Care colleghe e cari colleghi,
quest'anno la European Agent Systems Summer School e la European
Conference on Multi-Agent Systems, i due eventi patrocinati dalla
European Association for Multi-Agent Systems (EURAMAS),
https://euramas.org/, si terranno presso la School of Computer Science
at University College Dublin nelle seguenti date:
24th European Agent Systems Summer School, EASSS 2024,
https://euramas.github.io/easss2024/
19-23 agosto
21st European Conference on Multi-Agent Systems, EUMAS 2024,
https://euramas.github.io/eumas2024/
26-28 agosto
La co-locazione dei due eventi rappresenta un'importante occasione per
studenti e ricercatori di avvicinarsi ai sistemi multi-agente e di
approfondire temi legati a modellazione, ingegnerizzazione e
applicazione di agenti autonomi, pianificazione, simulazione,
rappresentazione della conoscenza, apprendimento in contesto
multiagente, modelli basati sulla teoria dei giochi, negoziazione,
agenti ed etica.
Condivido l'invito degli organizzatori Rem Collier (University College
Dublin, EUMAS & EASSS), Alessandro Ricci (Alma Mater Studiorum,
Università di Bologna, EUMAS & EASSS) e Fatemeh Golpayegani (University
College Dublin, EASSS) a inviare una proposta di tutorial per la scuola
EASSS e un lavoro alla conferenza EUMAS: le call sono riportate in calce.
Cordiali saluti,
Viviana Mascardi
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24th EUROPEAN AGENT SYSTEMS SUMMER SCHOOL -- EASSS 2024
August 19-23, School of Computer Science at University College Dublin
(UCD), Ireland
https://euramas.github.io/easss2024/
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IMPORTANT DATES
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- Deadline for tutorial proposals: May 10, 2024
- Notification of Acceptance: June 1, 2024
All deadlines are at 23:59 UTC-12, i.e. while it is still the respective
date anywhere on Earth.
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ABOUT EASSS
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The 24th European Agent Systems Summer School will be held at the School
of Computer Science at University College Dublin, Ireland from the 19th
to the 23rd August, 2024. The EASSS 2023 is organised under the auspices
of EURAMAS (
https://euramas.org/
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the European Association for Multi-Agent Systems.
The main goal of the European Agent Systems Summer School is to provide
exchange of knowledge among individuals and groups interested in various
aspects of autonomous systems. This dissemination is provided by formal
state-of-the-art courses conducted by leading experts in the field and
by informal meetings during the event. The school attracts both beginner
and experienced researchers, encouraging cooperation between
representatives of many branches of the Multi-Agent Systems research
community.
The topics tackled within the field are becoming increasingly important
due to ubiquity of distributed systems, including Internet of Things,
intelligent buildings and cities, autonomous robots, etc. Both the
practical and theoretical aspects of Multi-Agent Systems are within the
scope of EASSS.
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AIMS AND SCOPE
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Since 1999, the annual European Agent Systems Summer School (EASSS) has
provided a highly successful forum for knowledge exchange between
researchers in the field of autonomous agents and multi-agent systems.
As was the case with the earlier editions, EASSS 2024 will offer a rich
program of both introductory and advanced courses on a broad range of
topics in the area of Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems. The
courses will be taught by leading researchers in the field, and are
aimed at advanced Masters students, PhD students, and other young
researchers.
We are interested in tutorial proposals in all areas of current research
in Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems. As a very rough guideline,
any topic that might be covered at the AAMAS conference or in the JAAMAS
journal would be suitable for EASSS. We aim for a mix of tutorials on
fundamental and well-established topics, as well as overviews of new and
emerging areas of research. Tutorials should cover an appropriate
selection of approaches and not specifically focus on the tutors' own
contributions. Besides providing a coherent overview of a specific
research topic, we specifically encourage tutorial proposals to
articulate a clear link to applications and pragmatic consideration of
the fundamental topics presented.
