ICAPS-ICRA Summer School on Plan-Based Control for Robotic Agents

[Michael Cashmore]

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ICAPS-ICRA Summer School on Plan-Based Control for Robotic Agents

Paris, France

June 8-12, 2020

https://icaps20.icaps-conference.org/students/summer-school

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The Summer School

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This joint school of ICAPS and ICRA is aimed at graduate students and young researchers in topics relevant to both conferences. The school will be held in Paris, France, in June 2020 directly between ICRA and ICAPS. The school continues the series of International Summer Schools on Planning and Scheduling, leveraging the proximity of ICAPS and ICRA in 2020. The learning outcomes of the school will help the students understand better how to apply AI methods to robotic systems, and provide experience in both the theoretical background and practical application of AI Planning in the control of robots. Given the strong synergy that exists between Automated Planning and Robotics, this summer school presents a unique opportunity for junior researchers who are attending either conference to also attend a cross-over event that will foster the collaboration between these communities.

The Summer School will consist of both lectures and hands-on sessions across 5 days hosted by Softbank Robotics, providing the opportunity to engage in practical experience with robotic systems. The lecture topics provide the foundations of AI Planning, task and motion planning, and many of the key challenges that are encountered in systems that seek to integrate planning and execution on-board robots.

Speakers

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Lectures and hands-on sessions will be given by top subject experts from the Planning, Scheduling, and Robotics research communities.

- Roman Bártak (Charles University)

- Michael Beetz (University Bremen)

- Jeremy Frank (NASA AMES)

- Malik Ghallab (LAAS-CNRS)

- Nick Hawes (ORI)

- Luca Iocchi (Sapienza Uni. Rome)

- Michael Cashmore (University of Strathclyde)

- Roni Stern (BGU)

- Konstantin Yakovlev (FRCCSC)

More speakers will be posted to the Summer School page.

The Venue

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The school will be held in Paris, France.

- Softbank Robotics (3 days) https://www.softbankrobotics.com

- Paris 5 (2 days) https://www.droit.univ-paris5.fr

To Register

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Please visit the Summer School page for application instructions:

https://icaps20.icaps-conference.org/students/summer-school/

Applications will be submitted through easychair:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icapsicrass2020

Organisation

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The ICAPS-ICRA Summer School on Plan-Based Control for Robotic Agents is organised by:

- Michael Beetz and Jörn Syrbe (University Bremen)

- Michael Cashmore (University of Strathclyde)

- Alexandre Mazel (Softbank Robotics)

Contact Email

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icaps-icra-202...@googlegroups.com