Call for Tutorials: 19th European Agent Systems Summer School (EASSS-2017)

[Wojtek Jamroga]

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                    * FIRST CALL FOR TUTORIALS *

        19th European Agent Systems Summer School (EASSS-2017)

             to be held at the University of Gdańsk, Poland
                         7-11 August 2017
                  http://easss2017.ipipan.waw.pl/

             Deadline for Proposals: 10 March 2017
             Please submit proposals to: easss2017 at ipipan.waw.pl
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We invite tutorial proposals for the 19th European Agent Systems Summer
School (EASSS-2017), which will be held at the University of Gdańsk, Poland.

EASSS tutorials are typically 3.5 hours long, divided into two sessions
of 1.45 hours each.

For the detailed call for tutorials, please see below.

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                         ABOUT EASSS-2017
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Since 1999, the annual European Agent Systems Summer School (EASSS) has
provided a highly successful forum for knowledge exchange between
researchers in the field of autonomous agents and multi-agent systems.

The 19th European Agent Systems Summer School will be held at the
University of Gdansk, Poland, from the 7th to the 11th of August 2017.

As was the case with the earlier editions, EASSS-2017 will offer a rich
programme of both introductory and advanced courses on a broad range of
topics in the area of Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems. The
courses will be taught by leading researchers in the field, and are
aimed at advanced Masters students, PhD students, and other young
researchers.

EASSS 2017 is organised under the auspices of EURAMAS, the European
Association for Multiagent Systems (http://www.euramas.org/).

*** We invite proposals from members of the research community who are
willing to offer tutorials at EASSS-2017. ***

We are interested in tutorial proposals in all areas of current research
in Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems. As a very rough guideline,
any topic that might be covered at the AAMAS conference or in the JAAMAS
journal would be suitable for EASSS.

We aim for a mix of tutorials on fundamental and well-established
topics, as well as overviews of new and emerging areas of research.

Tutorials should cover an appropriate selection of approaches and not
specifically focus on the tutors' own contributions. Besides providing a
coherent overview of a specific research topic, we specifically
encourage tutorial proposals to articulate a clear link to applications
and pragmatic consideration of the fundamental topics presented.

We encourage both well-established senior researchers and younger
colleagues to submit proposals. Each tutorial is usually given by one or
two people. Exceptions are of course possible; for proposals by more
than two tutors, please justify this choice in the proposal and explain
how you intend to ensure the coherence of the tutorial.

To support the tutors, we can commit to the provision of up to 350 EUR
per tutorial that would partially cover their travel and accommodation
costs.

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                     SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
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A tutorial proposal should take the form of a single PDF document
covering the points listed below. The maximal length of the proposal is
2 pages.

Please, submit the proposal by email to

easss2017 at ipipan.waw.pl

mentioning [TUTORIAL] in the subject line.

The following points should be addressed in the tutorial proposal,
preferably in the order stated below:

(1) Title of the proposed tutorial.

(2) Tutor(s): name, affiliation, full contact details, and a link to the
personal homepage of each tutor.

(3) Abstract: a short paragraph describing the tutorial (100-300 words),
suitable for publication at the EASSS-2017 website.

(4) Topics covered: detailed list of topics covered in the tutorial in
terms of a list, preferably in the order in which the tutorial will
cover them.

(5) Type: a clear indication of whether the tutorial takes a theoretical
or applications-oriented perspective on the topics covered. We encourage
tutorial proposals that balance the two perspectives.

(6) Level: please indicate the target audience and level of the course.
If there are prerequisites, describe what knowledge will be assumed by
the tutorial.

(7) Teaching materials: Please indicate what kind of teaching materials
you intend to provide. Note that we will require materials by the date
below, so that they can be distributed to EASSS attendees in advance.

(8) Duration: Tutorials are typically 3.5 hours long. If you have good
reasons for wanting to deviate from this standard, please explain this
in your proposal.

(9) Equipment: Please list any special equipment (beyond data projector
and blackboard/whiteboard) that you might need.

(10) Short biographical sketch for each tutor (around 100 words per
tutor), suitable for publication at the EASSS-2017 website.

(11) Experience of tutor(s): please provide details on relevant teaching
experience of the tutor(s).

(12) Additional information on the proposed tutorial. Include as much
detail as you see fit.

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                        IMPORTANT DATES
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Deadline for tutorial proposals:         10 March 2017
Notification of acceptance:              25 March 2017
Teaching materials due:                   3 July 2017
Summer school:                         7-11 August 2017

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                     SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
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Umberto Grandi, University of Toulouse, France
Wojtek Jamroga, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Brian Logan, University of Nottingham, UK

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                           CONTACT
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For all matters concerning EASSS-2017 and this call, please contact
easss2017 at ipipan.waw.pl

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                      PREVIOUS EDITIONS
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EASSS has been organised annually in different European locations since
1999.

The locations and websites of the most recent editions of EASSS are
listed below:

* EASSS-2016 in Catania: http://easss2016.dmi.unict.it
* EASSS-2015 in Barcelona: http://www.iiia.csic.es/easss2015/
* EASSS-2014 in Chania: http://www.intelligence.tuc.gr/easss2014
* EASSS-2013 in London: http://www.inf.kcl.ac.uk/events/easss13/index.html
* EASSS-2012 in Valencia: http://easss2012.webs.upv.es/
* EASSS-2011 in Girona: http://eia.udg.edu/easss2011/
* EASSS-2010 in Saint-Etienne: http://easss2010.emse.fr/
* EASSS-2009 in Torino: http://agents009.di.unito.it/EASSS.html
* EASSS-2008 in Lisbon: http://centria.di.fct.unl.pt/events/easss08/

EASSS'07/Durham, UK; EASSS'06/Annecy, France; EASSS'05/Utrecht,
Netherlands; EASSS'04/Liverpool, UK; EASSS'03/Bologna, Italy;
EASSS'02/Barcelona, Spain; EASSS'01/Prague, Czech Republic;
EASSS'00/Saarbrucken, Germany; EASSS'99/Utrecht, Netherlands

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-- 
Prof. Dr. Wojciech Jamroga
Associate Professor
Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences
http://krak.ipipan.waw.pl/~wjamroga/