(please distribute, apologies for multiple copies) *** Call For Papers *** Call For Papers *** Call For Papers *** AT2AI-4 Fourth International Symposium "From Agent Theory to Agent Implementation" held at the 17th European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research (EMCSR 2004) April 13 - 16, 2004, Vienna, Austria, EU Paper submission deadline: November 14, 2003 INTRODUCTION: Since its first edition in 1998, the symposium series "From Agent Theory to Agent Implementation" has been not only documenting the progress in agent-related technologies, but also managed to contribute to the rapid development of this area. AT2AI actively promotes the exchange of ideas and experiences between researchers and practitioners working on the whole range of theoretical and application-oriented issues of agent technology, covering both the micro and macro aspects of agent design and the transition from drawing boards and partly idealised models, over modeling tools and frameworks, to deployment, configuration and maintenance of implementations. AT2AI-3 (http://www.oefai.at/~paolo/conf/at2ai3/) produced a first blueprint of a layered ecology of technologies for the development of agent based applications (cf. Applied Artificial Intelligence 16(9-10), 2003, http://www.catchword.com/titles/tandf/08839514/v16n9/contp1-1.htm). This perspective considers middleware, tools, off-the shelf platforms, integrated development environments (IDEs), and the like, with respect to their practical value to improve the applications delivered. The qualities of these support technologies can in turn be improved and better exploited with the design of architectural frameworks and the deployment of standards. The evolution of these in turn can be assisted by the development of sound theoretical foundations and related formal methods. Methodologies are considered as working know-that and know-how, capturing and maintaining the best practices how to identify, align, and process application- and environment-derived (bottom-up) and support technology related (top-down) requirements and options. m ---------------------------------------------------+ e | | t theoretical foundations | | h | | o -----------------------------------------+ | | d | | | | o standards | | | | l | | | | o -------------------------------+ | | | | g | | | | | | i middleware | | | | | | e | | | | | | s ---------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | IDEs | APPLICATIONS | tools | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +----------------+ | | | | | | off-the-shelf platforms | | | | | +--------------------------------+ | | | | architectures | | | +------------------------------------------+ | | formal methods | +----------------------------------------------------+ Of particular relevance to the symposium is work that reports insights gathered and lessons learnt when applying specific agent theories or architectures to application problems, and that discusses methods, methodologies, and other tools, that can help system designers to successfully accomplish the mapping between available agent technology on the one hand, and application problems on the other. Topics of interest therefore include: Conceptual and theoretical foundations Agent languages and architectures Learning and adaptability Communication, coordination and collaboration Social issues in agent societies Safety, security, and responsibility Single vs. multi-agent vs. ant-based systems Agents vs. Middleware Development and engineering methodologies User interfaces and usability Testbeds and evaluations Applications of agent technology in routine use Submissions should cast the presentation in terms of the above schema (or proposed well-founded changes to it). As previous editions of the AT2AI-4 have shown, this is a significant aid for the workshop audience to grasp the significance of the work presented and relate it to their own activities: the quality and variety of feedback provided to authors grows accordingly, often leading to fruitful contacts of longer duration. ORGANISATION: Symposium Chairs: Jörg P. Müller () Paolo Petta () Programme Committee: Ardissono, Liliana Bauer, Bernhard Bazzan, Ana Lucia Calisti, Monique Coelho, Helder Dickinson, Ian J. Dignum, Frank Fischer, Klaus Flake, Stephan Gadomski, Adam-Maria Gandon, Fabien Gustavsson, Rune Hanachi, Chihab Hoek, Wiebe van der Jonker, Catholijn M. Kirn, Stefan Klusch, Matthias Koch, Christoph Lee, Lyndon C. Marik, Vladimir Oliveira, Eugenio Omicini, Andrea Oprea, Mihaela Ossowski, Sascha Parunak, H.Van Dyke Poggi, Agostino Rana, Omer Rimassa, Giovanni Rocha, Ana Paula Schroeder, Michael Tolksdorf, Robert Wagner, Gerd Wagner, Tom Wooldridge, Michael J. Zambonelli, Franco SUBMISSION DETAILS: Draft Final Papers must not exceed 10 single-spaced A4 pages (maximum 43 lines, max. line length 160 mm, 12 point), in English. They have to contain the final text to be submitted, including graphs and pictures. However, these need not be of reproducible quality. They must carry the title, author(s) name(s), and affiliation (incl. e-mail address) in this order, and must include an abstract. Please refer to the symposium web-page for details on the electronic paper submission process: http://www.oefai.at/~paolo/conf/at2ai4/ Accepted Papers: Authors of accepted papers will be notified by December 14, 2003; the list will also be published on the AT2AI-4 web site. After the event, a second round of more extensive reviews is planned which is to lead to the publication of extended versions of selected contributions in an edited collection. Important dates: Paper submission deadline: November 14, 2003 Notification of acceptance: December 19, 2003 Camera-ready copies due: January 30, 2004 FURTHER INFORMATION: * Please consult the symposium web page for latest updates () * For information about paper formatting, registration, and accommodation, see the main EMCSR 2004 Web site ()