The 8th IEEE International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and Automation (CIRA2009) provides an opportunity for prominent researchers, engineers and practitioners to present the latest research results, innovations, and potential future directions in computational intelligence in robotics and automation.

Ubiquitous computing has motivated a paradigm shift in robotics, which has commenced the new multidisciplinary research areas such as ubiquitous robotics and genetic robotics, initiating the next generation of robotics, following the first generation of industrial robotics and the second generation of personal robotics. Special emphasis will be placed on the usage of computational intelligence technologies to realize cognitive intelligence, social intelligence, behavioral intelligence, ambient intelligence and genetic intelligence for the next generation robots and also to implement intelligent knowledge service systems, medical systems, health care systems, manufacturing systems and automation systems. The Symposium covers the following topics, but is not limited to these.


* Evolutionary computation
* Fuzzy logic
* Neural networks
* Machine learning
* Sensor fusion
* Computer vision
* Voice recognition
* Agent technology
* Cognitive intelligence
* Social intelligence
* Behavioral intelligence
* Ambient intelligence
* Genetic intelligence
* Swarm intelligence
* Intelligent systems
* Adaptive and learning system
* Knowledge service system
* Personal robotics
* Ubiquitous robotics
* Genetic robotics
* Biologically inspired robotics
* Evolutionary robotics
* Modular robotics
* Multi co-operative robotics
* Cyber-physical system robotics
* Health-care robotics
* Complex behaviors




Papers are invited on all aspects of computational intelligence in robotics and automation. Six pages are allowed for each paper. Up to four additional pages will be permitted with extra charge. Full-length papers in standard IEEE format must be submitted electronically in either the PS (PostScript) or PDF (Portable Document Format) file format as per the electronic submission instructions.



Proposals for special sessions consisting of four papers and for half and full day tutorials and workshops are welcome. Proposals should include a statement of purposes and a summary with a list of speakers and their topics with abstracts. Further information will be posted on the conference web site in the near future.


Deadline for proposals for special sessions April 15, 2009
Deadline for submission of full-length papers July 31, 2009
Deadline for submission of special session papers July 31, 2009
Deadline for proposals for tutorials and workshops July 31, 2009
Notification of acceptance September 30, 2009
Deadline for submission of final papers October 31, 2009