EASSS tutorials are typically 3 hours long, divided into two sessions of
90 minutes each. For details of how to submit a tutorial proposal,
please see below. We encourage both well-established senior researchers
and younger colleagues to submit proposals. Each tutorial is usually
given by one or two tutors. Exceptions are of course possible; for
proposals by more than two tutors, please justify this choice in the
proposal and explain how you intend to ensure the coherence of the
tutorial. To support the tutors, we can commit to the provision of up to
500 EUR per tutorial to cover the travel and accommodation costs.
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Proceedings
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A tutorial proposal should take the form of a single PDF document
covering the points listed below. The maximum length of the proposal is
2 pages, and the use of our LaTeX template is mandatory
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https://euramas.github.io/easss2024/proposal.tex
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The following points should be addressed in the tutorial proposal,
preferably in the order stated below:
1. Title of the proposed tutorial.
2. Tutor(s): name, affiliation, full contact details, and a link to the
personal homepage of each tutor.
3. Abstract: a short paragraph describing the tutorial (100-300 words),
suitable for publication at the EASSS 2024 website.
4. Topics covered: detailed list of topics covered in the tutorial in
terms of a list, preferably in the order in which the tutorial will
cover them.
5. Type: a clear indication of whether the tutorial takes a theoretical
or applications-oriented perspective on the topics covered. We encourage
tutorial proposals that balance the two perspectives.
6. Level: please indicate the target audience and level of the course.
If there are prerequisites, describe what knowledge will be assumed by
the tutorial.
7. Teaching materials: Please indicate what kind of teaching materials
you intend to provide. Note that we will require materials by the date
above, so that they can be distributed to EASSS attendees in advance.
8. Duration: Tutorials are typically 3 hours long. If you have good
reasons for wanting to deviate from this standard, please explain this
in your proposal.
9. Equipment: Please list any special equipment (beyond data projector
and whiteboard) that you might need.
10. Short biographical sketch for each tutor (around 100 words per
tutor), suitable for publication at the EASSS 2024 website.
11. Experience of tutor(s): please provide details on relevant teaching
experience of the tutor(s).
12. Additional information on the proposed tutorial. Include as much
detail as you see fit.
Please submit the proposal (including LaTeX source) by email to
rem.c...@ucd.ie mentioning [TUTORIAL] in the subject line.
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Colocated Events
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We are pleased to announce a number of events will take immediately
after EASSS 2024:
- European Conference on Multi-Agent Systems (EUMAS 2024)
- W3C Autonomous Agents on the Web (WebAgents) Community Group Meeting
- Distributed Knowledge Graphs (COST CA 19134) Community Meeting
For more details, please see the EASSS website
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https://euramas.github.io/easss2024/
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Chairs
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Rem Collier (University College Dublin)
Alessandro Ricci (Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna)
Fatemeh Golpayegani (University College Dublin)
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21st EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS -- EUMAS 2024
August 26-28, School of Computer Science at University College Dublin
(UCD), Ireland
https://euramas.github.io/eumas2024/
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IMPORTANT DATES
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- Deadline for papers submission: May 15, 2024
- Notification to authors: June 30, 2024
- Camera-Ready Papers: July 15, 2024
- Conference: 26-28 August 2024
All deadlines are at 23:59 UTC-12, i.e. while it is still the respective
date anywhere on Earth.
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AIMS AND SCOPE
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EUMAS 2024 is an EURAMAS designated event which follows the tradition of
previous editions (Oxford 2003, Barcelona 2004, Brussels 2005, Lisbon
2006, Hammamet 2007, Bath 2008, Agia Napa 2009, Paris 2010, Maastricht
2011, Dublin 2012, Toulouse 2013, Prague 2014, Athens 2015, Valencia
2016, Evry 2017, Bergen 2018, Thessaloniki 2020, Israel (online) 2021
Düsseldorf 2023, Naples 2023), and aims to encourage and support
activity in the research and development of multi- agent systems, in
academic and industrial effort. The conference aspires to be the primary
European forum for researchers interested in the theory and practice of
autonomous agents and multi-agent systems. EUMAS enables researchers to
meet, present challenges, preliminary and mature research results in an
open environment. EUMAS 2024 features formal proceedings published as
part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series of Springer.
