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 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