[PRE REVIEW]: DmpBbo: A versatile Python/C++ library for Function Approximation, Dynamical Movement Primitives, and Black-Box Optimization

[whedon]

Submitting author: @graiola (Gennaro Raiola) Repository: https://github.com/stulp/dmpbbo Version: v0.7-beta Editor: @danielskatz Reviewers: @studywolf, @jenskober

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Attempting PDF compilation. Reticulating splines etc...

[arfon]

:wave: @danielskatz - the submitting author suggested you as the handing editor.

[whedon]

:point_right: Check article proof :page_facing_up: :point_left:

[danielskatz]

👋 @graiola - Please help by looking at this list of potential reviewers and identify individuals who might be able to review your submission (please start at the bottom of the list). Also, please suggest individuals who might be good reviewers but are not on this list, ideally by mentioning their GitHub handles here, but if not, just by name.

[danielskatz]

Also, note a couple of issues in the paper - a couple of references appear as ????s, indicating that the text in {}s in the .md paper didn't match an entry in the .bib file, and the second reference has some case problems in the proceedings (booktitle) name. In addition, that reference should likely have a DOI. After you make changes in the .md or .bib files, type @whedon generate pdf as the first line in a new comment here to rebuild the PDF, then check it.

[danielskatz]

@whedon check references

[whedon]

Attempting to check references for missing DOIs

[whedon]

The following potential issues were found with your references:

• Learning Variable Impedance Control may be missing DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0278364911402527

• Dynamical Movement Primitives: Learning Attractor Models for Motor Behaviors may be missing DOI: https://doi.org/10.1162/neco_a_00393

• Joining Movement Sequences: Modified Dynamic Movement Primitives for Robotics Applications Exemplified on Handwriting may be missing DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/tro.2011.2163863

• Learning parametric dynamic movement primitives from multiple demonstrations may be missing DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2011.02.004

• Many regression algorithms, one unified model – A review may be missing DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2015.05.005

• Robot Skill Learning: From Reinforcement Learning to Evolution Strategies may be missing DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjbr-2013-0003

[danielskatz]

👋 @graiola - please see the DOI issues, and fix them while fixing the other paper issue - thanks!

[graiola]

@whedon generate pdf

[whedon]

Attempting PDF compilation. Reticulating splines etc...

[whedon]

:point_right: Check article proof :page_facing_up: :point_left:

[graiola]

wave @graiola - Please help by looking at this list of potential reviewers and identify individuals who might be able to review your submission (please start at the bottom of the list). Also, please suggest individuals who might be good reviewers but are not on this list, ideally by mentioning their GitHub handles here, but if not, just by name.

To start I suggest as reviewer:

• Travis DeWolf https://github.com/studywolf

[danielskatz]

Thanks - I ideally want two reviewers, so more suggestions are also welcome

[danielskatz]

👋 @studywolf - would you be willing to review this submission to JOSS?

[studywolf]

Hello! Looks very interesting, I'd be happy to review. One possible issue is that I am just about to take off for a couple weeks of travelling and probably won't have time before I go. What's the timeline here?

[graiola]

@danielskatz I would suggest also Jens Kober as reviewer http://www.jenskober.de/code.htm But I don't think he has a github account.

Thanks @studywolf

[danielskatz]

@studywolf - We can wait a little while for you - if you could start in a couple of weeks, that will work.

[danielskatz]

@whedon assign @studywolf as reviewer

[whedon]

OK, the reviewer is @studywolf

[danielskatz]

I've emailed Jens - @graiola, if you have other suggestions, please let me know

[graiola]

Manuel C. Lopes https://github.com/maclopes

[jenskober]

@graiola : @danielskatz contacted me, I actually have a github account (but no public repository). I'd be happy to review the submission but will need a similar extension as @studywolf

[danielskatz]

@whedon add @jenskober as reviewer

[whedon]

OK, @jenskober is now a reviewer

[danielskatz]

@whedon start review

[whedon]

OK, I've started the review over in https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/1225. Feel free to close this issue now!

[danielskatz]

Thanks @jenskober and @studywolf - let's move to #1225