CALL FOR PAPERS
IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL) 2021
(11th edition of ICDL-EPIROB)
An IEEE Computational Society-sponsored conference
August 23-26, 2021
Beijing, China (Due to the influence of COVID-19, IEEE ICDL 2021 may be held virtually)
https://icdl-2021.org/
Paper submission deadline: February 15th, 2021
Tutorial and workshops submission deadline: February 1st, 2021
Journal track submission deadline: April 28th, 2021
OVERVIEW
The IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL), previously referred to as ICDL-EpiRob, is the premier gathering of professionals dedicated to the advancement of cognitive and developmental learning. As such, ICDL is a unique conference gathering researchers from computer science, robotics, psychology and developmental science.
We invite submissions for the conference in 2021 to explore, extend, and consolidate the interdisciplinary boundaries of this exciting research field, in the form of full papers, workshop and tutorials and of submissions to the journal track. We also invite your participation in the REAL 2021 competition.
TOPICS
The primary list of topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
- General principles of development and learning;
- Development of skills in biological systems and robots;
- Nature VS nurture, critical periods and developmental stages;
- Models on active learning;
- Architectures for cognitive development and life-long learning;
- Emergence of body knowledge and affordance perception;
- Analysis and modelling of human motion and state;
- Models for prediction, planning and problem solving;
- Models of human-human and human-robot interaction;
- Emergence of verbal and non-verbal communication skills;
- Epistemological foundations and philosophical issues;
- Models of child development from experimental psychology.
FULL PAPERS
Papers of at most 6 pages in IEEE double column format will undergo peer-review, and accepted and presented submissions will be included in the conference proceedings published by IEEE Xplore. The authors of the best conference papers will be invited to extend their contributions for a Special Issue of IEEE Transaction on Cognitive and Developmental Systems (IEEE TCDS). The detailed instructions for the submission can be found here: https://icdl-2021.org/submission/
WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIALS
We invite experts in different areas to organize either a tutorial or a workshop to be held on the first day of the conference. The submission should be of maximum two pages including title, list of speakers, concept and target audience. It should include also a description of the structure of the event, the indication of the duration (half day or full day) and it should state whether the event is open to paper/poster submissions. If possible, a link to the event website should be provided. The detailed instructions for the submission can be found here: https://icdl-2021.org/submission/#tutorial
JOURNAL TRACK AND COMPETITION
We highly recommend the submission in Journal Track to discuss important results related to cognitive and developmental systems recently published as journal articles, but not been previously presented as conference papers. All submissions must include in a single PDF the details of the original journal paper and a cover letter to explain why the authors believe that the paper is central for ICDL. The detailed instructions for the submission can be found here: https://icdl-2021.org/submission/#journal
We also strongly expect your participation in the REAL 2021 competition. The REAL competition addresses open-ended learning with a focus on “Robot open-Ended Autonomous Learning” (REAL)”, that is, on systems that: (a) acquire sensorimotor competence that allows them to interact with objects and physical environments; (b) learn in a fully autonomous way, i.e. with no human intervention. Find all the details here: https://icdl-2021.org/competition/
IMPORTANT DATES
Conference dates: August 23rd-26th, 2021
Paper Submission deadline: February 15th, 2021
Paper Author notification: April 15th, 2021
Camera ready due: May 15th, 2021
Tutorial and Workshops Submission Deadline: February 1st, 2021
Tutorial and Workshops Author notification: April 15th, 2021
Journal Track Submission Deadline: April 28th, 2021
Journal Track Notification: May 20th, 2021
Best regards,
Program Chairs
Alessandra Sciutti (Italian Institute of Technology, Italy)
Jing Chen (Peking University, China)
Publication Chair
Weiwei Wan (Osaka University, Japan)
General Chairs
Dingsheng Luo (Peking University, China)
Angelo Cangelosi (University of Manchester, UK)