HIM+HER · AAAI 2027 Progress Tracker

Week 1

Jun 12–18

Problem & detection

Problem formulation (Sec 2) finalised — open-set setting, POSG, type space

theory

Compulsory attribution definition formally written and motivated with guide-dog example

theory

Mismatch detection module formalised (likelihood test + reward-based test, both variants)

theory

Open Issue #1 resolved: when to activate HIM — conditions written precisely

theory

Related work skeleton — section headings + key citations identified

writing

Week 2

Jun 19–25

HIM, HER & framework

HIM formal spec complete — Q-value update rule finalised and justified

theory

HER relabeling proposition written — buffer consistency guarantee formalised

theory

HER–HIM analogy table finalised; Sec 3 (Adaptive Agent Framework) coherent end-to-end

theory

Decomposition section (Sec 5) drafted — 5 subproblems with clean separation

theory

Algorithm 1 pseudocode finalised and consistent with the formal spec

theory

Gate: All theoretical claims frozen before proceeding. No new framework additions after this point.

Gate 1 — Theory freeze (Jun 25): Framework, formal definitions, and algorithm must be fully written and internally consistent before experiment design begins. No proceeding until this gate is cleared.

Week 3

Jun 26–Jul 2

Design & plan experiments

Define research questions the experiments must answer (one per framework claim)

experiments

Select environment(s) — decide on 1 vs 2 environments and justify choice

experiments

Define baselines, metrics, and success criteria for each experiment

experiments

Write experiment plan doc — hyperparams, seeds, episode budget, statistical tests

experiments

Codebase ready for new runs — environment(s) implemented, baselines wired up

experiments

Gate: Experiment plan approved before any compute is spent. Scope locked.

Gate 2 — Experiment plan locked (Jul 2): Research questions, environments, baselines, and metrics agreed. No scope changes after this point — only execution.

Week 4

Jul 3–9

Run & analyse

Main experiments complete — all agents, all seeds, all environments

experiments

Sensitivity / ablation runs complete (ε sweep, window fraction, episode length)

experiments

Diagnostic figures produced (trigger map, belief traces, Q-delta, learning curves)

experiments

Statistical analysis complete — effect sizes, p-values, confidence intervals

experiments

All paper figures at final quality — tables, plots, TikZ pipeline

experiments

Gate: Results frozen. No re-runs after this point — writing begins on final numbers.

Gate 3 — Results freeze (Jul 9): All figures and tables locked. Writing and revision begin only after this gate. No new experiments in W5.

Week 5

Jul 10–21

Write, revise & submit

Abstract + intro written around final results

writing

Experiments section (Sec 4) fully written

writing

Related work complete — all \cite{} stubs filled, OEOM comparison paragraph in

writing

Conclusion + limitations written; all \todo{} removed

writing

Co-author review round complete; feedback incorporated

revision

Page limit + AAAI 2027 format check; notation consistency pass

revision

Abstract submitted by July 21

deadline

Timeline overview

Theory / framework Experiments Writing Revision Gate / decision

Task	W1 Jun 12	W2 Jun 19	W3 Jun 26	W4 Jul 3	W5 Jul 10
Phase 1 — Theory & Framework
Problem formulation (Sec 2)
Compulsory attribution definition
Detection module (likelihood + reward)
Open Issue #1 resolved
HIM formal spec + Q-update rule
HER relabeling proposition
Algorithm 1 pseudocode finalised
Decomposition section (Sec 5)
♦ Gate 1: Theory freeze
Phase 2 — Experiment Design
Define research questions
Select environments & baselines
Write experiment plan doc
Codebase ready for new runs
♦ Gate 2: Experiment plan locked
Phase 3 — Run Experiments
Main experiments (all agents, seeds)
Ablations (ε sweep, episode length)
Diagnostic figures
Statistical analysis complete
All paper figures at final quality
♦ Gate 3: Results freeze
Phase 4 — Writing & Submission
Abstract + intro
Experiments section (Sec 4)
Related work + conclusion
Co-author review + revision
Format check + proofread
♦ Abstract submitted Jul 21