[agents] 2nd CfP: Multi-Objective Decision Making Workshop (MODeM 2023) at ECAI 2023

[Patrick Mannion]

2nd CfP: Multi-Objective Decision Making Workshop (MODeM 2023) at ECAI 2023

Dear colleagues,

We have now confirmed the details of the journal topical collection for the
Multi-Objective Decision Making Workshop @ ECAI 2023 – please see updated
CfP below.

I hope to see you at ECAI 2023.

Best,
Patrick

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TLDR

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   Following on from a successful initial workshop
   <https://modem2021.cs.nuigalway.ie/> that was held virtually in 2021,
   the second MODeM workshop will be held in person on 30 September or 01
   October 2023 (TBC), colocated with ECAI 2023 <https://ecai2023.eu/>, in
   Kraków, Poland.
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   Covering all aspects of multi-objective/multi-criteria/multi-attribute
   decision making in relation to intelligent systems and autonomous agents
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   Workshop paper submissions due on 30 June 2023
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   After the workshop, there will be a topical collection on
   Multi-Objective Decision Making 2023 in the journal Neural Computing &
   Applications (NC&A, impact factor 5.102)
   https://www.springer.com/journal/521/updates/25398570
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   Further details are available on the workshop website:
   https://modem2023.vub.ac.be

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Website: https://modem2023.vub.ac.be

Location: Kraków, Poland, co-located with ECAI 2023 (https://ecai2023.eu/)

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Explicitly modelling multiple objectives can be essential for decision
support, explainability, and human-AI alignment. As such, there has been a
growing awareness of the need for automated and assistive decision making
systems to move beyond single-objective formulations when dealing with
complex real-world issues, which invariably involve multiple competing
objectives. In this workshop, we aim to provide a platform for original
research in multi-objective decision making using AI.

The workshop targets high-quality original papers covering all aspects of
multi-objective decision making, including, but not limited to, the list of
topics below.

Topics

The following is a non-exhaustive list of topics that we would like to
cover in the workshop:

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   Multi-objective/multi-criteria/multi-attribute decision making
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   Multi-objective reinforcement learning
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   Multi-objective planning and scheduling
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   Multi-objective multi-agent decision making
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   Multi-objective game theory
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   Multi-objective/multi-criteria/multi-attribute utility theory
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   Preference elicitation for MODeM
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   Social choice and MODeM
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   Multi-objective decision support systems
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   Multi-objective metaheuristic optimisation (e.g. evolutionary
   algorithms) for autonomous agents and multi-agent systems
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   Multi-objectivisation
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   Human-AI alignment through multi-objective modelling
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   Ethical AI through multi-objective modelling
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   Explainable AI through multi-objective modelling
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   Interactive systems for MODeM
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   Applications of MODeM
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   New benchmark problems for MODeM


Important Dates

Submissions due by midnight (Anywhere on Earth, UTC-12): 30 June 2023

Notification of acceptance: 15 August 2023

Camera-ready copies: 22 August 2023

Workshop: 30 September or 1 October 2023 (TBA)

Submissions due to NC&A journal TC on MODeM 2023: 31 January 2024

Submission details

Papers should be formatted according to the ECAI 2023 guidelines
<https://ecai2023.eu/ECAI2023>, and should be a maximum of 7 pages in
length (with additional pages containing references only). Shorter papers
(up to 5 pages) reporting preliminary results and work-in-progress are also
welcome. Submissions should report original work that has not previously
been published elsewhere.  Finally, we also welcome recently published
journal papers in the form of a 2 page abstract.

All submissions will be peer-reviewed (single-blind). Accepted work will be
allocated time for poster and/or oral presentation during the workshop.
Extended versions of original papers presented at the workshop will also be
eligible for inclusion in a post-proceedings journal special issue (journal
to be confirmed).

Papers can be submitted through Microsoft CMT:
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/MODeM2023

Topical Collection on Multi-Objective Decision Making

https://www.springer.com/journal/521/updates/25398570

After the workshop, all original contributions presented at MODeM 2023 will
be invited to submit substantially improved and extended versions of their
work, for consideration to be published in a post-proceedings topical
collection (TC) of the Springer journal Neural Computing & Applications
<https://www.springer.com/journal/521> (NC&A, impact factor 5.102).

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Submission of preliminary work to the MODeM 2023 workshop does not confer
an automatic entitlement to publish in the
<https://www.springer.com/journal/521>NC&A MODeM 2023 TC; all TC
submissions must pass through the same rigorous NC&A review process and
meet the standard NC&A publication criteria.

The NC&A MODeM 2023 TC has an open call for papers; it is not necessary to
submit preliminary work to the MODeM 2023 workshop in order to have your
manuscript considered for publication in this TC. The special issue is
already open for submissions, and will remain open until 31 January 2024.
Papers submitted to the TC will be sent out for peer review as soon as they
are received, and first decisions can be expected within 3 months approx.
from the date of submission.

Organising Committee

Roxana Rădulescu (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BE)

Patrick Mannion (University of Galway, IE)

Peter Vamplew (Federation University Australia, AU)

Diederik M. Roijers (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BE; City of Amsterdam, NL)

Conor F. Hayes (Lawrence Livermore National Lab, US)

Senior Advisory Committee

Ali E. Abbas (University of Southern California, USA)

Carlos A. Coello Coello (CINVESTAV-IPN, MX)

Richard Dazeley (Deakin University, AU)

Enda Howley (University of Galway, IE)

Ann Nowé (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, BE)

Patrice Perny (UPMC, FR)

Marcello Restelli (Politecnico di Milano, IT)

Nic Wilson (University College Cork, IE)

Program Committee

If you are interested in serving on the programme committee please get in
touch with the organisers at modem.workshop.2023 at gmail.com
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