Call for Papers
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Call for Papers

The Fifth International Conference on Automation and Robotics (ICAR 2008) is the premier forum for the presentation of technological advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental, and applied Automation and Robotics. ICAR 2008 will bring together leading engineers and scientists in Automation and Robotics from around the world. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

Automation
Life Sciences: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical and Health Care
Business and Software
Construction
Discrete Event Dynamic Systems
Food Handling and Processing
Genome Automation
Home Automation
Identification and Security
Intelligent and Flexible Manufacturing
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Laboratory Automation
Manufacturing, Maintenance and Supply Chains
Nanoscale Automation and Assembly
Parts Feeding and Fixturing
Planning, Scheduling and Coordination
Product Design, Development and Prototyping
Risk Management
Semiconductor Manufacturing

Cognitive Robotics
Agent-Based Systems
AI Reasoning Methods
Autonomous Agents
Behaviour-Based Systems
Cognitive Human-Robot Interaction
Control Architectures and Programming
Evolutionary Robotics
Learning and Adaptive Systems
Networked Teleoperation
Ubiquitous Robotics

Field and Service Robotics
Aerial Robotics
Demining Systems
Domestic Robots
Entertainment Robotics
Field Robots
Marine Robotics
Mining Robotics
Robotics in Agriculture and Forestry
Robotics in Construction
Robotics in Hazardous Fields
Search and Rescue Robots
Service Robots
Space Robotics

Human-Centered and Life-Like Robotics
Biologically-Inspired Robots
Biomimetics
Education Robotics
Gesture, Posture, Social Spaces and Facial Expressions
Humanoid Robots
Medical Robots and Systems
Neurorobotics
Personal Robots
Rehabilitation Robotics
Robot Companions and Social Robots in Home Environments
Social Human-Robot Interaction

Manipulation
Contact Modelling
Dexterous Manipulation
Grasping
Manipulation and Compliant Assembly
Manipulation Planning
Multifingered Hands
Path Planning for Manipulators

Mechanics, Design and Control
Adaptive Control
Calibration and Identification
Cooperative Manipulators
Dynamics
Flexible Arms
Force Control
Kinematics
Legged Robots
Mechanism Design
Micro/Nano Robots
Motion Control
Neural and Fuzzy Control
Parallel Robots
Redundant Robots
Smart Actuators
Underactuated Robots
Wheeled Robots

Mobile and Distributed Robotics
SLAM
Cellular and Modular Robots
Distributed Robot Systems
Localization
Mapping
Networked Robots
Nonholonomic Motion Planning
Path Planning for Multiple Mobile Robot Systems

Sensing and Perception
Computer Vision
Force and Tactile Sensing
Range Sensing
Recognition
Sensor Fusion
Sensor Networks
Sonars
Surveillance Systems
Visual Servoing
Visual Tracking

Simulation, Interfaces and Virtual Reality
Animation and Simulation
Haptics and Haptic Interfaces
Human Performance Augmentation
Physical Human-Robot Interaction
Programming Environment
Telerobotics
Virtual Reality and Interfaces

Paper submission

Prospective authors are invited to submit full papers including results, figures and references. Paper will be accepted only by electronic submission through the conference web site. Prospective authors are expected to present their paper at the conference.

Proposal for special session

ICAR 2008 will include a number of special sessions. Proposal for special sessions must include a title, rationale, session outline, contact information for the session chairs, a list of authors who have agreed to present paper in the session, and abstract of each paper. If any of these requirements is missing in a proposal, it will not be accepted. Proposals for special sessions should be submitted to the conference secretariat before
March 31, 2008.
 
  Important Dates    
  Paper submission
Notification of acceptance
Final paper submission and authors' registration
Conference Dates

March 31, 2008 
April 10, 2008
April 30, 2008
May 21-23, 2008

 
       

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