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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=IT link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>======== [apologies for possible cross posting]=========<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB>CALL FOR PAPERS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB>AIxIA 2023 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB>The 22nd International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB>Rome, Italy, November 6-9, 2023 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202305171652590123901&URLID=4&ESV=10.0.19.7431&IV=5A3810072C231A2DC35B5FBB474BBFFD&TT=1684342379941&ESN=Bws%2Fsrn5ynmQ84TtjsG7Y0AoiAAqT8EFvcJNn4eLJWk%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5haXhpYTIwMjMuY25yLml0Lw&HK=645A16D3A6A6BF44120846C1711D5EFA04ACB51B481CB9E31F257E56C2DCFF9E"><span lang=EN-GB>http://www.aixia2023.cnr.it/</span></a><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>The AIxIA 2023 edition celebrates the 22nd year of an event born inside the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, but rapidly grown up to an international dimension, attracting scholars from all over the world. This edition of AIxIA will take place in Rome and will be organized by the three federated Roman universities (Roma Tre, Sapienza and Tor Vergata) together with the CNR, which this year celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB>== Important Dates ==<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* Regular Papers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Abstract Submission: June 2, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Paper Submission: June 9, 2023 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Notification: July 15, 2023 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Camera ready: September 4, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>* Discussion Papers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Abstract Submission: July 8, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Paper Submission: July 15, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Notification: September 8, 2023 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Camera ready: October 20, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB>== Topics of Interest ==<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Based on a plural point of view, the main conference covers the wide spectrum of topics that characterize modern Artificial Intelligence, while a number of specific topics are also covered by dedicated thematic workshops. Workshops will be announced later on and we foresee a significant participation by the research communities, in the vein of the success of the previous AIxIA editions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>The main track of the AIxIA 2023 conference welcomes submissions covering all areas of AI, including (but not limited to):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- machine learning,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- search and planning,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- knowledge representation, reasoning, and argumentation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- constraint satisfaction and optimization,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- natural language processing,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- robotics and perception,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- autonomous agents and multiagent systems,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- ethical and cultural issues in AI.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>We encourage all types of high-quality contributions including theoretical, engineering, and applied papers. We also encourage contributions to AI techniques in the context of established and novel application domains, such as <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- (cyber)security, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- sustainability, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- ageing and health care,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- education, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- cultural heritage, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- manufacturing, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- transportation, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- commerce and recommendation systems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Finally, papers describing AI approaches and applications targeting societal challenges, including, for example, solutions for the mitigation and management of public health crises, as well as hot topics within the community, such as the assessment and mitigation of different kinds of biases, and in general ethical issues in AI, are particularly welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Besides regular papers presenting results not already published we also welcome short "discussion papers" containing:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- descriptions of results recently published or accepted for the presentation <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> in première international conferences and journals related to AI field;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- position papers discussing potentially controversial topics in AI or personal <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB> points of views about specific topics in AI.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Discussion papers are introduced as an opportunity for the authors to present their recent results to the AI community and to stimulate debate among attendees of AIxIA 2023 and potential collaborations thereof.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register and attend the conference to present the work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB>== Proceedings of Regular Papers ==<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Accepted regular papers will be included in the proceedings of the conference and will be published by Springer Verlag in the Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) series.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Authors of selected regular papers accepted to the main track will be invited to submit an extended version for publication on "Intelligenza Artificiale", the International Journal of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, edited by IOS Press and indexed by Thomson Reuters' "Emerging Sources Citation Index" and by Elsevier Scopus.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB>== Proceedings of Discussion Papers ==<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Discussion papers will not be included in the LNAI proceedings of the conference, and will be published as separated proceedings upon request. Discussion papers will be presented and discussed at the conference together with regular submissions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB>== Best Papers Awards ==<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>The Program Committee will select the Best Student Paper and the Best Paper from the accepted regular papers. In order to be eligible for the Best Student Paper Award, at least one author must be a student.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB>== Submission Instructions ==<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Submitted papers should be written in English and formatted according to the Springer LNCS style. Regular papers must be original papers, which are not being submitted simultaneously for publication elsewhere. These papers should not exceed 12 pages, with any number of additional pages containing bibliographic references only.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Discussion papers report results already published or accepted for publication in international conferences, and should not exceed 8 pages with any number of additional pages containing bibliographic references only.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Paper submission is electronic through Easychair:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202305171652590123901&URLID=2&ESV=10.0.19.7431&IV=739C686BC31F552A57221E374355C110&TT=1684342379941&ESN=pc6%2BVmsO2Tx7YKvI6XUpFM7PqnuQV35mQ5VesB9s1jE%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cHM6Ly9lYXN5Y2hhaXIub3JnL2NvbmZlcmVuY2VzLz9jb25mPWFpeGlhMjAyMw&HK=5C0180CC66BC4B498DFE10D5EB3D4D4B66EE228848B078291570355D603553F5"><span lang=EN-GB>https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aixia2023</span></a><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB>== Organization ==<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>General Chair:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- Andrea Orlandini, National Research Council (CNR-ISTC), Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Program Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>- Roberto Basili, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Domenico Lembo, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Carla Limongelli, Roma Tre University, Italy<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>