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IMA Conference on Mathematics of Robotics 9 – 11 September 2015 St Anne’s College, University of Oxford CALL FOR PAPERS The IMA Conference on the Mathematics of Robotics aims to bring together researchers working on all areas of robotics which have a significant Mathematical content. The idea is to highlight the Mathematical depth and sophistication of techniques applicable to Robotics and to foster cooperation between researchers working in different areas of Robotics. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Topology. Kinematics. Algebraic topology of configuration spaces of robot mechanisms. Topological aspects of path planning and sensor networks. Differential topology and singularity theory of robot mechanism and moduli spaces. Algebraic Geometry. Varieties generated by linkages and constraints. Geometry of stiffness and inertia matrices. Rigid-body motions. Computational approaches to algebraic geometry. Dynamical Systems and Control. Dynamics of robots and mechanisms. Simulation of multi-body systems, e.g. swarm robots. Geometric control of robots. Optimal control and other optimisation problems. Combinatorial and Stochastic Methods. Rigidity of structures. Path planning algorithms. Modular robots. Statistics. Stochastic control. Localisation. Navigation with uncertainty. Statistical learning theory. Cognitive Robotics. Mathematical aspects of Artificial Intelligence, Developmental Robotics and other Neuroscience based approaches Invited Speakers: Professor Roger Brockett, Harvard University Dr Josef Schicho, University Linz Professor Gregory Chirikjian, John Hopkins University Instructions to authors: Researchers are invited to submit original technical contributions in the form of full papers of at most 8 pages. All contributions will be peer reviewed and acceptance will be based on the results of the review process. Papers should be submitted by 15 March 2015 to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Details will be made available on the conference webpage in due course (below). Conference Proceedings A selection of papers from the conference will be published in a special edition Journal, to be confirmed. All other contributions will be made available at the conference and via the IMA conference webpage. Important Dates Submission deadline: 15 March 2015 Notification of acceptance: 1 June 2015 Final version due: 1 August 2015 Conference Dates: 9 – 11 September 2015 Organising Committee W. Holderbaum, University of Reading (Chair) V. M. Becerra, University of Reading J. Biggs, University of Strathclyde S. Cameron, University of Oxford W. S. Harwin, University of Reading J. M. Selig, London South Bank University Programme Committee Ciprian S. Borcea (Rider University) Peter Donelan (Victoria University of Wellington) Michael Farber (University of Warwick) Robert Ghrist (University of Pennsylvania) Dawei Gu (University of Leicester) Simon Guest (University of Cambridge) Manfred Husty (University of Innsbruck) Alberto Isidori (University of Rome La Sapienza) Professor Nick Koussoulas (University of Patras) Taeyoung Lee (George Washington University) Michael McCarthy (UC Irvine) Claudiu Cristian Remsing (Rhodes University) Hans-Peter Schröcker (University of Innsbruck) Ileana Streinu (UMass Amherst) Jeremy Wyatt (University of Birmingham) Further information Please visit the conference webpage for further information: http://ima.org.uk/conferences/conferences_calendar/mathematics_of_robotics.html For technical queries please contact Dr. W. Holderbaum ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) For general conference queries please contact Lizzi Lake, Conference Officer, E-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Tel: +44 (0) 1702 354 020 Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EF, UK. Pamela Bye Conference Support Officer Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Tel: 01702 354020 Charity Registration number 1017777 ______________________________________________________________________ The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications is a not for profit organisation registered as a charity in the UK. This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System before onward transmission. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com ______________________________________________________________________ You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.