AICS 2023

The 31st Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science (AICS 2023) will be hosted by Atlantic Technological University (ATU) in collaboration with Ulster University. The conference will be held in-person at the Letterkenny campus of ATU Donegal. We are also honoured that IEEE UK and Ireland Computational Intelligence Chapter will provide technical sponsorship of the conference.

With regular conferences dating back to 1988, the AICS Conference is Ireland’s primary forum bringing together researchers in the fields of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science. The fields of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, encompassing areas such as; Data Analytics, Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval, and Machine Learning, are now at the forefront of Irish computing research and industry. The AICS 2023 program will include presentations of high-quality theoretical and applied scientific papers and tutorials. Invited talks will describe important topics relevant to the field.

Conference Keynote Speakers

AI-based Smart Wearable Systems for Health and Wellness in Sports, Ageing, and Rehabilitation

Salvatore Tedesco

Bio: Salvatore Tedesco is a Senior Researcher and Team Leader with the Wireless Sensor Networks Group, Tyndall National Institute, UCC, where he is responsible for leading a research team in the wearable and data analytics area. He has authored > 70 articles in international journals and conference proceedings and has received > 1.1 million in grant funding as PI/Co-PI. Since joining Tyndall he has managed and successfully led > 25 industrial and research-oriented projects focused on his main research interests on wearable technologies for healthcare and well-being, human motion analysis in sports and clinical populations, digital health, physiological monitoring, signal processing, edge analytics, and machine learning. Show More

The Responsible AI Framework: Developing Impactful AI Systems

Toju Duke

Bio: With over 18 years experience spanning across Advertising, Retail, Not-For Profit and Tech, Toju is a popular speaker, author, thought leader and advisor on Responsible AI. Toju worked at Google for 10 years where she spent the last three years as a Programme Manager on Responsible AI leading various Responsible AI programmes across Google’s product and research teams with a primary focus on large-scale models and Responsible AI processes. She is also the founder of Diverse AI, a community interest organisation with a mission to support and champion underrepresented groups to build a diverse and inclusive AI future. She provides consultation and advice on Responsible AI practices worldwide. Show More

Call for Papers

Artificial Intelligence

Cognitive Science

We invite submissions in the broad areas of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science to communicate the advances and achievements in these fields. Areas of interest include, but are not restricted to:

Machine learning
Automated reasoning
Natural language processing
Computer vision
Robotics
Planning and scheduling
Decision analytics
Moral judgment
Intelligent agents
Concept combination
Knowledge representation
Reasoning
Intelligent systems
Machine translation
Knowledge graphs
Causal inference
Recommender systems
Semantic web/linked data
Computer vision

Neural networks
Deep learning
Dialogue systems
Opinion mining
Information systems
User modelling
Visual analytics
Digital twins
Smart environments
Neuro-symbolic integration
Social cognition
Cognitive robotics
Cognitive modelling
Cognitive neuroscience
Embodied and grounded cognition
Creative cognition
Counterfactuals

Explainability
Cognitive psychology
Cyberpsychology
Neuroeconomics
Neuroethics
Neurolaw
AI and cognition
Cognition and simulation
Argumentation
Human perception
Language
Memory
Attention
Emotion
Fairness/Bias
Interpretability
Transparency
Ethics of AI
Deduction

We seek articles which report on in-use experiences (design, engineering, deployment, utility, and challenges) of AI-based, and cognitive-based.

We invite two types of submissions:

Full Paper Track: Full paper submissions should consist of original contributions (describing either fundamental research, interesting applications, in-use experiences, or reviews of the field) not published in other forums. Papers should be no more than 6-8 pages (including references) and these will be oral presentations at conference. Papers over 6 pages will be charged €90 per extra page up to a maximum of two extra pages (8 pages maximum).
Short Paper Track: This track is designed to facilitate students who have recently completed a Master’s program or for PhD students. Short paper submissions should consist of original contributions (describing interesting applications or theoretical research) and the first author must be a student. Papers should be a maximum of 4 pages (including references) and these will be poster presentations at conference.

Subject to the conference requirements for registration and attendance, and IEEE requirements (including authorship), accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore subject to meeting IEEE Xplore’s scope and quality requirements.

Paper Submission

All accepted Full-paper and Short-paper submissions will be presented at the conference, either orally or as posters, and included in the online conference proceedings. At least one author of each submission will be required to register for, and attend, the conference. All submissions must be made via the EasyChair system here.

