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Sixth Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and on Epigenetic Robotics(ICDL-EPIROB 2016)
September 19-22th 2016
Pontoise / Paris.
Call For Papers
We invite submissions for this exciting window into the future of developmental sciences. Submissions which establish novel links between brain, behavior and computation are particularly encouraged.
Topics
- the development of perceptual, motor, cognitive, emotional, social, and communication skills in biological systems and robots
- embodiment
- general principles of development and learning
- interaction of nature and nurture
- sensitive/critical periods
- developmental psychology
- developmental stages
- grounding of knowledge and development of representations
- architectures for cognitive development and open-ended learning
- neural plasticity
- statistical learning
- reward and value systems
- intrinsic motivations, exploration and play
- interaction of development and evolution
- use of robots in applied settings such as autism therapy
- epistemological foundations and philosophical issues.
Any of the topics above can be simultaneously studied from the neuroscience, psychology or modeling/robotic point of view.
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper submission:April 1, 2016
Notification of acceptance:June 1, 2016
Final manuscripts due:July 1, 2016