RA 2011 - The 16th IASTED International Conference on Robotics and Applications ~RA 2011~

The 16th IASTED International Conference on Robotics and Applications (RA 2011) will be an international forum for researchers and practitioners interested in the advances in robotics, telematics and the broad range of its applications. Specific emphasis will also be placed on telerobotics, which receives increasing attention due to the tremendous progress in telecommunication and data processing technologies. Applications of telematics are widely diversified and interact strongly with telerobotics. Telematics methods offer, in addition, interesting cross fertilization potential with the accompanying conference on telehealth technologies. In the frame of RA 2011, different aspects of robotics will be addressed such as the point of view of developers and researchers from academia and industry as well as business applications. It is an opportunity to present and observe the latest research results and ideas in the areas of: robotics technologies, robotics applications, and telerobotics and telematics.

Scope
The topics of interest to be covered by RA 2011 include, but are not limited to:

ROBOTICS

Artificial Intelligence
Biomimetic Robotics
Computer Vision
Control
Distributed Sensing
Hybrid Robotic Control
Manipulators
Micro-Robotics
Mobile Manipulation
Modelling, Identification, and Control
Motion Planning and Scheduling
Multimedia Robotics
Path Planning
Programming
Robot Design and Architecture
Robot Sensing and Data Fusion
Robot Simulation
Robotic Prototyping
Sensory Networks
TELEROBOTICS AND TELEMATICS

E-Commerce
Facility Management
Online Engineering
Remote and Online Engineering
Security Aspects
Telemaintenance, Tele-Services, Tele-Medicine
Telematics in Education (E-learning)
Telerobotics
Traffic Telematics
Vehicle Telematics
Virutal Laboratories
APPLICATIONS

Aerospace
Agricultural Applications
Automotives
Biomechanics
Bioscience Applications
Design Automation
Distance Education Applications
Education
Energy Applications
Flight Simulators
Health Care and Rehabilitation
Industrial Automation
Manufacturing
Medical Robotics
Personal Robots
Satellite Navigation
Surgical Applications
Transportation
Unmanned and Underwater Vehicles

Submission
Submit your paper via our website at: www.iasted.org/conferences/submit-743.html. All submissions should be in Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) format.

The IASTED Secretariat must receive your paper by February 1, 2011. Receipt of paper submission will be confirmed by email.

Initial Paper Requirements
All papers submitted to IASTED conferences must be previously unpublished and may not be considered for publication elsewhere at any time during IASTED's review period. Authors are limited to a maximum of three paper submissions.

Initial paper submissions should be full papers. Papers of up to 8 pages in length are included in the conference registration fee. An extra charge will apply for every additional page for papers longer than 8 pages. Authors are responsible for having their papers checked for style and grammar before submitting to IASTED. Papers may be rejected if the language is not satisfactory.

When submitting a paper, complete the online initial paper submission form, designating an author who will attend the conference, and provide four key words to indicate the subject area of your paper. At least one of the key words must be taken from the list of topics provided under Scope, above.

Formatting instructions for initial papers are available at www.iasted.org/formatting-initial-page.html.

Reviewing
All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

Acceptance and Registration
Notification of acceptance will be sent via email by March 1, 2011. Final manuscripts are due by March 15, 2011. Registration and final payment are due by April 1, 2011. Late registration fees or paper submissions will result in the papers being excluded from the conference proceedings.

Only one paper of up to eight pages is included in the regular registration fee. There will be an added charge for extra pages and additional papers.

Final Paper Requirements
The final paper must be correctly formatted and submitted online at http://pdfportal.iasted.org.

The formatting instructions can be found at: www.iasted.org/formatting-final-page.html and must be strictly followed. The page limit for final papers is eight single-spaced pages in 10 point Times New Roman font.

Tutorials
Submission
Proposals for three-hour tutorials must be submitted online by February 1, 2011. Submit tutorial proposals via the following web site address:
www.iasted.org/conferences/tutorialsubmit-743.html.

Proposal Format
A tutorial proposal should clearly indicate:

The topic.
Background knowledge expected of the participants.
Objectives.
Time allocations for the major course topics.
The qualifications of the instructor(s).
Special Sessions
Special session proposals must be emailed to calgary-AT-iasted.org by February 1, 2011. Proposals should include a session title, a list of the topics covered, and the qualifications and brief biography of the session organizer(s).

Papers submitted to the special session must be received by February 1, 2011, unless otherwise stipulated by the Special Session Organizer. A minimum of five papers must be registered and fully paid in order for this session to be included in the conference program.

More information on special sessions is available at www.iasted.org/conferences/specialsession-743.html.

Journals
All papers submitted to the conference will be considered for possible publication in the International Journal of Robotics and Automation.

Indexing
The proceedings will be sent for indexing in the following:

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Conference Proceedings Citation Index
EI Compendex
FIZ Karlsruhe
INSPEC
Important Deadlines
Submissions Due February 1, 2011
Notification of Acceptance March 1, 2011
Final Manuscripts Due March 15, 2011
Registration Deadline April 1, 2011

Concurrent Conferences
RA 2011 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:
Control and Applications (CA 2011)
Wireless Communications (WC 2011)
Computational Photography (CPhoto 2011)
Computer Vision (CV 2011)

Contact Us
For more information, or to be placed on our mailing list, please contact:

IASTED Secretariat ? RA 2011
B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW
Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9
Tel: +1 403-288-1195
Fax: +1 403-247-6851
Email: calgary-AT-iasted.org
Web site: www.iasted.org