SOCS 2021: 14th Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Search Guangzhou, China, June 12-14, 2021 |
Conference website | http://socs21.search-conference.org/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socs21 |
Abstract registration deadline | February 18, 2021 |
Submission deadline | February 24, 2021 |
Heuristic search and other forms of combinatorial search are very active areas of inquiry in artificial intelligence. Such problem-solving techniques are studied in AI planning, robotics, constraint programming, operations research, bioinformatics and in many other areas of computer science. The SoCS series of symposia aim to bring together researchers from these different communities to exchange ideas and to cross-fertilize the field.
In 2021, SoCS is co-located with the 31st International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS 2021). To celebrate this joint meeting we especially encourage the submission of papers that explore the boundaries between Heuristic/Combinatorial Search and Automated Planning & Scheduling.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
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Technical papers. Original long (up to 8 pages plus up to one page of references) and short (up to 4 pages plus up to one page of references) papers are the standard category. We welcome technical papers that report substantial original research in search or in the related area that are not under review in other archival conference or journal.
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Position papers. In addition to the main technical track, we encourage authors to submit original long and short position papers discussing ideas and concepts related to Heuristic and Combinatorial Search. Examples of position papers could include thoughtful critiques or bold new perspectives of the field, historical perspectives and analysis, technical discussions of various implementation techniques, methodological contributions, and insightful reports on new and demanding applications.
- Extended abstracts. To foster the exchange of ideas at SoCS, we encourage authors to submit extended abstracts of original work, work-in-progress, or work which has appeared in or is under review at other venues such as AAAI/ICAPS/IJCAI.
Requirements
All submissions must be formatted in the AAAI style whose guidelines are available at the following link.
Original Long and Short Papers (both Technical and Position)
Original papers will be rigorously peer-reviewed. SoCS 2021 will follow a double-blind review process for original papers, and hence authors of original papers are required to omit author information from their submissions and anonymize obvious self-references. Non-anonymous submissions may be rejected without review.
Long papers may be up to 8 pages in length, plus an additional page for references only. Short papers may be up to 4 pages, plus an additional page for references only. Long and short original papers should be new work which has not been published (nor currently simultaneously under review) in any other archival publication venue. Papers that do not follow these requirements will be rejected without review.
Extended Abstracts
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Authors of Extended Abstracts now under review at IJCAI 2021 must clearly indicate this information in their submission.
The publication of a research abstract in the SoCS 2021 proceedings generally allows publishing a full paper on the same line of research at SoCS 2022 or other venues.
The extended abstract submissions will be lightly reviewed in order to ensure that they are of interest to the SoCS community. The submitted version of the extended abstract can be up to 8 pages, plus an additional page for references only. However, if the extended abstract submission is accepted, only 2 pages (including references) will be allocated in the SoCS 2020 proceedings. The submitted version itself will not be reprinted in the proceedings.
Abstracts of papers which are under double-blind review in another conference must be anonymous (names and affiliations must not appear in the submitted PDF).
Committees
SoCS 2021 Program Chairs
Hang Ma, Simon Fraser University, Canada, hangma@sfu.ca
Ivan Serina, University of Brescia, Italy, ivan.serina@unibs.it
SoCS 2021 Local Chair
Liangda Fang, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China, fangld@jnu.edu.cn
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to the program chairs