First GSFC/JPL Workshop on Radical Agent Concepts
26-28 September 2001
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD, USA
http://aaaprod.gsfc.nasa.gov/wrac/home.cfm
CALL FOR PAPERS
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The first GSFC/JPL Workshop on Radical Agent Concepts (WRAC)
will be held 26th-28th September, 2001 at NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA.
Aims and Scope
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Over the past few years, agent-orientation has emerged as a powerful
paradigm in computing (artificial intelligence, distributed systems,
robotics, artificial life). Agent-orientation could be the foundation
for the next generation of computing systems. New agent concepts and
techniques could bring further developments to this promising area of
research. Such work is often strongly inspired by theoretical or
empirical studies of human behavior, social intelligence, psychology,
arts, biology, computer science and philosophy.
The workshop aims to bring together, in an inter-disciplinary event,
original (out-of-the-box) thinkers, practitioners and academics with
an interest in radical (innovative) concepts for agent-based systems.
The workshop will provide a forum to present the latest research
findings in any aspect of agent-orientation. The organizers welcome
participation by those working in agent architectures, agent
communities, agent communications, agent modeling, agent
applications and other agent related areas. We are particularly seeking
novel papers on innovative ideas, pushing the envelope of current
technology or future concepts. Contributions without a prototype or
working system are welcomed and ?out of the box? thinkers are
encouraged to participate.
The workshop will be structured so as to allow the participants
adequate time for discussion and interaction, to exchange ideas and
reflect on the motivations, scientific grounds and practical
consequences of the concepts presented. Poster sessions will allow for
additional detailed and technical discussions.
Radical agent topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Social Aspects of Agents
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Agent communications
Agent / human symbiosis
Ontology negotiation among heterogeneous agents
Agent control and coordination issues
Agent cooperation in distributed environments
Socially intelligent agents
Agent Architectures
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Biological analogs for agent behaviors and architectures
Novel approaches to formal representation of agents
Evolutionary and self-organizing mechanisms
Mobility and adaptive behavior
Agent Communities
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Agent communities and sub-community dynamics
Agent communities as knowledge communities
Novel approaches to formal representation of agent communities
Agent Intelligence
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Agent self-modeling and self-awareness
Agent learning and adaptation
Multi-modal reasoning in intelligent agents
Emotionally intelligent agents
Any other innovative agent related topics not mentioned above.
Venue
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The workshop will be held at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,
located in Greenbelt, Maryland, USA. The Center is situated just
outside the Capital Beltway that surrounds Washington DC and is
easily accessed from BWI (Baltimore-Washington International),
Dulles International and Ronald Reagan National Airports.
Participation
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To enable adequate discussion, attendance will be limited and will be
by invitation only based on the submission of a short abstract.
Non-US citizens are encouraged to participate, but clearance for
admission to Goddard will need to be obtained in advance. Student
submissions are also encouraged. The cost of the workshop will be
approximately $200 dollars. Delegates will be responsible for their
own travel costs and accommodations (a corporate rate will be
available at a nearby hotel). A website for the workshop is under
construction at http://aaaprod.gsfc.nasa.gov/wrac/home.cfm Details
relating to the workshop, including registration forms, will be
available at that site.
The workshop will accommodate presentations concerning not only
current work but also interests and experience related to the workshop
theme. Abstracts of current work should be submitted, in PDF format,
to by 30 April 2001. Abstracts should be at most 2 pages in 12-
point type. Based on abstracts, some participants may also be asked
to participate in panel discussions. Invitations to participate in the
workshop will be issued by 18 May 2001. Proceedings of the
workshop will be made available to attendees and are anticipated to
be published after the workshop.
Submissions must be accompanied by additional information for each
person submitting an abstract or listed as author or co-author, as
follows:
Name, postal address, affiliation, email address, phone (voice)
Country of citizenship
If not a US citizen, please indicate whether you have a Green Card. If
multiple authors, please indicate the primary author or point of
contact.
Key Dates
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April 30, 2001 -- Abstracts due
June 1, 2001 -- Notification to invitees
July 31, 2001 -- Final version of papers due
August 31, 2001 -- Copies of collected papers available to
participants
September 25, 2001(evening) -- Workshop Registration
Organizing Committee
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Walt Truszkowski, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Sanda Mandutianu, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Forest Fisher, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Dan Clancy, NASA Ames Research Center
Susan Torney, NASA JSC
Christopher Rouff, Science Applications International Corporation
(SAIC)
Al Hawkins, a.i. solutions, Inc.
Don Ginn, a.i. solutions, Inc.
Henry Crawford, a.i. solutions, Inc.
Jay Karlin, Viable Systems, Inc.
Victoria Yoon, UMBC
Contacts
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Sponsors
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NASA GSFC, JPL, NASA ARC, NASA JSC SAIC, a.i. solutions,
Inc., Viable Systems Inc., UMBC
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Autonomy and Control
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