This year, EUMAS is accepting submissions across 4 tracks:
* Main Track (15 pages + references)
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Action and
Planning, Adaptation and Learning; Agent Architectures; Agent
Programming Languages; Agent Development Methodologies and Tools;
Agent-Based Simulations and Modelling; Agent Organizations and
Institutions; Agent-oriented Software Engineering; Agents and Complex
Systems; Applications of Multi-agent Systems; Argumentation; Automated
negotiation; Biologically inspired approaches; Cognitive Models;
Collective and Swarm Intelligence; Collective Intentionality;
Communication, Cooperation, and Coordination; Computational Social
Choice; Deep Reinforcement Learning in Multi-Agent Domains; Economic
Models; Electronic Commerce; Ethical behaviour of multi-agent systems;
Formal Modelling; Game-Theoretic Methods; Human-Agent Interaction;
Logics for Multi-Agent Systems; Logics for Strategic Reasoning; Machine
Learning for Multi-Agent Systems; Multi-Agent Learning; Multi-Robot
Systems; Negotiation; Self-organization; Semantic Web Agents; Social
Networks; Socio-technical Systems; Theories of Agency; Trust and
Reputation; Verification; Virtual Agents; Voting and Judgment
Aggregation Models for Multi-Agent Systems
* Agents and Ethics
This track is focussed on the implementation of ethical reasoning
mechanisms in various autonomous decision-making settings. Depending on
the context of the agent (software / hardware), the kinds of values (or
value-conflicts) that are encountered could be quite varied. The
multiplicity and agency of the stakeholders involved (from highly
trained human-machine teams to a cohort of elderly / children), also
affect the possible value considerations deeply. This track aims to
provide a venue for discussions of problems, possible solution-concepts,
best practices, benchmarks, related to machine ethics.
* Agent Toolkits
This track aims to provide a forum for researchers that are involved
in developing agent/MAS toolkits and platforms, or that are using them
for the development of applications, to exchange ideas, make proposals,
suggest challenges, reports interesting use cases and so on - any aspect
that could be of interest in the engineering and using Agent Toolkits.
* Demonstrators (5 pages + references)
This track aims to provide opportunities for participants from
academia and industry to present their latest developments in
agent-based systems. Demonstrations of interest include both
applications of multi-agent systems and tools that support developers in
the specification, design, implementation and testing of agent systems.
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All submissions will be peer-reviewed in a doubly blind fashion.
Specifically, all submissions should be anonymized. Submission should be
at most 15 pages long, with any number of pages for references and, if
needed, a clearly marked appendix and be formatted according to
Springer’s LNCS format. For templates and instructions for authors, see
http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html
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Authors must submit their papers through the EUMAS 2024 Easychair
submission site at
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eumas2024
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as a single PDF file.
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Proceedings
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As for previous editions, we plan to publish EUMAS 2024 accepted papers
by Springer in an LNAI volume. As such, they will be made available to
several indexing services (including Scopus, CPCI, EI Engineering Index,
and more). Additional guidelines will be communicated to the authors of
accepted papers for the preparation of the final versions to be included
in the post-proceedings.
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Journal Special Issue & Fast-Track review
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As for previous year editions, we plan to select the best papers for a
special issue on a relevant journal for the community. More details in
the future about this.
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Colocated Events
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We are pleased to announce a number of events will take place during and
before EUMAS 2024:
- European Agents Summer School (EASSS 2024)
- W3C Autonomous Agents on the Web (WebAgents) Community Group Meeting
- Distributed Knowledge Graphs (COST CA 19134) Community Meeting (TBC)
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Chairs
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Rem Collier (University College Dublin)
Alessandro Ricci (Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna)
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