AROB 24th 2019, International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics

Call for Papers

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[AROB 24th 2019]

Important Dates

Deadline for Abstract Submission
October 23, 2018
Deadline for OS Proposal
October 16, 2018
Notification of acceptance
November 1, 2018
Deadline for Final Camera-Ready Papers
December 18, 2018
Deadline for Early Registration
December 18, 2018

AROB Workshop in Busan

September 7-9, 2017, PNU, Busan, Korea

International Workshop on Artificial Life and Robotics

Download: Call for Organizing Sessions
Homepage: http://robot.pusan.ac.kr/

SWARM 2017 in Kyoto

October 30–November 1, Kyoto, Japan

The 2nd International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics

Homepage:
www.ohk.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/SWARM2017/

Publication

Accepted Papers will be published in the Proceedings of the AROB. Extended version of the selected papers will be published in the international journal: artificial life and robotics, Springer Japan.

Information
Sep. 18, 2018	We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 24th 2019 is Prof. Eiichiro Tanaka (Waseda University, Japan).
Aug. 3, 2018	We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 24th 2019 is Prof. Hitoshi Matsubara (Future University Hakodate, Japan).
Jan. 31, 2018	We are pleased to announce the AROB23rd winners of the Best Paper Award and the Young Author Award. For the details, please see Award.
Jan. 29, 2018	We are happy that 286 participants enjoyed the conference. Thank you for coming from 10 countries. See you again at AROB 24th 2019!
Jan. 17, 2018	We are pleased to announce that AROB 2018 Proceedings are now available online.
Jan. 16, 2018	Online registration form is now closed. Thank you for your registration.
Sep. 14, 2017	We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 23rd 2018 is Prof. Florentin Wörgötter (University of Göttingen, Germany).
Sep. 14, 2017	We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 23rd 2018 is Prof. Ken Naitoh (Waseda University, Japan).
Nov. 30, 2017	Timetable of AROB23rd 2018/ISBC3rd is now available.
Oct. 12, 2017	The submission deadlines have been extended.
Apr. 21, 2017	We are pleased to inform you that the International Workshop on Artificial Life and Robotics will be held in PNU, Busan, Korea, September 7-9, 2017. For the details, please see Call for Organizing Sessions.
Feb. 9, 2017	We are pleased to announce the AROB22nd winners of the Best Paper Award and the Young Author Award. For the details, please see Award.
Jan. 23, 2017	We are happy that 275 participants enjoyed the conference. Thank you for coming from 9 countries. See you again at AROB 23rd 2018!
Jan. 17, 2017	We are pleased to announce that AROB 2017 Proceedings are now available online.
Jan. 17, 2017	Online registration form is now closed. Thank you for your registration.
Oct. 3, 2016	We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 22nd 2017 is Prof. Tetsuo Sawaragi (Kyoto University).
Aug. 16, 2016	We are pleased to announce that a plenary speaker for the AROB 22nd 2017 is Prof. Keum-Shik Hong (Pusan National University).
Dec. 8, 2016	The final camera-ready paper submission deadline is extended.
Dec. 1, 2016	Timetable of AROB22nd 2017 is now available.
Nov. 7, 2016	Abstract review process is behind schedule. The notification of acceptance will be sent to the corresponding author as soon as the review is finished. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Oct. 7, 2016	The submission deadlines have been extended.
Aug. 8, 2016	Abstract / OS Proposal submission form is now available.
Feb. 8, 2016	We are pleased to announce the AROB21st winners of the Best Paper Award and the Young Author Award. For the details, please see Award.
Jan. 25, 2016	We are happy that 257 participants enjoyed the conference. Thank you for coming from 9 countries. See you again at AROB 22nd 2017!
Jan. 18, 2016	We are pleased to announce that AROB 2016 Proceedings are now available online.
Sep. 24, 2015	We are pleased to announce that the plenary speaker for the AROB 21st 2016 is Prof. Takaya Arita (Nagoya University).
