[agents] 2nd CFP HUCOM2010 @ GDN: Human Factors and Computational Models in Negotiation

[Koen Hindriks]

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

 

Second International Working Conference on Human Factors and Computational
Models in Negotiation (HuCom 2010 @ GDN)

 

June 21 - 24, 2010, Delft, The Netherlands

 

http://mmi.tudelft.nl/HuCom10/

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

April 1, 2010: Paper Submissions Due

April 16, 2010: Notification of paper acceptance/rejection

May 1, 2010: Camera-ready copies of accepted papers

June 21 - 24, 2010: Working Conference on Human Factors and Computational
Models in Negotiation

 

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We are pleased to solicit original and unpublished papers for publication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. 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 6000 words. Submission is
entirely automated by a paper management tool, which is available from the
main web site: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hucom10. 

 

Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings of the Group Decision
and Negotiation conference.

 

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

 

Program Chairs:

Koen Hindriks - Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

Catholijn Jonker - Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

Pascal Wiggers - Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

 

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:


Brooke Abrahams

Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia


Reyhan Aydogan

Bogazici University, Turkey


Willem-Paul Brinkman

Delft University of Technology


Frank Dignum

Utrecht University, The Netherlands


Shaheen Fatima

Loughborough University, UK


Yakov Gal

Harvard University, US


Joseph Giampapa

Carnegie Mellon University, US


Gert Jan Hofstede

Wageningen University, The Netherlands


Mark Hoogendoorn

Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands


Takayuki Ito

Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan


Raz Lin

Bar-Ilan University, Israel


Steve Love

Brunel University, UK


Tom McEwan

Napier University, UK


Mark Neerincx

TNO, The Netherlands


Iyad Rahwan

British University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates


Valentin Robu

University of Southamption, UK


Carles Sierra

IIIA-CSIC, Spain


Liz Sonenberg

University of Melbourne, Australia


Dmytro Tykhonov

Delft University of Technology


Tim Verwaart

Delft University of Technology


Hans Weigand

Tilburg University, The Netherlands


John Zeleznikow

Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia

 

INFORMATION:

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