MAS2 CFP Reminder

[Peter Novak]

               *********   CALL FOR PAPERS (FIRST REMINDER)   *********
               *************** Deadline September 20, 2007 ****************

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                                      MAS² 2008
International Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems as Middleware and
Architectures for Business Systems
                http://vsis-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/events/mas2/
                                     As part of
                   Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik 2008 MKWI 2008
                               February 26 - 28,
2008                                                            
München, Germany

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*** Overview ***

Multi-agent systems (MAS) offer important concepts and technical
solutions for the analysis, design and construction of business systems,
especially regarding more and more complex company structures.
Therefore, MAS represent a conceptual and technological foundation for
solving typical problems of distributed systems such as communication,
conflict resolution, cooperation and concurrency.

The construction of software using architectures inspired by
agent-oriented concepts has the clear
advantage that domain-centered metaphors such as groups, actors, objects
and services can be directly
transferred to the technical side as they are supported on this level as
well. This is an essential
point regarding the realization of organizational structures und
workflows within the software architecture.
The agent-oriented paradigm exhibits an especially high degree of
concept continuity from the domain to
the technical perspective.

Foundation of an efficient IT-management is the usage of an appropriate
system infrastructure which is in case of distributed systems often
backed by middleware systems and/or services. The traditional
point-of-view that considers middleware as solution for classical
problems of distributed systems is in many cases not sufficient when
complex business applications need to be built, because advanced
functionalities e.g. from software engineering, artificial intelligence
and service orientation need to be taken into account. Thus, new
approaches are needed that offer support domain centered adjustment of
business processes and structures.
In this respect, MAS can be seen as the underlying paradigm for the
architecture of software
systems as well as providing a technical middleware for their
realization. This leads to the question how middleware and architecture
can reflect the business system entities. Therefore, applications and
their analysis with respect to their requirements for direct IT-support
are also of high interest for the workshop.

*** Topics: ***

The workshop covers a wide range of topics from the area of multi-agent
systems as well as from middleware and architectures of business systems.

This includes  (but is not necessarily limited to) the following genreal
topics:

   * Architecture: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), MDA,
Event-Driven Systems, Data-Driven Systems,
     Organizational Patterns
   * Middleware: Standards, Platforms, Peer-to-Peer, GRID, Components,
Enterprise Service Bus,
     Web-Services
   * Business Systems: Standards, Business processes, Governance,
Application Domains,      Organizational Structures, Electronic Market
Places, IT-Risk Management, Project Management,      Virtual
organizations, Semantic Web

and more specifically the orthogonal topics for the integration and
mutual dependencies of middleware, architecture and business systems:

   * Concepts: Teamwork, Problem Solving, Planning, Patterns,
Adaptation, Self Organization,      Autonomic Computing, Behavior,
Structure, Composition
   * Modeling: Software Engineering, Development Processes and Methods,
Process Models,      Generative Software Development, Standards,
Verification, Validation, Simulation,
     Processes, Tools
   * Implementation: Web Services, Programming Languages, MDA, Product
Lines


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*** Submissions ***

We invite submissions of high quality, original papers,
which are not simultaneously submitted for publication elsewhere.
Papers should be formatted according to the GI´s LNI style, which can be
obtained from
<http://www.gi-ev.de/service/publikationen/gi-edition-lecture-notes-in-informatics-lni-2005/autorenrichtlinien/>,

and not exceed 12 pages including figures, references, etc.

Submissions should be sent by E-mail to the Workshop Chairs.
The message should indicate paper Title, Authors and Abstract,
with the Microsoft Word (.doc) version of the paper in attachment.
Email: mas2 at informatik.uni-hamburg.de

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*** Important Dates ***

Submission Deadline: September 20, 2007

Notification: November 5, 2007

Camera Ready Copy Due: December 3, 2007

MKWI'08 : February 26 - 28, 2008

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*** Proceedings ***

The accepted papers will be published in the proceedings of the MKWI
2008 conference.