Prospective authors are invited to submit their work using the standard IEEE two-column format, including text, figures, and tables. Full papers should be a maximum of 8 pages and Short papers should be a maximum of 4 pages. For full papers over 6 pages, there will be a charge of €90 per extra page up to a maximum of two extra pages (8 pages maximum).

In order to achieve the same appearance for all manuscripts, AICS 2023 requires the usage of the IEEE templates in Microsoft Word (A4) and LaTeX format can be found at IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings.

Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore subject to meeting IEEE Xplore’s scope and quality requirements.

Download MS Word Template

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Important Dates

Paper Submission Deadline (All Tracks) - ~~24th September 2023~~ 04th October 2023
Acceptance Notification for all Papers - 1st November 2023
Camera Ready Submissions (all tracks) - 8th November 2023
Conference Dates - 7th - 8th December 2023

All indicated times are EOD, 23:59 Irish time.

Registration

Registration for AICS 2023 will be available in September 2023. Estimated costs are outlined below:

Full Paper Author (inc. Gala dinner): €260.00
Short Paper Author (inc. Gala dinner): €220.00
Attendee (inc. Gala dinner): €160.00
Attendee (ex. Gala dinner): €100.00
Student Attendee (inc. Gala dinner): €110.00
Student Attendee (ex. Gala dinner): €50.00

Conference venue location:
Radisson Blu, Letterkenny (Day 1)
ATU Donegal, Letterkenny Campus (Day 2)

Gala Dinner Venue:
Radisson Blu, Letterkenny

Programme

Thursday, Dec 7th
Radisson Blu

Conference Day 1

Programme not currently available.

Friday, Dec 8th
ATU Donegal

Conference Day 2

Programme not currently available.

Organisation

Conference Chairs

Dr Kevin Meehan (Atlantic Technological University), kevin.meehan@atu.ie - General Chair
Dr Muskaan Singh (Ulster University), m.singh@ulster.ac.uk - Co-chair
Dr Karla Muñoz Esquivel (Atlantic Technological University), karla.munozesquivel@atu.ie - Co-chair
Dr Fatemeh Golpayegani, (University College Dublin), fatemeh.golpayegani@ucd.ie - Co-chair

Organising Committee

Dr Jennifer Hyndman (Atlantic Technological University)
Professor Michaela Black (Ulster University)
Dr Gerry McWilliams (Atlantic Technological University)
Dr Bryan Gardiner (Ulster University)
Dr Michael O’Grady (University College Dublin)
Professor Hujun Yin (University of Manchester)
Gemma Lynch (Atlantic Technological University)
Faisal Pathan Khan (Atlantic Technological University)
Mallikharjuna Rao Sakhamuri (Atlantic Technological University)