Sep. 14, 2015	We are pleased to announce that the plenary speaker for the AROB 21st 2016 is Prof. Jun-Ho Oh (KAIST).
Dec. 3, 2015	The deadline for final camera-ready papers is extended to December 24, 2015.
Dec. 2, 2015	The timetable has been uploaded.
Nov. 7, 2015	The acceptance notification emails have been sent to the corresponding authors. If you have not received the email, please contact us.
Sep. 14, 2015	We are pleased to announce that the 1st International Symposium on BioComplexity (ISBC1) will be collocated with AROB21st 2016.
Feb. 3, 2015	The Proceedings for AROB20th 2015 is now available online.
Feb. 2, 2015	We are pleased to announce the AROB20th winners of the Best Paper Award and the Young Author Award. For the details, please see Award.
Feb. 2, 2015	We are happy that 260 participants enjoyed the conference. Thank you for coming from 11 countries. See you again at AROB 21st 2016!
Dec. 24, 2014	Paper submission has been closed. We would like to thank all of you for your interest in AROB2015.
Dec. 1, 2014	The timetable has been uploaded.
Nov. 4, 2014	The acceptance notification emails have been sent to the corresponding authors. If you have not received the email, please contact us.
Sep. 13, 2014	The submission deadlines have been extended.
Sep. 4, 2014	Invited session page has been updated.
Aug. 19, 2014	We are pleased to announce the invited session for the AROB 20th 2015 organized by Prof. Charles Taylor (University of California, Los Angeles).
Aug. 7, 2014	We are pleased to announce that the plenary speaker for the AROB 20th 2015 is Prof. Luonan Chen (Chinese Academy of Sciences).
Aug. 6, 2014	Abstract / OS Proposal submission form is now available.
Feb. 7, 2014	Due to system maintenance, the AROB/AROB Journal website was not available from Thursday 6 Feb. until Friday 7 Feb. We apologise for the inconvenience.
Feb. 2, 2014	We are pleased to announce the AROB19th winners of the Best Paper Award and the Young Author Award. For the details, please see Award.
Jan. 29, 2014	We are happy that 245 participants enjoyed the conference. Thank you for coming from 12 countries. See you again at AROB 20th 2015!
Jan. 21, 2014	Online registration form is now closed. Thank you for your registration.
Jan. 17, 2014	Time table of AROB19th 2014 is updated.
Dec. 21, 2013	The online paper submission form is closed.
Dec. 9, 2013	Time table of AROB19th 2014 is uploaded.
Nov. 13, 2013	The deadline for final camera-ready papers is extended to December 17, 2013.
Oct. 29, 2013	The notification of acceptance was sent to authors.
Oct. 3, 2013	Abstract reviewing process is behind the schedule. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Sep. 13, 2013	We've extended the deadlines for Abstract / OS Proposal submission.
July 19, 2013	Abstract / OS Proposal submission form is now available.
April 8, 2013	The next AROB symposium (AROB 19th 2014) scheduled for January 23-25, 2014 will be moved a day earlier, January 22-24, 2014, due to conflict of booking.

This AROB 24th 2019 (Jan. 23-25, 2019. B-Con PLAZA, Beppu. JAPAN) symposium invites you all to present original research and to discuss development of new technologies concerning artificial life and robotics based on computer simulations and hardware designs of state-of-the-art technologies.

History of Symposium

This symposium was founded in 1996 under the support of Science and International Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japanese Government. Since then, this symposium has been held every year at B-Con Plaza, Beppu, Japan except AROB 5th '00 (Oita), AROB 6th '01 (Tokyo) and AROB18th '13 (Daejeon, Korea). The twenty-fourth symposium will be held on January 23 - 25, 2019, at B-Con Plaza, Beppu, Japan.

Objective of Symposium

The objective of this symposium is to develop new technologies for artificial life and robotics and their applications in various fields listed in the Topics. Authors are invited to submit papers presenting original research and to discuss development of new technologies concerning artificial life and robotics based on computer simulations and hardware designs of state-of-the-art technologies.