The CFP for the Fourth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Planning Systems (AIPS-98) is included below. The conference will be held June 1998 at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA). For more information, visit our home page: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~aips98 In the future, this mailing list will be used (sparingly) for announcements pertinent to the AIPS-98 conference. If you do not wish to be on this list (or have received multiple copies), please send email to aips98+info. Sincerely, Reid Simmons Stephen Smith Manuela Veloso ================================================================ Conference Announcement, Call for Papers, and Call for Workshop Proposals The Fourth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Planning Systems (AIPS-98) June 7-10, 1998 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Conference Home Page: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~aips98 The International Conference on AI Planning Systems will bring together researchers working in all aspects of problems in planning, scheduling, planning and learning, and plan execution, for dealing with complex problems. The format of the conference will include paper presentations, invited speakers, panel discussions, workshops (see below), and planning and scheduling competitions (details to be announced - watch the conference home page). Call for Papers =============== Original papers are welcome in all areas of planning and scheduling research. Of particular interest are papers that address real-world problems and those that combine planning and scheduling research with other areas of Artificial Intelligence. Topics of interest include: * Planning algorithms * Planning and reasoning about action and change * Planning and learning * Planning and temporal reasoning * Planning under uncertainty * Decision-theoretic planning * Scheduling algorithms * Constraint management approaches to planning and scheduling * Resource management * Mixed-initiative planning * Plan and schedule visualization * Multi-agent planning * Plan execution, monitoring and replanning * Agent architectures for planning and control * Active perception and sensor-based planning * Reactive systems * Applications and domain-specific techniques Papers should be submitted on US letter or A4 paper, using 12pt type and high-quality printing. Papers must not exceed eight (8) pages based on the AAAI style template (approximately 6000 words). Submissions should include a separate title page containing the paper's title, name, full address, email address, and telephone numbers for all authors, keywords, word count, and a 100-200 word abstract. Submitters should send five (5) hardcopies of papers by December 9, 1997 to: AIPS-98, c/o Reid Simmons School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Papers received after this date will be returned, unopened. Notification of acceptance/rejection will be sent to the first (or designated) author of each paper by January 30, 1998. Final versions of accepted papers will be due by March 17, 1998. Call for Workshop Proposals =========================== Proposals are invited for the Workshop Program of AIPS-98, which is a new feature of the conference. Workshops (we anticipate 3-4) will be held at the beginning of the conference, June 7. Participants will have the opportunity to meet and discuss planning and scheduling issues with a selected focus, providing an informal setting for active exchange among small groups (25-50) of researchers, developers and users on topics of current interest. Members of all segments of the planning and scheduling and AI community are encouraged to submit proposals. Proposals for workshops should be about two (2) pages in length, and should contain: (1) A description of the specific issues that the workshop will address, (2) A brief discussion of why the workshop is of particular interest at this time, (3) A brief description of the workshop format, regarding the mix of paper presentations, invited talks, and/or panels, and (4) the names and addresses of the organizing committee (typically 3 to 4 people). Strong proposals include organizers who bring differing perspectives to the workshop topic. We especially welcome proposals that explore emerging new subfields of planning and scheduling, or that bridge the gaps between theory, experiment and practice, or between planning and scheduling, and other areas of research. Workshop proposals should be submitted as soon as possible but no later than October 14, 1997. Organizers will be notified of the committee's decision by October 31, 1997. Workshop organizers will be responsible for (1) producing a call for participation, (2) selecting participants, based on their submissions, (3) coordinating the production of the workshop notes (limited to a total of 200 pages). AIPS-98 will provide administrative support, support to cover reproduction of the working notes, and logistical support, such as rooms for the workshops. Workshop fees will be announced later, but they are expected to be minimal for participants who register for the main conference. Please submit workshop proposals and address inquiries concerning workshops to: Steve Chien (email submissions preferred: steve.chien@jpl.nasa.gov) Jet Propulsion Laboratory, M/S 525-3660 California Institute of Technology 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA 91109-8099 Time Table of Critical Dates ============================ Conference Paper Submission Deadline : December 9, 1997 Conference Paper Notification : January 30, 1998 Final Conference Papers Due : March 17, 1998 Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline : October 14, 1997 Workshop Proposal Notification : October 31, 1997 Workshop Call for Participation Due : December 16, 1997 Workshop Submission Deadline : March 3, 1998 Workshop Submission Notification : May 1, 1998 Final Workshop Submission Due : May 26, 1998 Workshops Held : Sunday, June 7, 1998 Technical Conference Held : June 8-10, 1998 Program Committee ================= Conference Chairman: James Allen, University of Rochester Program Chairs: Reid Simmons, Carnegie Mellon University Manuela Veloso, Carnegie Mellon University Stephen Smith, Carnegie Mellon University Workshop Chair: Steve Chien, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Planning Competition Rules Committee Chair: Drew McDermott, Yale University Scheduling Competition Rules Committee Chair: Mark Boddy, Honeywell Corporation Program Committee: Ralph Bergmann, Larry Birnbaum, Jim Blythe, Mark Boddy, Daniel Borrajo, John Bresina, Amedeo Cesta, Steve Chien, Paul Cohen, Tom Dean, Brian Drabble, Jim Firby, Malik Ghallab, Yolanda Gil, Keith Golden, Richard Goodwin, Peter Haddaway, Steve Hanks, James Hendler, Adele Howe, Peter Jonsson, Subbarao Kambhampati, Craig Knoblock, Jana Koehler, Sven Koenig, Richard Korf, Claude LePape, Drew McDermott, David Morley, Karen Myers, Martha Pollack, Patrick Prosser, Louise Pryor, Marcio Rillo, Bart Selman, David Smith, Sam Steel, Milind Tambe, Austin Tate, David Wilkins Contact Information =================== Conference home page: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~aips98 Email address: AIPS98+info@cs.cmu.edu or reids@cs.cmu.edu