ABModSim 2010

 ABModSim 2010 - Third International Symposium on Agent Based Modeling and Simulation (Symposium K of the EMCSR 2010)
http://www.lintar.disco.unimib.it/ABModSim/2010 (under construction)

Chairs: Stefania Bandini, Paolo Petta and Giuseppe Vizzari

at the 20th European Meeting on Cybernetic Science and
Systems Research - April 6 - 9, 2010 - 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, phases and practices involved in 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 previous editions held in 2006 and 2008 (http://www.lintar.disco.unimib.it/ABModSim), is to bring together competencies related to agent based modeling and simulation in different contexts, first of all to foster cross fertilization but also to try to identify common goals and research issues, and to possibly define common methodologies and requirements for computational supports to agent based modeling 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
- relationships between MAS models and other computational
  models for the simulation of complex systems
- 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 10, 2009
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: December 15, 2009
Final Papers: February 5, 2010

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 for LaTex and Word are available: http://www.osgk.ac.at/emcsr/10/emcsr.html#format).

Submission Details
Detailled instructions about how to submit your paper will be made available here in due course.