CfP :: Agent-Based Compuing (Greece August 27-29, 2009)

[Paolo Torroni]

[apologies for multiple posting]

6th Workshop on Agent Based Computing: from Model to Implementation – ABC:MI
http://software.ucv.ro/~badica_costin/abcmi2009/

organized within the framework of 
35th EUROMICRO Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA) 
Patras, Greece, August 27-29, 2009
http://seaa2009.vtt.fi/


Call for Papers
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The field of agent technology is rapidly maturing. One of key factors that influence this process is the gathered body of knowledge that allows in-depth reflection on the very nature of designing and implementing agent systems. As a result, we know much better how to design and implement them. We also understand the most important issues to be addressed in the process. Therefore, on the top-most level we see progress in development of methodologies for design of agent-based systems. Furthermore, these methodologies are usually supported by tools that support not only top level conceptualization but guide the process toward implementation (e.g. by generating at least some code). Next, we can see that new languages for agent based systems are created, e.g. AML or API Calculus. Separately, tools / platforms / environments that can be used for design and implementation of agent systems have been through a number of releases, eliminating problems and adding new, important features. Resulting products are becoming truly robust and flexible. Furthermore, open source products (e.g. JADE) are surrounded by user communities, which often generate powerful ad-on components, further increasing value of existing solutions. 

During the Workshop we are primarily interested in all aspects of the process that leads from the model of the problem domain to the actual agent-based solution. These aspects will cover both principled approaches and established practices of software engineering aimed at producing high quality software. In this context, research into the application of agent-based solutions to key challenges faced by software engineering (e.g. reduction of costs and delivery times, coping with a larger diversity of problems) will be of primary importance. 

The workshop welcomes high-quality papers covering one or more of the following topics of agent systems research: 
- Methodologies for design of agent systems
- Multi-agent systems product lines
- Modeling agent systems
- Agent architectures 
- Agent-based simulations 
- Simulating and verifying agent systems
- Agent benchmarking and performance measurement 
- Agent communication, coordination and cooperation 
- Agent languages 
- Agent learning and planning 
- Agent mobility 
- Agent modeling, calculi, and logics 
- Agent security
- Agents and Service Oriented Computing
- Agents in the Semantic Web
- Applications and Experiences


History
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Agent Based Computing: from Model to Implementation Workshop is a result of an evolutionary process involving:  
  1. Special Track on Agents, Interactions, Mobility, and Systems – AIMS organized within the framework of the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
  2. International Workshop on (Multi-)Agent Systems in E-Business: Concepts, Technologies and Applications – MASeB organized in 2006, 2007 with the IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology – WI-IAT and in 2008 with the International Conference on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications – ISDA.
  3. Agent Based Computing Workshop – ABC initially organized in 2003, 2005, 2006 within the framework of various multiconferences, and recently (2007 and 2008) within the framework of the International Multiconference on Computing Science and Information Technology. 

During 2008, after receiving an invitation to create a track for the SEAA conference, we have decided that the best approach is going to be to merge the three events (AIMS, MASeB and ABC) into a single one, and focus it on the, broadly understood, software-engineering oriented aspects of Agent Based Computing. This is how the ABC:MI Workshop has come into being.


Paper Submission and Publication
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Papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee and accepted on their scientific merit and relevance to the topics of the Workshop. Accepted papers will be included in the Proceedings that will be published by the IEEE/CS.

Best papers, accepted and presented at the ABC:MI Workshop, will be selected for a Special Issue of international journals (more information to follow).


Important Dates
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27.03.2009	Full paper submission (extended deadline)
27.04.2009	Notification of acceptance
26.05.2009	Final (camera ready) paper due


Workshop Organizers
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Costin Badica, University of Craiova, Romania
Maria Ganzha, Systems Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Marcin Paprzycki (Chair), Systems Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Shahram Rahimi, Southern Illinois University, USA


Program Committee (tentative)
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Stanislaw Ambroszkiewicz, Institute of Computer Science Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Walter Binder, Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne, Switzerland
Giacomo Cabri, Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy
Bengt Carlsson, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden
Radovan Cervenka, Whitestein Technologies AG, Slovakia
Krzysztof Cetnarowicz, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
Beniamino di Martino, Seconda Universita di Napoli, Italy
George Eleftherakis, City College, Thessaloniki, Greece
Adina Magda Florea, "Politehnica" University of Bucharest, Romania
Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy
Vladimir Gorodetsky, SPII RAS, Russia
Dominic Greenwood, Whitestein Technologies AG, Switzerland
Tomas Klos, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Ioan Alfred Letia, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Viorel Negru, Western University of Timisoara, Romania
Benno Overeinder, NLnet Labs, The Netherlands
Myon Woong Park, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
Joaquin Pena, University of Seville, Spain
Alexander Pokhar, University of Hamburg, Germany
Thomas E. Potok, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
Jarogniew Rykowski, Poznan University of Economics, Poland
Sattar B. Sadkhan, University of Babylon, Iraq
James D. Sissom, Southern Illinois University, USA
Stanislaw Stanek, Katowice University of Economics, Poland
Paolo Torroni, University of Bologna, Italy
Walt Truszkowski, NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
Tatyana Yakhno, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
Arkady Zaslavsky, Monash University, Australia
Yu Zhang, Trinity University, USA
Hong Zhou, Saint Joseph College, USA
Frank Zimmer, SES ASTRA TechCom SA, Luxembourg