[agents] CfP HuCom 2008: First International Working Conferenceon Human Factors and Computational Models in Negotiation

[Birna van Riemsdijk]

=============== CALL FOR PAPERS ==========================

First International Working Conference on Human Factors and
Computational Models in Negotiation (HuCom 2008)

December 8 - 9, 2008, Delft, The Netherlands

http://mmi.tudelft.nl/hucom08

IMPORTANT DATES:
October 17, 2008: Paper Submissions Due
November 3, 2008: Notification of paper acceptance/rejection
November 21, 2008: Camera-ready copies of accepted papers
December 8 - 9, 2008: Working Conference on Human Factors and
Computational Models in Negotiation
December 10, 2008: Inaugural Lecture Catholijn Jonker

PUBLICATION:
We are pleased to solicit original and unpublished papers for
publication and presentation in the Working Conference on Human Factors
and Computational Models in Negotiation (http://mmi.tudelft.nl/hucom08).
Articles describing novel ideas and applications in all areas related to
human factors and computational models in negotiation are of interest.
We also invite submissions of statements of interests or position
papers. Submit your paper electronically in either PDF or postscript
format. Papers should not be more than 15 pages. Submission is entirely
automated by a paper management tool, which is available from the main
web site: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hucom08.

A selection of accepted papers will be considered for publication in the
Group Decision and Negotiation Journal.

AIMS AND SCOPE:
Negotiation is a complex and sometimes emotional decision-making process
aiming to reach an agreement to exchange goods or services. Although a
daily activity, extensive research has shown that few people are
effective negotiators. Current state of the art negotiation support
systems can help make a significant improvement in negotiation
performance. In particular, when the negotiation space is
well-understood such systems can make a difference, partly because
machines can much better deal with the computational complexity
involved. However, the negotiation space can only be properly developed
if the human parties jointly explore their interests. The inherent
semantic problem and the emotional issues involved make that negotiation
cannot be handled by artificial intelligence alone, and a human-machine
collaborative system is required. Such systems are not only to support
humans in providing strategic advice but also in coping with emotions
and moods in human-human interactions.

In order to develop human-machine collaborative negotiation support
systems there is a need for the development of computational models,
frameworks, and experimental, user-centred and ergonomic methods that
enable the engineering of negotiation support systems. It is important
for this purpose to study the role of human factors in negotiation as
well as computational models to enable intelligent support for
negotiation. To develop the next generation of negotiation support
systems there are still many, diverse challenges: models of
(qualitative, incomplete) preferences, preference change and strategies,
preference elicitation, assessment methods for negotiation performance,
learning and adaptativeness in negotiation, models of emotion and user
awareness, the use and creation of domain knowledge, user interfaces for
negotiation support, human-supported assessment of opponent, conflict
handling styles, experimental methods.

Topics covered include but are not limited to:
?     Negotiation strategies (bidding, acceptance)
?     Argumentation for negotiation
?     Negotiation interaction
?     Learning in negotiation
?     Negotiation domain knowledge
?     Case studies
?     Preference elicitation
?     Qualitative preferences
?     Incomplete preferences
?     Ontologies for negotiation (protocols, preferences, domain  
knowledge)
?     Negotiation Support Systems
?     User interfaces for Negotiation Support Systems
?     Human-machine negotiation
?     Negotiation, conflict handling, and experiments related to e.g.
consensus building
?     Personality in negotiation (e.g. Big Five)
?     Emotions in negotiation
?     Cultural factors in negotiation
?     Negotiation bidding advice
?     Negotiation conflict styles
?     Trust in automatically generated negotiation advice
?     Negotiation applications
?     E-commerce
?     Methods and tools for negotiation tasks
?     Design and Evaluation of support systems
?     Conflict handling styles and consensus building
?     HCI aspects and human factors of negotiation

ORGANIZERS
Willem-Paul Brinkman - Delft University of Technology, Delft, The
Netherlands
Koen Hindriks - Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Dmytro Tykhonov - Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

Program Chairs:
Koen Hindriks - Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Catholijn Jonker - Delft University of Technology, Delft, The  
Netherlands
Liz Sonenberg ? The University of Melbourne, Australia

PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Frank Dignum, Utrecht University, The Netherlands;
Shaheen Fatima, Loughborough University, UK; Kobi Gal, Harvard
University, US; Gert-Jan Hofstede, Wageningen University, The
Netherlands; Mark Hoogendoorn, Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands;
Takayuki Ito, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan; Gregory Kersten,
Concordia University, Canada; Steve Love, Brunel University, UK; Tom
McEwan, Napier University, UK; Mark Neerincx, TNO, The Netherlands; Avi
Pfeffer, Harvard University, US; Iyad Rahwan, British University in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Valentin Robu, CWI, The Netherlands;
Pierre-Yves Schobbens, University of Namur, Belgium; Carles Sierra,
IIIA-CSIC, Spain; Alexander Verbraeck, Delft University of Technology,
The Netherlands; Rineke Verbrugge, University of Groningen, The
Netherlands; Hans Weigand, Tilburg University, The Netherlands; Pinar
Yolum, Bogazici University, Turkey

INFORMATION:
For further information please contact: k.v.hindriks at tudelft.nl

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