Special issue on Robot Authentication

A special issue of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

Introduction

The goal of this Special Issue is to concentrate specifically on unique aspects of automatic identification of artificial entities (robots, bots, avatars, etc.) and complementary problem of human recognition by such artificial agents. The issue concentrates on all aspects of human/robot recognition, which spans the fields of robotics, as well as biometrics, security, artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, cognitive science, virtual reality and many other domains.

 

Scope, description and more information

High-quality unpublished contributions are invited to one of the following topics devoted to robotic authentication:

1. Automatic, fast and accurate identification of artificial entities by humans, and vice versa, utilizing visual biometrics,  pattern matching, learning algorithms, spatio-temporal analysis, computational geometry, 3D rendering and machine learning;
2. Behavior pattern recognition in simple and multi-robot systems, including cooperative behavior, robot to robot or robot to human interaction, self-localization, replication, and other patterns;
3. All aspects of pattern recognition and authentication as applied to intelligent machines, mobile robots, human-like robots, androids, avatars and intelligent software agents.

Articles addressing other aspects of identification of artificial entities in robotics, as well as biometric, security, artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, cognitive science and virtual reality fields, including but not limited to the list below, will also be considered:

•  complex pattern analysis based on visual, interactive and behavioral components of appearance of a robot/avatar/bot;
• utilizing advanced image/signal matching combined with AI learning algorithms and training (such as AdaBoost);
• performing cognitive informatics analysis to identify normal/abnormal behavior;
• rendering spatial images from 3D models and vice versa for emotions and behavior analysis in humans and robots/avatars;
• matching common reaction to a set of related tasks, including quizzing visual or audio information or designing special interaction tests;
• incorporating implicit tests into the robot to robot or robot to human communication.

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Important dates
Call for papers	December 04, 2009
Deadline for paper submission	May 01, 2010
First review	July 15, 2010
Final review	August 15, 2010
Publication	December 2010

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