WAFR 2022

The Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR) is a biannual multi-disciplinary single-track meeting of international researchers presenting the latest advances on algorithmic problems in robotics. Since its inception in 1994, WAFR has established a reputation as a premier venue for presenting algorithmic work related to robotics.

The focus of WAFR is on the design and analysis of robot algorithms from both theoretical and practical angles. The design and analysis of algorithms and foundations of robotics raise unique questions in a variety of traditional and new fields including but not limited to:

• Control theory and optimization,
• Computational geometry and topology,
• Motion planning,
• Planning and reasoning under uncertainty,
• Randomized and sampling-based algorithms,
• Decision theory and game theory,
• Sensing and perception,

• Machine learning, including supervised and unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, representation learning, imitation learning,
• Algorithmic approaches to human-robot interaction, and
• Theoretical computer science.

In addition to these topics, we also encourage papers on applications of robot algorithms to important or new domains, such as:

• Manufacturing,
• Assistive and service robots,
• Legged locomotion,
• Surgical robots,
• Intelligent prosthetics,
• Multi-agent and transportation networks,

• Computational biology,
• Graphics and animation,
• Sensor networks,
• Brain-controlled robots, and
• others.

The workshop proceedings will be published in the Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics (SPAR) series.

Manuscript preparation

Manuscripts should be prepared using the Springer conference proceedings format. You can download the LaTeX and MS Word style/template files here.

Submissions should not exceed 16 pages (including references) in this format.

Supplementary material

In the submissions before the conference, supplementary material (appendices with supportive proofs or multimedia files) can be submitted together with the main manuscript. While encouraged, the program committee members are not required to check the supplementary material in order to prepare their comments. No supplementary material will be included in the book.

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