Abstract
Modern intelligent systems researchers form hypotheses about system behavior and then run experiments using one or more independent variables to test their hypotheses. We present SIERRA, a novel framework structured around that idea for accelerating research developments and improving reproducibility of results. SIERRA makes it easy to quickly specify the independent variable(s) for an experiment, generate experimental inputs, automatically run the experiment, and process the results to generate deliverables such as graphs and videos. SIERRA provides reproducible automation independent of the execution environment (HPC hardware, real robots, etc.) and targeted platform (arbitrary simulator or real robots), enabling exact experiment replication (up to the limit of the execution environment and platform). It employs a deeply modular approach that allows easy customization and extension of automation for the needs of individual researchers, thereby eliminating manual experiment configuration and result processing via throw-away scripts.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS 2022 |
| Publisher | International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (IFAAMAS) |
| Pages | 1905-1907 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781713854333 |
| State | Published - 2022 |
| Event | 21st International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS 2022 - Auckland, Virtual, New Zealand Duration: May 9 2022 → May 13 2022 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS |
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| Volume | 3 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1548-8403 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1558-2914 |
Conference
| Conference | 21st International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS 2022 |
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| Country/Territory | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland, Virtual |
| Period | 5/9/22 → 5/13/22 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022 International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (www.ifaamas.org). All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Real Robots
- Research Automation
- Scientific Method
- Simulation