[agents] Final Call for Papers - MABS 2019 - Deadline February 17, 2019

[Jaime Simão Sichman - USP]

[Apologies for cross-postings]

Final Call for Papers

MABS 2019
http://pcs.usp.br/mabs2019 <http://pcs.usp.br/mabs2019>

20th International Workshop on Multi-Agent-Based Simulation

MABS 2019  <https://pcs.usp.br/mabs2019>is part of AAMAS 2019 <http://aamas2019.encs.concordia.ca/> taking place in Montreal May 13-17 2019.

The meeting of researchers from Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) engineering and the social/economic/organisational sciences is extensively recognised for its role in cross-fertilisation, and it has undoubtedly been an important source of inspiration for the body of knowledge that has been produced in the MAS area. The MABS workshop series continues with its goal to bring together researchers interested in MAS engineering, with researchers focused on finding efficient solutions to model complex social systems, in such areas as economics, management, organisational and social sciences in general. In all these areas, agent theories, metaphors, models, analysis, experimental designs, empirical studies, and methodological principles, all converge into simulation as a way of achieving explanations and predictions, exploration and testing of hypotheses, better designs and systems.

RELEVANT TOPICS

The range of technical issues that MABS has dealt with, and continues to deal with, is quite diverse and extensive. Topics relevant to this workshop include, but are not limited to, the following:

Simulation methodologies
standards for MABS
methodologies and simulation languages for MABS
simulation platforms and tools for MABS
visualisation and analytic tools
approaches for large-scale simulations
scalability and robustness in MABS
future challenges in MABS
Simulation of social, economic and organizational behaviour
formal and agent models of social, economic and organizational behaviour
cognitive organizations and social simulation
game theory and simulation
social structure, social networks and simulating organizations
simulating social complexity (e.g. structures and norms, social order, emergence of cooperation and coordinated action, self-organisation, the micro-macro link)
Applications / Empirical work
MABS in environmental organizations
MABS and cloud computing
agent-based experimental economics
participative-based simulation
MABS and games
MABS in governance and policy-making
Moreover, in this edition, like the last one in 2018, we will encourage submissions that address the integration of MABS with machine learning and big data. In particular, we want to address how data mining can be used to build MABS models from social big data. These topics are important for the MAS/AI/ML communities and for economic/social/organizational scientists using simulations.

TARGET AUDIENCE

The workshop will provide a forum for social scientists, MAS and AI researchers and developers, and simulation researchers, (1) to assess the current state of the art in the modelling and simulation of social systems and MAS, (2) to identify where existing approaches can be successfully applied, (3) to learn about new approaches and explore future research challenges, and (4) to exchange ideas and knowledge in an inter-disciplinary environment.

The workshop will be of interest to researchers engaged in modelling and in analysing multi-agent systems, and those interested in applying agent-based simulation techniques to real-world problems. In addition, it will attract researchers committed to cross-cutting research that is complementary to more orthodox modelling approaches.

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission deadline:             EXTENDED DEADLINE               February 17, 2019
Notification of acceptance/rejection: March 10, 2019
Camera-ready submission deadline: April 10, 2019
Workshop dates:                                    May 13 or 14, 2019

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

Papers are limited to 12 pages formatted according to the Springer LNCS and must be electronically submitted before the submission deadline through the workshop conference system, which is available at

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mabs2019 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mabs2019>
All contributions will be peer-reviewed by at least two independent PC members. The evaluation criteria of contributions will be based on originality, quality, clarity, and its relevance to the workshop’s aims.


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Prof. Dr. Jaime Simão SICHMAN		University of São Paulo
Associate Professor				Computer Engineering Department
								Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, tv. 3, 158
jaime.sichman at poli.usp.br			05508-970 São Paulo SP Brazil			
URL: www.pcs.usp.br/~jaime			voice: +551130910625	fax: +551130915294           	
                              




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