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Call for Papers - 35th International Conference on Automated Planning
and Scheduling
Abstract submissions: 25th October, 2024 23:59 AoE
Submission deadline: 1st November 2024, 23:59 AoE
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Planning and Scheduling are optimisation problems which require finding
a set of actions, to complete a task, to achieve a goal or to optimise
one or more objectives. Effective solutions to planning and scheduling
problems are critical for a variety of important application areas,
including Industry 4.0, aerospace systems, supply chain management,
software engineering, robotics, education, digital entertainment and more.
The International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling
(ICAPS) is the premier forum for new research results on the theory and
applications of planning and scheduling technology. The 35th edition of
the ICAPS conference series will be held in Melbourne, Victoria
(Australia), from November 9th to 14th, 2025.
The program committee of ICAPS 2025 invites paper submissions on all
aspects of automated planning and scheduling. Contributions are welcome
in each of the following categories:
Theoretical papers, which broaden or improve the set of analytical tools
used to study planning and scheduling problems and algorithms. Examples
include complexity results, expressiveness and new theoretical frameworks.
Algorithmic papers, which describe novel perspectives and substantial
(qualitative or quantitative) improvements for solving planning and
scheduling problems. Examples include new optimisations or
specialisations of existing algorithms, new propagators, new
decomposition approaches etc.
Modelling papers, which describe new representations of planning and
scheduling problems and their solutions. Examples include new
mathematical frameworks for existing problems, original descriptions of
emerging problems and refinements of existing frameworks for knowledge
representation of actions, goals, states, or other rigorously defined
concepts.
Position papers, which contribute thoughtful critiques or bold new
perspectives of the field. Examples include meta-analysis of research
trends, descriptions of new challenge problems suitable for planning and
scheduling, historical perspectives and analysis of the field and
technical discussions of various implementation techniques.
Tools papers, which describe systems that are of use and of interest to
the planning and scheduling community, and which are built using novel
algorithmic and engineering techniques. Examples include: integrated
planning systems, model checkers and synthesis tools, libraries to
construct, manage and transform representations of planning and
scheduling problems, applications for visualising, benchmarking and
comparing planners or other types of tools, etc.
All submissions to the main technical track must be classified in terms
of one or more high-level topics, and one or more relevant
subject-matter keywords, which are within the scope of the conference.
A list of relevant topics and keywords are available from the ICAPS 2025
homepage [1] (links and references are provided at the end of the call).
KEY DATES
The reference timezone for all deadlines is UTC-12. That is, the
deadline has not passed as long as there is still time anywhere in the
world.
- October 1, 2024 - Submission site opens
- October 25, 2024 - Abstracts due
- November 1, 2024 - Full papers due (electronic submission, PDF)
- November 15 2024 - Desk reject notification
- December 16, 2024 - Phase 1 author notification
- January 27-31, 2024 - Author feedback period
- February 28, 2025 - Phase 2 author notification
The submission schedule of ICAPS 2025 is designed with authors in mind,
offering multiple opportunities to revise and resubmit. For example, to
ICAPS 2025 following Phase 1 reject from AAAI 2024, and to IJCAI 2025,
following Phase 1 reject from ICAPS 2025.
AUTHOR GUIDELINES
All types of papers can be submitted as either long (8 pages AAAI style
plus one page of references) or short (4 pages plus one page of
references). Whether the paper is long or short must be indicated at
submission time.
Over-length papers will be rejected without review. A paper is
over-length whenever content other than the ethical impacts statement
(see below) or acknowledgments section appears on page 9 (resp. Page 5)
of long (resp. short) papers.
All papers that satisfy length and formatting requirements will be
reviewed against standard criteria such as relevance, originality,
significance, clarity, and soundness. Submissions are expected to meet
the high standards of publication expected by ICAPS. Please refer to the
conference website [2] [3] for further details and reviewing guidelines.
The review process has three possible outcomes: (1) acceptance for oral
presentation and inclusion in the archival proceedings of the ICAPS
conference series; (2) acceptance for poster presentation and
non-archival extended abstract, for dissemination via the ICAPS 2025
website; (3) rejection.
Papers submitted to ICAPS 2025 may not be submitted to other conferences
or journals during the ICAPS 2025 review period, nor may they be already
under review, accepted, or published in other conferences or journals.
Authors making multiple submissions must ensure that each submission has
significant, unique content. Papers sharing co-authors and substantial
overlap will be rejected. In case of doubt, please contact the program
chairs of ICAPS 2025 before submission.
The format of ICAPS 2025 will be in-person. As such, we expect at least
one author of each accepted paper to register for the conference and
present their work in person, unless exceptional circumstances prevent this.
USE OF GENERATIVE AI
ICAPS 2025 continues the policy adopted in 2024 regarding using
large-scale language models (LLMs) and other so-called “Generative AI”
tools. Papers that include text generated from an LLM are prohibited
unless the produced text is presented as a part of the paper’s
experimental analysis. We stress that this policy DOES NOT prohibit
authors from using these technologies for editing or polishing
author-written text.
This policy is in line with AAAI policy [5] in that no AI system
satisfies the criteria for authorship of papers published by AAAI Press
(ICAPS’ publisher) and, as such, also cannot be used as a citable source
in such papers.
Authors assume full responsibility for the content of submitted work,
including checking for plagiarism and authenticity of all text.
ETHICAL / SOCIETAL IMPACT
Authors are encouraged to include a statement of the potential broader
impact of their work, including its ethical aspects and future societal
consequences. This statement can be included in either the main body
pages or the reference page. Whenever such a statement is not included
in the paper, but the reviewers deem that such a statement is necessary,
the authors will be asked to provide one during the author response
period for review. The statement will be taken into consideration as
part of the reviewing process. If the paper is accepted, the statement
provided will need to be incorporated into the camera-ready version.
BEST PAPER AWARDS AND JOURNAL FAST TRACK
Following the ICAPS tradition, we will award the best non-student and
student papers. These papers may also receive an invitation to submit an
extended version to a top AI journal, such as the Journal of Artificial
Intelligence Research (JAIR) or the Artificial Intelligence Journal (AIJ).
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
All submissions will be made electronically via OpenReview
Submitted papers must be anonymous for double-blind reviewing, must
adhere to the page limits of the relevant submission type (long or
short), and must follow the author kit instructions for formatting. We
use a slightly modified version of the AAAI 2025 author kit that can be
found here:
https://icaps25.icaps-conference.org/files/icaps2025-author-kit.zip
Authors can submit supplementary material (videos, technical proofs,
additional experimental results) in addition to the PDF paper they
submit. Please ensure the supporting material is anonymised unless
stated otherwise for specific submission types. Papers should be
self-contained; reviewers are encouraged but not obligated to consider
supporting material in their decisions.
PROGRAM CHAIRS AND CONTACT
- Daniel Harabor, Monash University, Australia
- Miquel Ramirez, University of Melbourne, Australia
For inquiries, please contact us by email: icaps25pc [at] googlegroups
[dot] com