Call for Papers @ AAAI-25 Bridge Program: Bridging Planning and Reasoning in Natural Language with Foundational Models
Soham Dan
Dear all,
If you work on using foundational models like LLMs for planning, the following bridge @ AAAI might be of interest to you.
Bridging Planning and Reasoning in Natural Language with Foundational Model
To foster interactions between researchers using FM for planning and multi-step reasoning, discuss and exchange common terminology, identify a shared research agenda, and pinpoint the most critical challenges, we are organizing a one-day bridge program at AAAI, 26th Feb 2025. The bridge will provide a rich program of activities, including tutorials, panel discussions, talks, and networking opportunities. The bridge event will include a half-day tutorial session with a goal of fostering interdisciplinary understanding and exchange of fundamental principles. Second half of the day will include invited talks, panel, and poster session.
Topics/Open Questions
- How can we effectively harness the power of foundational models for planning purposes?
- What are some critical decision-making challenges that can be addressed by leveraging foundational models?
- What kind of guarantees can we expect when using foundational models for planning? How can we overcome their limited reliability before deploying them in real-world applications?
- Can we develop a comprehensive suite of datasets and benchmarks that can be shared across communities to evaluate planning abilities in a consistent and reliable manner?
- What are the key evaluation considerations and metrics that should be used to assess the reliability of planning approaches, and what tools can be leveraged across communities to facilitate this evaluation?
- What are the characteristics in future foundation models that can help planning?
Call for Papers
We solicit submissions relevant to the bridge program of the following types:
System Demonstration – up to 4 pages (include description of the demo and a screenshot or link)
Position papers – up to 4-8 pages (excluding references)
Abstracts – up to 2 pages (excluding references)
Important Dates
Submissions Due: November 24th, 2024
Author Notifications: December 9th, 2024
Refer to the bridge website for the latest information: https://plan-fm.github.io/
Organizing Team:
- Harsha Kokel, IBM Research
- Shirin Sohrabi, IBM Research
- Soham Dan, Microsoft
- Manling Li, Northwestern University
- Yu Su, Ohio State University
Advising Committee:
- Biplav Srivastava, University of South Carolina
- Sriraam Natarajan, University of Texas at Dallas
- Subbarao Khambampati, Arizona State University
Please send your inquiries to plan-fm...@googlegroups.com
Regards,
Soham Dan,
On behalf of the Bridge Organizing Team