AAAI 2013 - Twenty-Seventh AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-13)

AAAI-13 is the Twenty-Seventh AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The purpose of this conference is to promote research in AI and scientific exchange among AI researchers, practitioners, scientists, and engineers in affiliated disciplines. AAAI-13 will have multiple technical tracks, student abstracts, poster sessions, invited speakers, and exhibit programs, all selected according to the highest reviewing standards. AAAI-13 welcomes submissions on mainstream AI topics as well as novel crosscutting work in related areas. Topics include but are not limited to the following:
Constraints and Satisfiability
Heuristic Search and Optimization
Knowledge-Based Systems
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
Machine Learning
Multiagent Systems
Applications
Multidisciplinary Topics
Natural-Language Processing
Reasoning About Plans, Processes and Actions
Reasoning Under Uncertainty
Robotics
Papers that extend the state of the art, and explore parts of the design space of AI that are not well explored, are particularly encouraged. A full list of keywords is available at the AAAI-13 website.
Special Tracks
In addition to its main technical papers track, AAAI-13 will include several special paper tracks on focused topics, ideas previously presented at AI sister conferences, new challenges to the AI community, or other special areas of interest. The tracks are Artificial Intelligence and the Web, Cognitive Systems, Senior Members, Computational Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and AI Subarea Spotlights.
Each special track has its own submission process and review criteria, and includes a program committee of reviewers with appropriate backgrounds. However, the tracks will be an integral part of the conference program and will be subject to the same high standards and rigorous review that are traditional in AAAI. In the proceedings, the special track papers will not be distinguished from the main track technical papers. The chairs may move submissions between tracks in case that allows for more appropriate reviewing. See the AAAI-13 website for details about the tracks.
Author Registration
Authors must register at the AAAI-13 web-based technical paper submission site (available December 3, 2012) before they submit their abstracts and papers. The software will assign a password, which will enable the author to log on to submit an abstract and paper. To avoid network problems in the last minute rush, authors are strongly encouraged to register as soon as possible after December 3, well in advance of the January 19 abstract deadline.
Registration will close at 11:59 PM PST on January 19, 2013.
Abstract submission will close at 11:59 PM PST on January 19, 2013.
Final paper submission will close at 11:59 PM PST on January 22, 2013.
Abstract and Paper Submission
Papers must be formatted in AAAI two-column, camera-ready style; see the author instructions page for details. Please note that these formatting instructions are for final, accepted papers; no additional pages can be purchased at the review stage. Papers (submitted and final) may be no longer than 7 pages, where page 7 must contain only references, and no other text whatsoever. Papers must be in trouble-free, high-resolution PDF format, formatted for US Letter (8.5" x 11") paper, using Type 1 or TrueType fonts. In addition, the copyright block may be omitted in the initial submission phase. Please also refer to the instructions on how to prepare your paper for blind review.
Electronic abstract and paper submission through the AAAI-13 paper submission site is required on or (preferably) before the deadline dates listed above. We cannot accept submissions by e-mail or fax. Authors will receive confirmation of receipt of their abstracts or papers, including an ID number, shortly after submission. AAAI will contact authors again only if problems are encountered with papers. Inquiries regarding paper receipt must be made no later than January 28, 2013.
Blind Review Instructions
Reviewing for the AAAI Conference is blind to the identities of the authors. The first page, on which the paper body begins, should include the title, abstract, content areas, and ID number (if available), but not the acknowledgments and names or affiliations of the authors. The references should include all published literature relevant to the paper, including previous works of the authors, but should not include unpublished works.
When referring to one's own work, use the third person, rather than the first person. For example, say "Previously, Newell (Newell 1996) has shown that...," rather than "In our previous work (Newell 1996) we have shown that...." Try to avoid including any information in the body of the paper or references that would identify the authors or their institutions. Such information may be added to the final camera-ready version for publication.
Policy Concerning Submissions to Other Conferences or Journals
AAAI-13 will not accept any paper which, at the time of submission, is under review for or has already been published or accepted for publication in a journal or another conference. Authors are also required not to submit their papers elsewhere during AAAI's review period. These restrictions apply only to journals and conferences, not to workshops and similar specialized presentations with a limited audience and without archival proceedings. Authors will be required to confirm that their submissions conform to these requirements at the time of submission.
Review Process
Program committee members will identify papers they are qualified to review based on the information submitted electronically (the paper's title, keywords, and abstract). Their reviewing will be done blind to the identities of the authors and their institutions. Authors will have a limited opportunity to respond to initial reviews. This author feedback will then be taken into account in the final recommendations and reviews may be changed accordingly. The program committee's reviews will make recommendations to the senior program committee, which in turn will make recommendations to the associate chairs and program cochairs. The program cochairs will make all final decisions following full consultation during the process.
Publication
Accepted papers will be allocated seven (7) pages in the conference proceedings (with page 7 restricted to references); up to two (2) additional pages may be used at a cost to the authors of $275 per page. Final papers found to exceed page limits and or otherwise violating the instructions to authors will not be included in the proceedings. Authors will be required to transfer copyright of their paper to AAAI.
Questions and Suggestions
Concerning author instructions and conference registration, write to aaai13-AT-aaai.org. Concerning suggestions for the program and other inquiries, write to aaai13conf-AT-gmail.com.
Program Cochairs
Marie desJardins
(University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
Michael L. Littman
(Brown University)
A complete listing of conference track organizers, associate chairs, and senior program committee members will be available at the conference website.