We are pleased to announce the 2012 Computer Poker Symposium and Computer Poker Travel Grants for attending AAAI 2012.
The Computer Poker Travel Grants, sponsored by Steve Kuhn of Pine River Capital, are available to anyone associated with or interested in research in Computer Poker or other games of imperfect information. The grants will cover airfare, hotel, and conference registration at AAAI 2012 in Toronto. Applicants are strongly encouraged to concurrently submit papers to the 2012 Computer Poker Symposium and are required to register for and attend the symposium. For more information, visit
www.ualberta.ca/~archibal/
The Computer Poker Symposium is designed to be a forum where researchers studying Computer Poker and other games of imperfect information can share current research and gather ideas about how to improve the state of the art and advance AI research in these areas.
In recent years, poker has emerged as an important, visible challenge problem for the field of AI. Just as the development of world-class chess-playing programs was considered an important milestone in the development of intelligent computing, poker is increasingly being seen in the same way. Several important features differentiate poker from other games: the presence of imperfect information (due to hidden cards), stochastic events, and the desire to maximize utility instead of simply winning. Hence, traditional AI game-playing techniques do not apply and novel methods are required.
Topics of interest include anything related to the computer version of poker or other games of imperfect information. This includes descriptions of novel competitors or components of competitors from recent or future AAAI Annual Computer Poker Competitions, as well as research on any topics related to games of imperfect information.
Each submission will be in the form of a 2-8 page paper. Oral presentations and poster session participants will be selected from among the submissions. Submissions will go through a light review process. The submission deadline is May 31, 2012.
For more information, please visit www.ualberta.ca/~archibal/
