Submission Guide
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
We welcome papers ranging between 4 - 8 pages, excluding references and appendices.
All submissions should be formatted in the ICLR 2022 format. A LaTeX template is available here.
All submissions will be made using OpenReview. You can submit your paper at this link: https://openreview.net/group?id=ICLR.cc/2022/Workshop/ALOE
Please use the ALOE 2022 style file for camera-ready submissions.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline:
11:59 PM, March 4, 2022 (AoE)Acceptance notification:
March 28, 2022Camera-ready submission deadline:
April14, 2022ALOE 2022 workshop dates:
April 29, 2022
REVIEW AND SELECTION
The review process will be double-blind.
All accepted papers will be presented as posters during the workshop.
Authors of accepted papers will record a 5-minute talk, unless selected for a 15-minute spotlight presentation.
At least one co-author of each accepted paper is expected to register for ICLR 2022 and attend the poster session.
While there will be no proceedings for ALOE 2022, authors can opt to have links to their accepted papers displayed on the workshop website.
FOCUS AREAS
We invite authors to submit papers focused on any facet of learning in open-ended environments. Papers can be up to 8 pages, excluding references and appendices, in the ICLR 2022 format. In particular, we encourage submissions related to open-endedness in the following areas:
Benchmarks for open-endedness
Scalable, open-ended environments and simulations
Quality-diversity algorithms
Continual learning
Curriculum learning / unsupervised environment design
Emergent complexity
Self-supervised reinforcement learning
Multi-agent / population-based / co-evolutionary methods
Self-organizing systems
Real-world applications of open-ended learning systems
FAQ
Q: Is it OK to submit a paper that will also be submitted to ICML 2022?
A: Yes.
Q: Is it OK to submit a paper that is under submission at the ICLR main conference?
A: Yes. However, if it is accepted into the ICLR main conference, it will not appear at the ALOE workshop.
Q: Will there be official archival proceedings?
A: No.
Q: Will the reviews be made available to the authors?
A: Yes.
Q: Should submitted papers be anonymized?
A: Yes! If accepted, we will ask for a de-anonymized version for the website.
Q: What time *precisely* is the final paper submission deadline?
A: February 26, 2022, 11:59 AM GMT.