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The 2008 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference will bring together researchers working on algorithmic or mathematical foundations of robotics, robotics applications, and analysis of robotic systems. High quality, original papers are solicited in all areas of robotics. The final program will be the result of a highly selective review process designed to include the best work of its kind in every category. The conference will be single track to allow attendees an opportunity to experience the best research in all areas of robotics. The program will include invited talks as well as oral and poster presentations of refereed papers. The main conference (June 25-27, 2008) will be followed by one day of workshops. RSS2008 is held in Zurich, Switzerland. Paper submission deadline is an January 15. See www.roboticsconference.org.

To solve complex, real-world problems, AI systems often must integrate component technologies, such as planning, reasoning, language, dialogue, perception, goal-driven action, and learning. Prototypical examples of such integrated systems include software agents, autonomous robots, robots that interact with humans, intelligent tutoring systems, and virtual characters. The Integrated Intelligence track welcomes submissions on issues that arise in the design and construction of such systems, and with clear evidence for the efficacy of the integrated system. The dates for this AAAI-08 special track are: Abstract Submission Deadline: January 25, Paper Submission Deadline: January 30, Author Notification Deadline: April 1. AAAI-8 takes place in Chicago, Illinois, July 13–17, 2008. For details, see the AAAI-08 web page.

The objective of this interdisciplinary conference is to bring together researchers in computer science, artificial intelligence, alife, control, robotics, neurosciences, ethology, evolutionary biology, and related fields so as to further our understanding of the behaviors and underlying mechanisms that allow natural and artificial animals to adapt and survive in uncertain environments. The conference will focus on experiments with well-defined models — robot models, computer simulation models, mathematical models — designed to help characterize and compare various organizational principles or architectures underlying adaptive behavior in real animals and in synthetic agents, the animats. SAB’08 is in Osaka, July 7-12, 2008. Paper submission deadline is January 14th, workshop proposals are due to February 1st. For details, see the SAB’08 webpage.

During the past years, the International Conference on Networked Sensing Systems (INSS) has established itself as the scientific event where academic and industrial experts from the areas of sensor systems, wireless networks, and sensor network applications come together. The INSS provides a forum to hear about the latest developments in these areas, to exchange ideas, and to start up collaborations within these fields and between industry and academia. INSS’08 takes place in Kanazawa, June 17-19. Paper registration deadline is December 1, 2007, submission is December 14. More information on the INSS’08 webpage.

The 6th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (SenSys) is a highly selective, single-track forum for the presentation of research results on systems issues in the area of embedded, networked sensors. Distributed systems based on networked sensors and actuators with embedded computation capabilities enable an instrumentation of the physical world at an unprecedented scale and density, thus enabling a new generation of monitoring and control applications. This conference provides an ideal venue to address the research challenges facing the design, deployment, use, and fundamental limits of these systems. Sensor networks require contributions from many fields, from wireless communication and networking, embedded systems and hardware, distributed systems, data management, and applications. SenSys 2008 is held in Raleigh, NC, USA in November 2008. Paper registration and abstract deadline is April 7, 2008. See SenSys’08 web page for details.

AMAM08 is the fourth international symposium dedicated to the neuromechanics, sensory perception, and intelligence behind adaptive movement in animals, and the modeling, analysis, and technical development of adaptive movement in animals and machines. Abstract deadline is January 21, 2008, the conference takes place June 1-6, 2008, Cleveland, OH, USA. For details, see the AMAM08 Web page.