Apologies for cross-postings. Please send to interested colleagues and students -- CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline for submissions: 25 February 2008 -- IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS AND AGENTS 2008 Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 to 24 July 2008 (http://www.isa-conf.org/) part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS 2008) Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 to 27 July 2008 (http://www.mccsis.org) * Keynote Speakers (confirmed): James Hendler, Tetherless World Constellation Chair, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA Lucia Rapanotti, Department of Computing, The Open University, UK * Conference background and goals The IADIS Intelligent Systems and Agents conference addresses in detail two main aspects: intelligent systems and agents. The conference has the intention to provide a contribution to academics and practitioners. So, both fundamental and applied research are considered relevant. * Format of the Conference The conference will comprise of invited talks and oral presentations. The proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of a book and CD-ROM with ISBN, and will be available also in the IADIS Digital Library (http://www.iadis.net/dl). The best paper authors will be invited to publish extended versions of their papers in the IADIS Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems (ISSN: 1646-3692). * Types of submissions Full and Short Papers, Reflection Papers, Posters/Demonstrations, Tutorials, Panels and Doctoral Consortium. All submissions are subject to a blind refereeing process. * Topics related to Intelligent Systems and Agents are of interest. These include, but are not limited to the following areas: Area 1 – Intelligent Systems - Algorithms - Artificial Intelligence - Automation Systems and Control - BioInformatics - Computational Intelligence - Expert Systems - Fuzzy Technologies and Systems - Game and Decision Theories - Intelligent Control Systems - Intelligent Internet Systems - Intelligent Software Systems - Intelligent Systems - Machine Learning - Neural Networks - Neurocomputers - Optimization - Parallel Computation - Pattern Recognition - Robotics and Autonomous Robots - Signal Processing - Systems Modelling - Web Mining Area 2 – Agents - Adaptive Agent Systems - Agent Applications - Agent Communication - Agent Development - Agent middleware - Agent Models and Architectures - Agent Ontologies - Agent Oriented Systems and Engineering - Agent Programming, Languages and Environments - Agent Systems - Agent Technologies - Agent Theories - Agent Trends - Agents Analysis and Design - Agents and Learning - Agents and Ubiquitous Computing - Agents in Networks - Agents Protocols and Standards - Artificial Systems - Computational Complexity - eCommerce and Agents - Embodied Agents - Mobile Agents - Multi-Agent Systems - Negotiation Strategies - Performance Issues - Security, Privacy and Trust - Semantic Grids - Simulation - Web Agents * Important Dates: - Submission Deadline: 25 February 2008 - Notification to Authors: Until 31 March 2008 - Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration: Until 21 April 2008 - Late Registration: After 21 April 2008 - Conference: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 to 24 July 2008 * Conference Location The conference will be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. * Secretariat IADIS Secretariat - IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS AND AGENTS 2008 Rua Sao Sebastiao da Pedreira, 100, 3 1050-209 Lisbon, Portugal E-mail: [log in to unmask] Web site: http://www.isa-conf.org/ * Program Committee Intelligent Systems and Agents 2008 Conference Program Chair Antonio Palma dos Reis, ISEG - Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal General MCCSIS Conference Co-Chairs: Piet Kommers, University of Twente, The Netherlands Pedro Isaías, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal Nian-Shing Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan Committee Members: * * for committee list please refer to http://www.isa-conf.org/committees.asp