). Otherwise, contact sab02-nopdf@isab.org.uk for alternative submission procedures.Computer, video, and robotic demonstrations are also invited for submission. Submit a 2-page proposal plus a title page to sab02-demo@isab.org.uk. Indicate equipment requirements and relevance to the themes of the conference.
Edinburgh Festivals
SAB'02 is concurrent with the first week of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and will finish just as the Edinburgh International Festival starts. This is an ideal opportunity to sample some of the shows, but also means that accommodation will be booked up early. BEWARE!!! Also note that all 9000 seats for the nightly Edinburgh Military Tattoo are normally filled at least three months in advance.The Fesitvals Web Site gives access to more detail on these three festivals and others. Our own summary of the festivals is less journalistic.
Because of the accommodation problem we have pre-booked a number of standard rooms. If you want one please see our accomodation site or email us early sab02-acc@isab.org.uk, they will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. If you'd prefer something else book VERY early.
IMPORTANT DATES (2002)
| JAN 18: | Submissions must be received |
| FEB 22: | Notification of acceptance or rejection (via e-mail) |
| MAR 08: | Camera ready revised versions due |
| AUG 04 - 09: | Conference dates |
| AUG 10 & 11: | Workshops and Tutorials |
Programme Chairs:
| Bridget Hallam, | Syddansk University, Odense campus |
| Dario Floreano, | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne |
| John Hallam, | Edinburgh and Syddansk Universities |
| Jean-Arcady Meyer, | Laboratoire d'Informatique de Paris 6 |
Workshop and Tutorial Chair:
Gillian Hayes, University of EdinburghLocal Arrangement Chair:
Deirdre Burke, University of EdinburghPublisher:
Robert Prior, MIT PressGeneral queries to: sab02@isab.org.uk