ICAPS 2025: Call for Papers

The 35th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS) will be held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from November 9th to 14th, 2025.

ICAPS is the premier forum for new research results on the theory and applications of planning and scheduling technology.

Categories of Contributions

Contributions are welcome in the following categories:

• Theoretical papers: Analytical tools for planning and scheduling.
• Algorithmic papers: Novel perspectives and improvements for solving planning and scheduling problems.
• Modelling papers: New representations of planning and scheduling problems.
• Position papers: Thoughtful critiques or bold new perspectives of the field.
• Tools papers: Descriptions of systems that are of use to the planning and scheduling community.

All submissions to the main technical track must be classified in terms of one or more high-level topics, and one or more relevant subject-matter keywords, which are within the scope of the conference. A list of relevant topics and subject matter keywords are available from the ICAPS 2025 homepage.

Key Dates

The reference timezone for all deadlines is UTC-12. That is, the deadline has not passed as long as there is still time anywhere in the world.

• October 1, 2024 - Submission site opens
• October 25, 2024 - Abstracts due
• November 1, 2024 - Full papers due (electronic submission, PDF)
• November 15 2024 - Desk reject notification
• December 16, 2024 - Phase 1 author notification
• January 27-31, 2024 - Author feedback period
• February 28, 2025 - Phase 2 author notification

Author Guidelines

All types of papers can be submitted as either long (8 pages AAAI style plus one page of references) or short (4 pages plus one page of references). Whether the paper is long or short must be indicated at submission time.

Over-length papers will be rejected without review.

Submitted papers must be anonymous for double-blind reviewing, must adhere to the page limits of the relevant submission type (long or short), and must follow the author kit instructions for formatting. We use a slightly modified version of the AAAI 2025 author kit that can be found following this link.

Papers submitted to ICAPS 2025 may not be submitted to other conferences or journals during the ICAPS 2025 review period.

The format of ICAPS 2025 will be in-person. As such, we expect at least one author of each accepted paper to register for the conference and present their work in person, unless exceptional circumstances prevent this.

Use of Generative AI

Papers that include text generated from an LLM are prohibited unless the produced text is presented as a part of the paper’s experimental analysis. This policy DOES NOT prohibit authors from using these technologies for editing or polishing author-written text.

Ethical / Societal Impact

Authors are encouraged to include a statement of the potential broader impact of their work, including its ethical aspects and future societal consequences.

Submission Instructions

All submissions will be made electronically via OpenReview.

Double-blind requirements

Double-blind requirements are satisfied whenever authors omit their names and institutions, refer to prior work by themselves or others in the third person, and ensure that the acknowledgement notices or ethics statements do not include information that may identify them.

Program Chairs and Contact

• Daniel Harabor, Monash University, Australia
• Miquel Ramirez, University of Melbourne, Australia

For inquiries, please contact us by email: icaps25pc [at] googlegroups [dot] com