AT2AI-3

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               AT2AI-3
Third International Symposium
"From Agent Theory to Agent Implementation"
<URL: http://www.ai.univie.ac.at/~paolo/conf/at2ai3.html>

Chairs: Joerg Mueller and Paolo Petta

at the 16th European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research (EMCSR
2002)
<URL:http://www.ai.univie.ac.at/emcsr/>

April 2 - 5, 2002, Vienna, Austria (EU)

Submission deadline: November 16, 2001

By the time the first symposium "From Agent Theory to Agent
Implementation"
was held in April 1998, agent-based technology had already made a fast
inroad from highly specialised workshops to mainstream textbooks.
Rapid progress has continued to date, resulting in an ever expanding
range
of underpinning theories, architectural models, engineering methods,
implementation frameworks, and tools.

Even so, there remain many issues to be investigated and clarified
concerning
the relations between theoretical models of agents and multiagent
systems on
the one hand, and the deployment of implementations based on these
models
and architectures in real-world applications on the other,
including perspectives on the supporting infrastructure and middleware.

The main objective of this symposium is to foster the exchange of ideas
and
experience among researchers and practitioners working on 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 idealised models over modeling tools and frameworks to actual
deployment, configuration and maintenance.

Of particular relevance to the symposium is work that provides insights
on
experiences 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 systems
     Agents vs. Middleware (e.g. CORBA, Grid Computing, ...)
     Development and engineering methodologies
     User interfaces and usability
     Testbeds and evaluations
     Applications of agent technology in routine use

Organisation:

Session Chairs:

Joerg Mueller joerg.mueller@mchp.siemens.de
 Paolo Petta paolo@oefai.at



Submission Details:

For details on how to prepare the draft final paper, see the submission
guidelines for the main EMCSR conference published on the EMCSR 2002
homepage
(<URL:http://www.ai.univie.ac.at/emcsr/>). 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 (including e-mail address, if possible) in this order,
and must include an abstract.

Please notice that for this particular symposium submission in
electronic
format is strongly preferred, either as e-mail attachment, or by
anonymous FTP upload with joint notification by e-mail; otherwise send
four hard copies of the draft final paper.

Address your submission to:

     Paolo Petta
     AT2AI-3
     Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence
     Schottengasse 3
     A 1010 Vienna, Austria, EU

     e-mail: paolo@oefai.at

FTP submissions:
upload your papers to <URL:ftp://ftp.ai.univie.ac.at/incoming/>
please start the name of the uploaded file with "AT2AI3_"
and the first author name, e.g.: AT2AI3_petta.zip
FTP-uploads must be accompanied by an e-mail notification to
paolo@oefai.at.

Accepted Papers:

Authors of accepted papers will be notified by December 14, 2001; the
list
will also be published on the AT2AI-3 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 16, 2001
Notifications of acceptance/rejection:  December 14, 2001
Camera-ready copies due:  January 18, 2002


Further Information:

For information about paper formatting, registration, and accommodation,

see the EMCSR 2002 Web site (<URL:http://www.ai.univie.ac.at/emcsr/>)