Robotics and Autonomous Systems Special Issue on IWINAC 2011: 4th Int. Work-Conference on the Interplay between Natural and Artificial Computation

Special Issue on "Social and collaborative robotics"

The Robotics and Autonomous Systems special issue on “IWINAC 2011: 4th Int. Work-Conference on the Interplay between Natural and Artificial Computation ” will contain the best revised papers dealing with different  issues concerning the collective and social facets of Autonomous Robotic Systems. These papers range from cognitive –related issues like symbolic communication in robot teams to  the social dimension of the so called sociable robots, as well as more specific and technical topics like decentralized autonomous task distribution algorithms and reinforcement learning algorithms in in multi-robot  systems.

Important Dates:

• Paper Submission deadline: 30th March 2012
• Decision Notification: 30th June 2012
  
• Final Paper Submission: 30th Sept 2012

Method of Review:

Invited contributions should be around 10 journal pages long (approximately 5000 words, plus a reasonable number of Figures/Tables). Submissions will be handled electronically through the EES (Elsevier Editorial System). When uploading a paper, the corresponding author has to choose the so-called Article Type: "Special Issue: IWINAC 2011" (drop down menu) in the EES system. It is also wise to type in the paper comment field: This submission is part of the special issue "IWINAC 2011: 4th Int. Work-Conference on the Interplay between Natural and Artificial Computation ".

The Guest Editors will first evaluate all manuscripts. Those manuscripts that meet the minimum criteria are passed on for peer review by two external experts. The method of review in this special issue will employ single blind review, where the referee remains anonymous throughout the process. The Guest Editors board is responsible for the final decision to accept or to reject the article, based on the recommendations of the reviewers. Accepted papers will have to be sent to the Guest Editors electronically, both as source files (LaTex, MS Word, including all original Figures/Tables and References) and in printable version (PDF).

Guest Editors:

Félix de la Paz López, Departamento de Inteligencia Artificial, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Javier de Lope Asiaín, Departamento de Sistemas Inteligentes Aplicados, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
José Manuel Ferrández Vicente, Departamento de Elctrónica, T. C, y proyectos, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena

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IWINAC 2011: 4th Int. Work-Conference on the Interplay between Natural and Artificial Computation