Call For Contributions

ICDL is a unique conference gathering researchers from computer science, robotics, psychology and developmental studies to share knowledge and research on how humans and animals develop sensing, reasoning and actions. This includes taking advantage of interaction with social and physical environments and how cognitive and developmental capabilities can be transferred to computing systems and robotics. This approach goes hand in hand with the goals of both understanding human and animal development and applying this knowledge to improve future intelligent technology, including for robots that will be in close interaction with humans.

The primary list of topics of interest include, but not limited to:

principles and theories of development and learning;
development of skills in biological systems and robots;
nature vs nurture, developmental stages;
models on the contributions of interaction to learning;
non-verbal and multi-modal interaction;
models on active learning;
architectures for lifelong learning;
emergence of body 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;
epistemological foundations and philosophical issues;
robot prototyping of human and animal skills;
ethics and trust in computational intelligence and robotics;
social learning in humans, animals, and robots.

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Important Dates

Workshops	Monday, 7^th September 2020
Workshop Proposals Open	~~Sunday, 15^th December 2019~~
Workshop Proposals Deadline (Extended)	~~Wednesday, 15^th January 2020~~ ~~Wednesday, 29^th January 2020~~
Workshop Proposals Notification	~~Saturday, 15^th February 2020~~

Tutorial Proposals Open	~~Saturday, 15^th February 2020~~
Tutorial Proposals Deadline	Thursday, 30^th April 2020
Tutorial Proposals Notification	Friday, 15^th May 2020

Paper Submission Open	~~Saturday, 15^th February 2020~~
Paper Submission Deadline	Sunday, 15^th March 2020
Paper Author Notification	Friday, 15^th May 2020
Final Paper Version Due	Wednesday, 1^st July 2020

Abstract Submission Open	Friday, 1^st May 2020
Abstract Submission Deadline	Sunday, 31^st May 2020
Abstract Author Notification	Friday, 26^th June 2020
Final Abstract Version Due	Friday, 10^th July 2020

Registration Opens	Friday, 15^th May 2020
Early Registration Pricing Ends	Wednesday, 1^st July 2020

Travel Grant Application Opens	Friday, 15^th May 2020
Travel Grant Application Closes	Monday, 15^th June 2020
Travel Grant Award Notification	Wednesday, 15^th July 2020

Registration Grant Application Opens	Friday, 15^th May 2020
Registration Grant Application Closes	Monday, 15^th June 2020
Registration Grant Notification	Wednesday, 24^th June 2020

Poster Teaser Presentations Submission	Tuesday, 1^st September 2020

Welcome Reception	Monday, 7^th September 2020
Dinner	Wednesday, 9^th September 2020
Farewell Reception	Thursday, 10^th September 2020
Tours	Friday, 11^th September 2020

ICDL 2020	7^th – 10^th September 2020

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Call for Workshops

We invite experts in different areas to organise a workshop to be held on the first day of the conference. Workshops will extend to a half or full day and could include invited speakers, discussions with a smaller community, and independent submissions.

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Call for Tutorials

We invite experts to give Tutorials, which will provide insights into specific topics through hands-on training and interactive experiences or in-depth state of the art review.

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