See full Programme Committee

PC Member	Affiliation
James Vincent Patten	University of Limerick
Enrique Naredo	University of Limerick
Malachy Eaton	University of Limerick
Eoin Grua	University of Limerick
Meghana Kshirsagar	University of Limerick
Pepijn Van de Ven	University of Limerick
John Nelson	University of Limerick
Ciaran Eising	University of Limerick
Katie Crowley	University of Limerick
Suzanne Egan	University of Limerick
Muftah Fraifer	University of Limerick
Conor Hayes	University of Galway
Josephine Griffith	University of Galway
Pilib O Broin	University of Galway
Colm O'Riordan	University of Galway
Paul Buitelaar	University of Galway
Michael Schukat	University of Galway
James McDermott	University of Galway
John P. McCrae	University of Galway
Frank Glavin	University of Galway
Elham Alghamdi	University College Dublin
Declan Delaney	University College Dublin
Arjun Pakrashi	University College Dublin
Padraig Cunningham	University College Dublin
Ellen Rushe	University College Dublin
Georgiana Ifrim	University College Dublin
Brendan Murphy	University College Dublin
Brian Mac Namee	University College Dublin
Simon Caton	University College Dublin
Barry Smyth	University College Dublin
Rob Brennan	University College Dublin
Derek Greene	University College Dublin
Fintan Costello	University College Dublin
Fred Cummins	University College Dublin
Mark Keane	University College Dublin
Aonghus Lawlor	University College Dublin
Rem Collier	University College Dublin
Ruihai Dong	University College Dublin
Barry O'Sullivan	University College Cork
Guillaume Escamocher	University College Cork
Begum Genc	University College Cork
Ken Brown	University College Cork
Andrea Balogh	University College Cork
Mark O Sullivan	University College Cork
Gregory Provan	University College Cork
Derek Bridge	University College Cork
Darryl Charles	Ulster University
Paul Mc Kevitt	Ulster University
Debbie Rankin	Ulster University
Michaela Black	Ulster University
Ivana Dusparic	Trinity College Dublin
Lucy McKenna	Trinity College Dublin
John Gilligan	Technological University Dublin
Bianca Schoen Phelan	Technological University Dublin
Eoin Rogers	Technological University Dublin
Anh Duong Trinh	Technological University Dublin
Bujar Raufi	Technological University Dublin
Pierpaolo Dondio	Technological University Dublin
Bojan Božić	Technological University Dublin
Sarah Jane Delany	Technological University Dublin
Lucas Rizzo	Technological University Dublin
Robert Ross	Technological University Dublin
Hung Ngo	Technological University Dublin
James Usher	Technological University Dublin
Susan Mckeever	Technological University Dublin
Luca Longo	Technological University Dublin
Elizabeth Hunter	Technological University Dublin
Xhemal Zenuni	SEE University in Tetovo
Conor Lynch	Nimbus Research Centre (MTU)
Ted Scully	Munster Technologicial University
Ryan Donovan	Munster Technologicial University
Ignacio Castineiras	Munster Technologicial University
Kashif Ahmad	Munster Technological University
Ruairi O'Reilly	Munster Technological University
Alison O'Shea	Munster Technological University
Niall O Mahony	Munster Technological University
Brian Murphy	Munster Technological University
Daniel Riordan	Munster Technological University
Diarmuid Grimes	Munster Technological University
Haithem Afli	Munster Technological University
Alex Vakaloudis	Munster Technological University
Christian Beder	Munster Technological University
Louise Connell	Maynooth University
Ralf Bierig	Maynooth University
Diarmuid O'Donoghue	Maynooth University
Deirdre Desmond	Maynooth University
Anila Mjeda	Lero
Tiziana Margaria	Lero
Luis Quesada	Insight Centre for Data Analytics (UCC)
Nic Wilson	Insight Centre for Data Analytics (UCC)
Julia Dietlmeier	Insight Centre for Data Analytics
Steve Prestwich	Insight Centre for Data Analytics
Diego Carraro	Insight Centre for Data Analytics
Ken Duffy	Hamilton InstituteMaynooth University
Takfarinas Saber	Dublin City University
Alan Smeaton	Dublin City University
Suzanne Little	Dublin City University
Lifeng Han	Dublin City University
Gareth Jones	Dublin City University
Marija Bezbradica	Dublin City University
Julio Noe Hernandez Torres	Dublin City University
Liam Marnane	University College Cork
Seamus Dowling	Atlantic Technological University
Harshvardhan J. Pandit	ADAPT Centre (TCD)
Brian Davis	ADAPT Centre
Paul Walsh	Accenture
Alexey Tarasov	2K Games Dublin

AICS Patrons 2023

If you are interested in becoming a Patron of AICS2023 then please download the AICS2023 patron prospectus. A sincere thanks to our Patrons to date:

AICS Prize Sponsor

Belleek Pottery have agreed to sponsor both the Kay McNulty Best Paper Award and the Belleek Pottery Best Poster Award at AICS23. We would like to thank them for supporting this conference.

Accommmodation

Hotels

Name	Venue Dist.	Conf. Travel	Prices
Radisson Blu Hotel*	1.4km	18 minute walk	From €189
Mount Errigal Hotel	650m	8 minute walk	From €130 per night
Dillons Hotel	1.2km	17 minute walk	From €95 per night

* Exclusive bed and breakfast rate of €107.00 per night available for conference delegates at Radisson Blu Hotel Letterkenny on December 6th and 7th, 2023.

Other Accomodation

Name	Venue Dist.	Conf. Travel	Prices
Clanree Hotel	1.8km	23 minute walk	From €100 per night
Station House Hotel	1.7km	21 minute walk	From €90 per night
There are various B&B and Hostel options available in Letterkenny also. Please contact accomodation providers directly.

Travel

Letterkenny is connected to cities such as Dublin and Galway via the bus network. It is possible to get to Letterkenny by bus from Dublin using Route 32 from Dublin's Busáras, this service operates via Dublin Airport and Monaghan bus station. Route 64 will get you to Letterkenny from Galway via Sligo. The bus station in Letterkenny is located 550m from ATU Letterkenny Campus, only a 7 minute walk.

Free parking is available at the ATU Donegal Campus (subject to availability). Further parking is available in the multi-story car park on the Pearse Road opposite McGinley's Motors. To find out more information regarding parking near the ATU Campus, see the following link.