CFP: SoCS 2017

[Akihiro Kishimoto]

IPSJ-SIGGI の皆様（重複してお受け取りの際はご容赦ください）

IBM Research, Ireland の岸本章宏です。
今年の6月に開催予定の探索アルゴリズムに関する国際会議 SoCS に関する論文募集をお送りいたします。ゲームの探索アルゴリズムも受け付けておりますので、皆様のご投稿をお待ちしております。


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CALL FOR PAPERS

10th International Symposium on Combinatorial Search, SoCS 2017

http://socs17.search-conference.org/
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
June 16-17, 2017

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Heuristic search and other forms of combinatorial search are very
active areas of research in artificial intelligence, planning,
robotics, constraint programming, operations research, bioinformatics,
and other areas of computer science. SoCS is meant to bring researchers
from these areas together to exchange ideas and cross-fertilize the field.

In 2017, SoCS is collocated with the 27th International Conference on
Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS 2017).


Important Dates
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Abstract submission: April 2, 2017
Paper submission: Apr 4, 2017
Notification: May 4, 2017
Camera ready:  May 13, 2017
Early registration:  May 13, 2017


Topics of Interest
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Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

Analysis of search algorithms
Automated synthesis of lower bounds
Bounding and pruning techniques
Combinatorial puzzles
Continuous problem solving
External-memory and parallel search
Incremental and active learning in search
Meta-reasoning and search
Methodology and critiques of current practice
Model-based search
Random vs. systematic search strategy selection
Portfolios of search algorithms
Real-time search
Search in goal-directed problem solving
Search space discretization for continuous state-space problems
Self-configuring and self-tuning algorithms
Symmetry handling
Time, memory, and solution quality trade-offs
Search in Big Data
Constraint search
Search in robotics
Search-based diagnosis
Real-life applications


Paper Submission
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We encourage researchers to submit two categories of papers to the
symposium:

1. Original long (up to 8 pages plus up to one page of references)
   and short (up to 4 pages  plus up to one page of references) papers.
   We welcome technical papers that report substantial original
   research as well as position papers discussing ideas and concepts
   related to search. Examples of position papers could include
   thoughtful critiques of the field, historical perspectives and
   analysis, technical discussions of various implementation
   techniques, methodological contributions, and insightful reports
   on new and demanding applications.

2. Extended abstracts. To foster the exchange of ideas at SoCS, we
   encourage authors to submit extended abstracts of original work,
   work-in-progress, or work which has appeared in or is under review
   at other venues such as AAAI/IJCAI.

Please read the section Requirements for formatting and submission
requirements.

SoCS papers should be submitted to EasyChair at
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socs2017

All submissions must be formatted in the AAAI style. Guidelines are
available at http://www.aaai.org/Publications/Templates/AuthorKit17.zip



Requirements
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Original Long and Short Papers
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Original papers will be rigorously peer-reviewed. SoCS 2017 will
follow a double-blind review process for original papers, and hence
authors of original papers are required to omit author information
from their submissions and anonymize obvious self-references.
Non-anonymous submissions may be rejected without review.

Long papers may be up to 8 pages in length, plus an additional page
for references only. Short papers may be up to 4 pages, plus an
additional page for references only. Long and short original papers
should be new work which has not been published in (nor currently
simultaneously under review at) any other archival publication venue.
Papers that do not follow these requirements will be rejected
without review.

Extended Abstracts
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The publication of a research abstract in the SoCS 2017 proceedings
generally allows publishing a full paper on the same line of
research at SoCS 2018 or other venues.

The extended abstract submissions will be lightly reviewed in order
to ensure that they are of interest to the SoCS community. The
submitted version of the extended abstract can be up to 8 pages, plus
an additional page for references only. However, if the extended
abstract submission is accepted, only 2 pages (including references)
will be allocated in the SoCS 2017 proceedings. The submitted version
itself will not be reprinted in the proceedings.

Abstracts of papers which are under double-blind review in another
conference must be anonymous (names and affiliations must not appear
in the submitted PDF).  In particular, submissions of papers under
review in IJCAI17 must be anonymous.  However, abstracts of work
which is not under double-blind review elsewhere may include authors'
identifying information.





Conference venue and Hotel
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The conference will be held at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square.
http://www.sheratonpittsburghstationsquare.com/

Details on special rates for the hotel will be available on the SoCS2017 website soon.


Organization
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Conference Chairs:
Alex Fukunaga, The University of Tokyo
Akihiro Kishimoto, IBM Research, Ireland


Past proceedings
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Past proceedings  of SoCS are available at:
  http://www.aaai.org/Library/SOCS/socs-library.php

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Akihiro Kishimoto

[Akihiro Kishimoto]

IPSJ-SIGGI の皆様:

先日、お送りいたしました SoCS 2017 の論文募集の件、投稿〆切を数日延長いたしましたので、
ご連絡いたします。

皆様のご投稿をお待ちしております。

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CALL FOR PAPERS [Deadline extended]

10th International Symposium on Combinatorial Search, SoCS 2017

http://socs17.search-conference.org/
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
June 16-17, 2017

****************************************************************

Heuristic search and other forms of combinatorial search are very
active areas of research in artificial intelligence, planning,
robotics, constraint programming, operations research, bioinformatics,
and other areas of computer science. SoCS is meant to bring researchers
from these areas together to exchange ideas and cross-fertilize the field.

In 2017, SoCS is collocated with the 27th International Conference on
Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS 2017).


Important Dates
===============

Abstract submission: April 7, 2017
Paper submission: Apr 9, 2017

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Akihiro Kishimoto