Evostar 2017

Evolutionary Computation in Robotics

The EvoROBOT track focusses on evolutionary robotics: the application of evolutionary computation techniques to automatically design the controllers and/or hardware of autonomous robots, real or simulated. This is by nature a multi-faceted field that combines approaches from other fields such as neuro-evolution, evolutionary design, artificial life, robotics, et cetera. We seek high quality contributions dealing with state-of-the-art research in the area of evolutionary robotics.

• Evolution of (neural) robot controllers;
• Evolution of modular robot morphology;
• Hardware/morphology and controller co-evolution;
• Open-ended evolution in robotics;
• Robotic evolutionary Artificial Life;
• Evolutionary self-assembly and self-replication;
• Evolution, development and learning;
• Evolutionary and co-evolutionary approaches.

Best paper award

Frontiers in Robotics and AI is offering the best paper award at the upcoming EvoROBOT track in EvoApplications. The Evolutionary Robotics specialty grants the winner a full waiver of the publication fee for the submission of an extended version of the work presented at EvoROBOT in Amsterdam this year. Naturally, the final decision to publish the extended version will be made adhering to the Frontiers policies of originality and review.

EvoROBOT track chairs

• Evert Haasdijk
VU University Amsterdam
e.haasdijk(at)vu.nl
• Jacqueline Heinerman
VU University Amsterdam
j.v.heinerman(at)vu.nl

Programme Committee

• Auerbach, Joshua ; Champlain College, United States
• Bredeche, Nicolas ; Institut des Systèmes Intelligents et de Robotique, France
• Christensen, Anders; University Institute of Lisbon, ISCTE-IUL, Portugal
• Doncieux, Stephane ; Institut des Systèmes Intelligents et de Robotique, France
• Glette, Kyrre; University of Oslo, Norway
• Haasdijk, Evert; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Hamann, Heiko; University of Paderborn, Germany
• Heinerman, Jacqueline; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Huizinga, Joost; University of Wyoming, United States
• Montanier, Jean-Marc ; Softbank Robotics Europe, France
• Mouret, Jean-Baptiste ; INRIA Larsen Team, France
• Nitschke, Geoff ; University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Nolfi, Stefano ; Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, Italy
• Olav Ellefsen, Kai ; University of Wyoming, United States
• Prieto, Abraham ; University of La Coruña, Spain
• Rossi, Claudio ; Universidad Politecnica De Madrid, Spain
• Schmickl, Thomas ; University of Graz, Austria