ABModSim 2008

 ABModSim 2008 - Second International Symposium on Agent Based Modeling and Simulation (Symposium L of the EMCSR 2008)
http://www.lintar.disco.unimib.it/ABModSim08/

Chairs: Stefania Bandini, Paolo Petta and Giuseppe Vizzari

at the 19th European Meeting on Cybernetic Science and
Systems Research - March 25 - 28, 2008 - University of Vienna (http://www.osgk.ac.at/emcsr/)

Introduction
The notions of agents and multi-agent systems have been adopted for the modeling of complex systems in most various contexts: from social sciences, to urban planning, biology, logistics and production, and many other more. Agent based models and simulators are used for research as well as for business/industrial applications. However the concepts behind the term agent are often quite different, as well as the goals of the modeling and simulation activities. This leads to different approaches, models, mechanisms, methodologies and developed computational systems supporting simulation of the modeled realities.

The aim of this workshop, building on the experience of the first edition (http://www.lintar.disco.unimib.it/ABModSim), is to bring together competencies related to agent based modeling and simulation in different contexts and thus to try to identify common goals and research issues, and to possibly define common methodologies and requirements for computational supports to agent based modelling and simulation.

Topics of Interest
We invite papers on all aspects relating to agent based modeling and simulation, with particular attention to interdisciplinary experiences. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

- actual MAS-based simulation experiences
- agent-based modeling methodologies
- generic or domain specific MAS models for simulation
- methodologies for the analysis of MAS-based simulation results
- multi-agent models for emergent phenomena and self-organization
- platforms for agent-based modeling and simulation
- verification and validation of MAS-based simulations


Authors are required to address the following issues:

- goals and context of the simulation projects (explanatory or predictive, business or research context);
- the notions and types of agents, internal architectures and decision mechanisms used;
- notion of environment used, in which the agents are situated, and the related mechanisms of interaction;
- compilation of clear-cut working definitions of all the basic and emerging concepts employed, grounded in theory/the literature.

Important dates
Deadline for submission: 				November 11, 2007  --- Extended !
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: 	December 16, 2007
Final Papers:						January 30, 2008

After the workshop, extended versions of selected accepted contributions will be included in a special issue of an international journal.

Formatting Instructions
Papers must not exceed 6 pages (10-point, double column, style sheets are available: http://www.osgk.ac.at/emcsr/08/emcsr.html#format).

Submission Details
Detailled instructions about how to submit your paper will be made available shortly at http://www.lintar.disco.unimib.it/ABModSim08/

Program Committee

- Stefania Bandini (University of Milano-Bicocca - Italy)
- Ana Bazzan (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil)
- Rafael Bordini (University of Durham - UK)
- Paul Davidsson (Blekinge Institute of Technology - Sweden)
- Jan Dijkstra (Eindhoven University of Technology - Netherlands)
- Giovanna Di Marzo Serugendo (University of Geneva - Switzerland)
- Bruce Edmonds (Manchester Metropolitan University Business School - UK)
- Giorgio Fagiolo (University of Verona - Italy)
- Nigel Gilbert (University of Surrey - UK)
- Alexander Helleboogh (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Belgium)
- Franziska Klügl (University of W¸rzburg - Germany)
- Markus Knoflacher (Austrian Research Centre - Austria)
- Sara Manzoni (University of Milano-Bicocca - Italy)
- Fabien Michel (LIRMM - France)
- Andrea Omicini (University of Bologna - Italy)
- Paolo Petta (Medical University of Vienna and OFAI - Austria)
- Andreas Pyka (University of Augsburg - Germany)
- Andreas Schadschneider (University of Cologne - Germany)
- Keith Sawyer (Washington University - USA)
- Flavio Soares Correa da Silva (University of S. Paulo - Brazil)
- Giuseppe Vizzari (University of Milano-Bicocca - Italy)
- Danny Weyns (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Belgium)

Further Information
For more information please contact Giuseppe Vizzari (giuseppe.vizzari [at) disco.unimib.it).

For information about paper formatting, registration, and accomodation please see the EMCSR08 website (http://www.osgk.ac.at/emcsr/). --
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