International Workshop on Embodied Intelligence

关于我们的思想如何控制我们的身体，或者说我们的思想是如何被我们的身体控制的，一直存在着一种争论。事实证明，这场辩论在今天仍然是一个深刻的科学问题，它加深了我们对人类和其他动物智能适应行为本质的理解。体验式智能的研究领域将我们身体的物理实体放在研究对象的中间，以进一步洞察智能，并探索我们的大脑和我们作为一个整体是如何通过与世界的物理互动而发展的。在人工智能和机器学习的时代，体现智能的研究仍然非常重要，并提供更有价值的投入，以扩大传统人工智能技术在不久的将来的影响。为此，本项目旨在组织一次关于具身智能的研讨会，将该研究领域的世界领导者聚集在一起，回顾最新进展，并讨论未来的研究方向和合作。我们不仅邀请了这一领域的英国研究人员，还通过从其他机构获得一些共同资助，邀请了世界各地的顶级研究人员。作为这次活动的主要成果，我们期望：(1)就研究议程达成共识，探索研究的可能性和行动，以弥补差距。(2)就塑造该领域未来的重大行动进行讨论并达成一致，并在一家主要技术期刊上以特刊形式报告这次研讨会的结果。(3)发展这些研究人员的科学网络，以促进进一步的合作和作为工作组的研究交流。(4)制定联合跨学科和国际研究资助提案(包括在英国、欧洲和其他地区)。(5)促进机构之间的年轻研究人员(硕士、博士和博士后)的交流，不仅加强了他们的学术能力，而且还提高了他们对不同文化的认识。

There has been a long-standing debate about how our mind controls our body, or how our mind is being controlled by our body. This debate turns out to be a profound scientific question still today to deepen our understanding of the nature of human, and other animals', intelligent adaptive behaviours. The research field of Embodied Intelligence put the physical entity of our body in the middle of research subject to gain further insights into intelligence, and explore how our brain and ourselves as a whole develop through physical interactions with the world. In the age of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, the research of embodied intelligence is still highly important, and delivering even more valuable input to extend the impact of the conventional AI technology in the near future. For this reason, this project aims to organise a workshop on Embodied Intelligence to put together the world leaders of this research area, to review the state of the art, and to discuss the future research directions and collaborations. We invite not only the UK researchers in this field but also the top researchers around the world by obtaining some co-funding from other agency. As the main outcome of this event we expect:(1) A consensus of research agenda, and exploration of research possibilities and actions to address the gaps.(2) Discussion and agreement on major actions to shape the future of the field, and report the outcome of this workshop as a special issue at a major technical journal (3) Develop a scientific network of these researchers to foster further collaborations and research exchanges as a working group.(4) Develop joint interdisciplinary and international research grant proposals (both in UK, Europe, and beyond)(5) Promote the exchange of young researchers (Master, PhD students and postdocs) between institutions, strengthening not only their academic capabilities but also increasing their awareness of different cultures.