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First International Working Conference on Human Factors and
Computational
Models in Negotiation (HuCom 2008)

December 8 - 9, 2008

Delft, The Netherlands

http://mmi.tudelft.nl/hucom08

========================================= INVITED SPEAKERS
================================================

We are pleased to announce that Gregory Kersten and Carles Sierra will
present invited talks at HuCom08.

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IMPORTANT DATES:

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October 17, 2008: Paper Submissions Due
November 3, 2008: Notification of paper acceptance/rejection
November 21, 2008: Camera-ready copies of accepted papers
December 8 - 9, 2008: Working Conference on Human Factors and
Computational Models in Negotiation
December 10, 2008: Inaugural Lecture Catholijn Jonkers


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We are pleased to solicit original and unpublished papers for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 (http://mmi.tudelft.nl/hucom08).
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.

A selection of accepted papers will be considered for publication in the
Group Decision and Negotiation Journal.

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


PAPER SUBMISSION
================
Original papers from the above-mentioned or other related areas will be
considered. All papers should represent original and previously
unpublished work that are currently not under review in any conference
or
journal. Both basic and applied research papers are welcome. Each
submitted paper will be fully refereed by at least three referees.


Submit your paper electronically in either PDF or postscript format.
Papers should not be more than 15 pages.

Submission is entirely automated by a paper management tool, which is
available from the main web site:

http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hucom08. Authors must first
register their own account by obtaining a password, and then follow the
instructions.


Authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their paper will be
presented at the conference.


ORGANIZERS
==========
Willem-Paul Brinkman - Delft University of Technology, Delft, The
Netherlands
Koen Hindriks - Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Dmytro Tykhonov - Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands


Program Chairs
==============
Koen Hindriks - Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Catholijn Jonker - Delft University of Technology, Delft, The
Netherlands
Liz Sonenberg - The University of Melbourne, Australia


PROGRAM COMMITTEE
=================
Frank Dignum            Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Shaheen Fatima          University of Liverpool, UK
Kobi Gal                Harvard University, US
Gert-Jan Hofstede       Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Mark Hoogendoorn        Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands
Takayuki Ito            Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
Gregory Kersten         Concordia University, Canada
Steve Love              Brunel University, UK
Tom McEwan              Napier University, UK
Mark Neerincx           TNO, The Netherlands
Avi Pfeffer             Harvard University, US
Iyad Rahwan             British University in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates
Valentin Robu           CWI, The Netherlands
Pierre-Yves Schobbens   University of Namur, Belgium
Carles Sierra           IIIA-CSIC, Spain
Alexander Verbraeck     Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Rineke Verbrugge        University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Hans Weigand            Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Pinar Yolum             Bogazici University, Turkey


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