ABC:MI'11

 CALL FOR PAPERS

Workshop on Agent Based Computing: from Model to Implementation VIII
(ABC:MI)
Szczecin, Poland, September 19-21, 2011
www.abcmi.fedcsis.org

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 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 allow not only top level conceptualization but guide the process
towards 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 add-on components, further
increasing value of existing solutions.


Topics

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.

ABC:MI Workshop welcomes submissions of original papers concerning all
aspects of software agent engineering. Topics include but are not
limited to:

    * 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 logic
    * Agent security
    * Agents and Service Oriented Computing
    * Agents in the Semantic Web
    * Applications and Experiences

ABC:MI Workshop is a part of Joint Agent Workshops in Synergy (JAWS;
www.jaws.fedcsis.org). It is organized in technical cooperation with EU
COST Action IC0801 "Agreement Technologies" and supported by SenSysCal
S.r.l.


Paper Submission and Publication

* Authors should submit draft papers (as Postscript, PDF of MSWord file).
* The total length of a paper should not exceed 8 pages (IEEE style).
IEEE style templates are available at the WWW site.
* Papers will be refereed and accepted on the basis of their scientific
merit and relevance to the workshop.
* Accepted and Presented paper will be published in the Conference
Proceedings and included in the IEEE Xplore database and indexed in the
DBLP.
* Extended versions of selected papers presented during the conference
will be invited to Special Issues published in:
    * Journal of Network and Computer Applications (ISI indexed,
published by Elsevier)
    * Scalable Computing; Practice and Experience
* Organizers reserve right to move accepted papers between FedCSIS events.


Important Dates

    * Paper Submissions: 			May 31, 2011
    * Authors Notifications: 			June 30, 2011
    * Final Submissions and Registrations: 	July 31, 2011
    * The Conference Dates: 			September 19 - 21, 2011
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