************************** CALL FOR PAPERS ************************** ------------------------------------------------------ Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems and Simulation (MAS&S) ------------------------------------------------------ to take place during The 4th Annual INDUSTRIAL SIMULATION CONFERENCE 2006 (ISC'06) June 5-7, 2006, Palermo, Italy http://biomath.rug.ac.be/~eurosis/conf/isc2006/ ISC’06 ------ The Industrial Simulation Conference 2006 (ISC'06) aims to give a complete overview of industrial simulation related research and to provide an annual status report on present day industrial simulation research within the European Community and the rest of the world. The exchange of techniques and ideas among the different disciplines, universities and industry, which support the integration of simulation in the everyday workplace, is the basic premise at the heart of ISC'06. ISC'06 is sponsored by the EUROSIS (The European Multidisciplinary Society for Modelling and Simulation Technology), and is hosted by the University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy. Multi-Agent Systems and Simulation (MAS&S'06) ------------------------------------------------- Multi-agent systems (MAS) provide powerful models for representing real-world environments with an appropriate degree of complexity and dynamism. Several industrial experiences have already shown that the use of MAS offers advantages in manufacturing processes, e-Commerce, and network management. Since MAS in such contexts are to be tested before their actual deployment and execution, methodologies that support validation through simulation of the MAS under development are highly required. In fact, MAS simulation cannot only demonstrate that a MAS correctly behaves according to its specifications but can also support the analysis of emergent properties of the MAS under-test. In this track we are interested in the combined issues of multi-agent systems and simulation particularly in the context of Agent Oriented Software Engineering (AOSE). Areas of interest ----------------- We are interested in the following topic areas (although this list should not be treated as exclusive): * Agent-based simulation techniques and methodologies * Discrete-event simulation of Multi-Agent Systems * Simulation as Validation Tool for the development process of MAS * Agent-oriented Methodologies incorporating Simulation tools * MAS Simulation driven by formal models * MAS Simulation toolkits and frameworks * Testing vs. Simulation of MAS * Agents as modeling concept enabling communication between domain experts and simulationists * Industrial case studies based on MAS and simulation/testing * Agent Computational Economics/Agent Computational Finance Program Chairs -------------------- Giancarlo Fortino - Università della Calabria, Italy g.fortino@unical.it Massimo Cossentino - ICAR/CNR and Università di Palermo, Italy cossentino@pa.icar.cnr.it Wilma Russo - Università della Calabria, Italy w.russo@unical.it Workshop Program Committee (to be completed) -------------------------- Carol Bernon Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse, France Giuseppe Di Fatta University of Konstanz, Germany and ICAR/CNR (Palermo), Italy Alfredo Garro Università della Calabria, Italy Paolo Giorgini Università di Trento, Italy Marie-Pierre Gleizes Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse, France Brian Henderson-Sellers Sydney University of Technology, Australia Franziska Kluegl University of Wuerzburg, Germany Renato Levy Intelligent Automation, Inc, USA Vito Morreale Engineering Ingegneria Informatica SpA, Italy Scott Moss Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Andrea Omicini Università di Bologna, Cesena, Italy Juan Pavón Mestras Universidad Complutense Madrid, Spain Paolo Petta Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Austria Erwan Tranvouez University Paul Cezanne, LSIS, France Giuseppe Vizzari Università Milano-Bicocca, Italy Franco Zambonelli Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy Web Site -------- Most recent information about this track may be found at the MAS&S 2006 web site at http://wwwinfo.deis.unical.it/~fortino/mass06/index.htm. Submission Guidelines --------------------- Original papers from the above-mentioned or other related areas will be considered. This includes three categories of submissions: 1) original and unpublished research; 2) reports of innovative computing applications in the sciences, engineering, business, government, education and industry; and 3) reports of successful technology transfer to new problem domains. The following paper submission types are possible: - FULL PAPER (including abstract, conclusions, diagrams, references) During review,the submitted full papers can be accepted as a regular 5 page paper. If excellent, full papers can be accepted by the program committee as an extended (8-page) paper. - EXTENDED ABSTRACT (at least five pages) Participants may also submit a 5 page extended abstract for a regular (5 pages) or short (3 pages) paper or poster. - SHORT ABSTRACT (at least three pages) Participants may also submit a 3 page abstract for a short paper or poster. ONE PAGE ABSTRACTS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. Each submission will be reviewed by at least three members of the International Program Committee. All accepted papers will be published in the ISC'2006 Conference Proceedings. Submit your paper electronically at mailto:Philippe.Geril@biomath.UGent.be?subject=ISC2006-multiagent. Journal Special Issue --------------------- We have also planned to have a SPECIAL ISSUE on IJAOSE (International Journal on Agent Oriented Software Engineering, Inderscience) with the best papers presented and discussed to the workshop. Important Dates --------------- February 15, 2006: Submission of Papers March 30, 2006: Notification of Acceptance/ Rejection April 30, 2006: Submission of Camera-Ready Copies of Accepted Papers June 5-7, 2006: ISC'06 Takes Place