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Robotics Science and Systems

Berkeley, California, July 12, 2014

Full-day Workshop



CALL FOR PAPERS AND POSTER ABSTRACTS



IMPORTANT DATES:

  • Paper submission deadline: May 17, 2014 *EXTENDED* May 24, 2014
  • Notification of Acceptance: June 9, 2014
  • Camera-ready Paper Submission: June 30, 2014
  • Workshop at RSS 2014: July 12, 2014
SUBMISSION:

Please submit a PDF document via EasyChair at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rmmsw14
Submission must be made using the RSS template: Download Template
ABSTRACT:

The RSS 2014 Workshop on Robotics Methods for Structural and Dynamic Modeling of Molecular Systems aims to provide a venue for Robotics researchers to explore the many connections between robotics and molecular modeling. We will focus on interdisciplinary approaches to predict molecular structures, to simulate their motions, and to analyze structure-dynamics-function relationships. Interaction between the sub-communities of robotics, AI, and molecular modeling will be promoted through the sharing views, methods, and findings.

MOTIVATION AND OBJECTIVES:

The workshop aims to spark vibrant discussion with talks from invited speakers, presentations from authors of accepted papers, and a poster session. We are soliciting two types of contributions:

  • Papers (4-6 pages) for oral presentation
  • Extended abstracts (2 pages) for interactive poster presentation

Extended versions of high-quality submissions will be considered for inclusion in an upcoming Special Issue in Robotica.

LIST OF TOPICS (include, but not limited to):
  1. Modeling equilibrium structural states
  2. Modeling structural fluctuations and large-scale motions
  3. Predicting thermodynamics and kinetics properties
  4. Simulating protein and RNA folding
  5. Reconstructing molecular energy landscapes
  6. Modeling molecular docking and aggregation
  7. Simulating ligand diffusion
  8. Interactive haptic-based molecular simulations
  9. Computational and theoretical methods for biomolecular structure determination
INTENDED AUDIENCE:

The intended audience of this workshop is roboticists exploring biological applications and biologists interested in robotics solutions. We expect interest from both researchers in the area and those not currently doing research in the field.

GUEST SPEAKERS:

  • Nancy Amato - Texas A&M University
  • Gregory Chirikjian - Johns Hopkins University
  • Lydia Kavraki - Rice University


ORGANIZERS:

Please feel free to contact the workshop committee at rmms14\AT\cs.unm.edu

  • Jianlin Cheng, University of Missouri, chengji\AT\missouri.edu
  • Juan Cortes, LAAS-CNRS, juan.cortes\AT\laas.fr
  • Amarda Shehu, George Mason University, amarda\AT\gmu.edu
  • Lydia Tapia, University of New Mexico, tapia\AT\cs.unm.edu
  • Bruna Jacobson - Postdoctoral Organizer, University of New Mexico, bjacobson\AT\unm.edu
  • Kevin Molloy - Student Organizer, George Mason University, kmolloy1\AT\masonlive.gmu.edu
  • Kasra Manavi - Student Organizer, University of New Mexico, kazaz\AT\cs.unm.edu