Program

November 7th, 2023

(15min Talk + 5 min Questions)

[11:00 - 12:00] Session 1

Chair: Riccardo De Benedictis

[12:00 - 13:00] Keynote Speaker

Planning, Acting, and Learning: Challenges and (some) Results --  Luciano Serafini and Leonardo Lamanna, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy.

In the realm of intelligent agents, the process of effective interaction with an unknown environment necessitates the acquisition of an environment model. This model serves as the basis for planning actions to achieve an agent's goals. It typically involves an abstract representation of environmental states and their dynamics. However, when an agent is thrust into an unfamiliar environment, the assumption that it possesses such a model becomes unrealistic.

This talk will delve into the crucial aspects of learning and updating such a symbolic model, a task that also includes acquiring the ability to map the agent's perception of environmental states to abstract representations. Equally important is the challenge of executing these abstract actions efficiently with the available physical resources on the agent's platform.

While previous approaches have focused on the individual learning of these components, often in offline settings, the primary challenge is to address all three simultaneously and in real-time. This demands a continuous process of acting, perceiving, and reasoning. The presentation will illuminate the complexities of this issue and discuss some partial solutions that tackle the ongoing challenge of harmonizing learning, planning, and action.

[13:00 - 14:00] Lunch

[14:00-16:00] Session 2

Chair: Alessandro Umbrico

[16:00 - 16:30] Cooffee Break

[16:30 - 17:30] Session 3

Chair: Elisa Tosello

[17:30 - 18:00] Closing Remarks

Chair: Enrico Scala