First CFP: Norms and Normative Multi-Agent Systems at CLIMA XIV

[Leon Van Der Torre]

First Call for Papers

Special Session on Norms and Normative Multi-Agent Systems

CLIMA XIV - 14th International Workshop on Computational Logic in 
Multi-Agent Systems

http://centria.di.fct.unl.pt/events/climaXII/

Corunna, Spain, September 16-17, 2013.

Co-located with LPNMR'13.
Submission deadline: June 10th (abstracts June 6th).

Proceedings: LNCS/LNAI volume (available at the workshop).

JLC Special Issue: Selected extended papers will be published in a 
Special Issue of the Journal of Logic and Computation.

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Norms are pervasive in everyday life and influence the conduct of the 
entities subject to them. One of the main functions of norms is to 
regulate the behaviour and relationships of agents. Norms have been 
proposed in multi-agent systems and computer science to deal with 
coordination issues, to deal with security issues of multi-agent 
systems, to model legal issues in electronic institutions and electronic 
commerce, to model multi-agent organizations, etc.

We invite submissions related to (but not limited to) one or more of the 
following topics on agents and norms:

* logical foundations of normative systems
* computational models of normative systems
* computational models of normative multi-agent systems
* formal models of norm dynamics
* deontic logic
* agent autonomy and norms
* agent deliberation and norms
* normative agent types
* programming normative multi-agent systems

Following the previous thirteen, very successful, editions, the 14th 
CLIMA will take place in Corunna, Spain, on the 16th and 17th of 
September 2013. It will be co-located with LPNMR'13.

In addition to CLIMA's regular topics and the session on Norms and 
Normative Multi-Agent Systems, this edition will feature a special 
session on Argumentation Technologies.

We welcome and encourage the submission of high quality, original 
papers, which have not been accepted for publication nor are currently 
under review for another journal or conference.

LNCS Proceedings: CLIMA's Proceedings will be published by Springer as a 
volume in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science, and will be available 
in time for the workshop.

JLC Special Issue: After the workshop, authors of selected papers will 
be invited to extend and re-submit their work to be considered for 
inclusion in a CLIMA Special Issue of the Journal of Logic and Computation.

Detailed information regarding CLIMA, its topics of interest, the two 
Special Sessions, formatting and submission instructions is available at
http://centria.di.fct.unl.pt/events/climaXIV/

Important dates:
* Submission: June 6th (Abstracts) / June 10th (Papers)
* Notification: June 24th
* Camera Ready: July 4th

Norms and Normative Multi-Agent Systems Special Session Organiser:
* Leon van der Torre, Univ. of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Argumentation Technologies Special Session Organisers:
* Paolo Torroni, University of Bologna, Italy
* Stefan Woltran, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

CLIMA XIV Chairs:
* João Leite, New University of Lisbon, Portugal
* Tran Cao Son, New Mexico State University, NM, USA

Please send all enquiries about CLIMA XIV to climaxiv2013 at easychair.org