[agents] [WESAAC-2014] 1st CFP

[Viviane Torres da Silva]

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               First Call for Papers  ---  WESAAC-2014
    8th Workshop-School on Agents, Environments, and Applications

                      Porto Alegre, RS -- Brazil
                         28-30th of May 2014
               <http://www.pucrs.br/eventos/wesaac2014>
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Important Dates
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Abstract submission:       1st of April, 2014
Paper submission:          7th of April, 2014
Notification to authors:  28th of April, 2014
Camera ready version:     11th of May,   2014


Motivation
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Many current computational systems no longer depend on human intervention
to operate in complex dynamic environments. Some of the key features that
allow such systems to operate autonomously include the ability to make
rational decisions and to react to changes in a timely way. In that
respect, agent systems and multi-agent environments provide a computing
paradigm that supports the development of intelligent systems that are able
to cope with the complexities associated with such dynamic scenarios.


Aims
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The area of agent-based systems is widely known and has numerous papers
published internationally every year. However, nationally there are few
events in this area and no other national event also provides tutorials and
short courses specifically on the main topics of research within autonomous
agents and multi-agent systems. WESAAC is therefore of great importance as
a national event in this area, aiming to both prepare future generations of
Brazilian researchers and to disseminate the current projects of Brazilian
researchers. WESAAC aims to be a forum for the discussion of work at all
levels, including undergraduate, MSc, and PhD projects currently being
conducted. Fundamentally, WESAAC is the best opportunity for Brazilian
undergraduate and specially postgraduate students to attend courses by some
of the most prominent researchers working in this area throughout the world.


Topics of Interest
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Papers submitted to the event should address topics related to autonomous
agents or multi-agent systems, such as (but not restricted to):

* agent architectures and theories (BDI, belief revision, automated
reasoning)
* cooperation/coordination (negotiation, argumentation, reputation)
* agent-based software development (programming languages, platforms,
tools, methodologies)
* agent organisations, societal issues, normative systems, etc.
* agent communication
* social simulations and agent-based simulation
* (formal) specification and verification of multi-agent systems
* machine learning and automated planning in agent systems
* applications of agents and multi-agent systems


Committees
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General Chair: Rafael H. Bordini (PUCRS)

Programme Committee Chair: Viviane Torres da Silva (UFF)

Local Chair: Felipe Meneguzzi (PUCRS)

WESAAC Steering Committee:
Rejane Frozza (UNISC)
João Luis Tavares da Silva (UCS)
Diana Francisca Adamatti (FURG)
Gustavo Alberto Gimênez Lugo (UTFPR)
Jomi Fred Hübner (UFSC)


Paper Submission
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Researchers and students are invited to submit papers in Portuguese or
English, as a PDF file formatted according to the SBC style (compulsory)
available at <
http://www.sbc.org.br/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&Itemid=195&task=view.download&catid=32&cid=38
>.

The proceedings are published electronically (with an ISBN). Three separate
tracks have been created for paper submission: (i) full papers, (ii) short
papers (i.e., extended abstracts), and (iii) short papers written by
*undergraduate* students.

Full papers, reporting work with solid results, must have no more than 12
pages and will be presented orally in a plenary session. Short papers,
reporting ongoing work or position papers, must have between 4 and 6 pages
and will be presented in poster sessions.

Papers must be submitted through EasyChair <
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wesaac2014>. For queries
related to paper submission, please send an email to <
wesaac2014.pcchair at gmail.com>. For general queries, please email <
wesaac.2014 at gmail.com>.