Self-Organised Construction |
4th International Workshop on Self-Organised Construction (SOCO) |
As part of 2nd IEEE International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Self-Organizing Systems - ACSOS 2021. |
The SOCO workshop will be co-located with the main conference, scheduled to take place Mon 27 September - Fri 1 October 2021 Washington, DC. Virtual participation is possible. |
SOCO 2021 Schedule and location |
Friday, October 1st 9:00 am EST (15:00 CEST) to 12:00 noon EST (18:00 CEST) On Zoom (link is forthcoming). 9:00 EST (15:00 CEST) Welcome & Introduction 9:15 EST (15:15 CEST) Keynote speaker, Ingo Scholtes Followed by a moderated panel discussion with invited speakers, and an open-floor discussion 10:25 EST (16:25 CEST) 15 minute break 10:40 EST (16:40 CEST) “The Computational Complexity of Designing Scalar-field Sensing Robot Teams and Environments for Distributed Construction (Extended Abstract)” T. Wareham and A. Vardy 11:00 EST (17:00 CEST) “Towards a Holistic, Self-organised Safety Framework for Construction” C. Chronopoulos, K. W. Johansen, J. Teizer, C. Schultz and L. Esterle 11:20 EST (17:20 CEST) “What Can Collective Construction Learn from Neural Cellular Automata?” A. Vardy 11:40 EST (17:40 CEST) “Stigmergic, Diegetic Guidance of Swarm Construction” S. Truman, J. Seitz and S. von Mammen 12:00 EST (18:00 CEST) Closing |
SummaryThe SOCO workshop is on self-organised construction. We want to cumulate, present, discuss, and advance new research results from theory and practice, as well as novel scientific concepts and methodologies. Originally inspired by nest construction in social insects, the general concept relies on a large number of agents that coordinate their construction efforts by prompting and reacting to local stimuli. Recently, with the wake of robotic swarms and novel material processing approaches—for instance 3D printing techniques and innovative deployment of carbon fibres—self-organising construction is quickly gaining tremendous transformative significance in the context of various design and construction processes. The relevant research areas include: autonomous construction, maintenance, supervision, and renovation of buildings and infrastructure, as well as biological nest construction, fundamental models and robotic control methods, structural engineering, architectural design, industrial assembly, landscape architecture, and city infrastructure. Our focus is on the design and management of self-organising construction from a computational perspective. We especially would like to encourage vision papers, presenting challenges for the future of self-organised construction. To expand the scope, compared to the previous editions of the workshop, we encourage participation from industry and will include two invited industry talks. |
Deadlines |
Submission deadline: |
Acceptance notification: |
Camera-ready papers due: August 13, 2021 |
Main Conference Website |
SOCO 2021's Submission site at EasyChair |
Submissions |
We welcome submissions of:
Papers in all three directions are limited to 6 pages, including images, tables, and references. We ask authors to ensure that their submissions comply with the high standards in ingenuity and quality as expected by the ACSOS conference in general. Submission to SOCO will be evaluated in a single-blind reviewing process by the workshop committee members. Accepted papers will be submitted for publication to ACSOS' workshop proceedings through IEEE. All papers need to follow the IEEE DL format of the ACSOS conference and follow the IEEE Computer Society Press proceedings style guide. We will do a high-quality international peer review in a rapid 2 week form. Each paper will have at least 3 reviews. Submit your contribution at SOCO 2021's EasyChair site. |
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