CALL FOR PAPERS
(apologies for multiple postings)



The Sixth International Workshop on Agent-Based Approaches in Economic and
Social Complex Systems
(AESCS 2009)

November 13-14, 2009,
National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan

http://www.aiecon.org/conference/aescs2009/index.htm



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Keynote Speakers
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- Paul Glimcher, New York University, USA

- Jeffrey Johnson, The Open University, UK

- Sobei Oda, Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan




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Aims
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AESCS 2009 brings together researchers and practitioners from diverse
fields, such as computer science, economics, physics, and complex system
theory for understanding social complex systems. AESCS 2009 mainly focuses
on applications of agent-based technologies to social complex systems.
Conference participants will present the latest results of various
researches, and discuss emergent phenomena and modeling issues of social
complex systems, which will provide further understanding on social
complex problems with agent-based technologies.





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Topics
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The topics include, but not limited to:

(1)Formal Theories on Agent-based Approaches
Agent-based computational foundations; Theories on rationality, intention,
and emotion; Social behaviors, social action, and social interaction;
Mathematical organization theory; Mathematical sociology


(2)Computational Economics and Organization Theory
Agent-based computational economics; Econophysics; Market-oriented
computing; Artificial markets; Agents in financial engineering;
Computational organization theory;


(3)Modeling, Simulation and Validation Techniques
Toolkits and methods for agent-based simulation; Large scale social
simulation; Validation and verification of simulation results and
simulation systems;


(4)Gaming Simulation
Gaming simulation; Participatory simulation; Hybridization of agent-based
simulation and gaming simulation


(5)Collective Intelligence
Collective decision and behaviors; Emergent intelligence; Social
intelligence


(6)Applications of Agent-based Modeling
Organization and industrial design; Electronic commerce; Community design;
Environment problems; Emergency management: prevention of disasters,
epidemic diseases, and finance collapses; Medical and insurance systems;
Public policies; Spatial modeling, pedestrian modeling; Marketing decision
support


(7)Related Areas
Evolutionary economics; Complex adaptive systems, chaotic and fractal
dynamics; Evolutionary computation; Evolutionary games; Population
dynamics; Anthropology


(8)Conceptual Models and Methodologies
Conceptual modeling of agent-based approach; Philosophical issues of agent-
based modeling




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Important Dates
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July 1, 2009: Paper submission deadline.
All submissions must be made online via the Conference Maker program
available at:
https://editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conference/conference.cgi?
action=login&db_name=AESCS2009


Aug. 15, 2009: Paper acceptance notification

Sep. 15, 2009: Early registration deadline

Sep. 22, 2009: Camera-ready copies of accepted papers due

Nov. 13 - 14, 2009: Conference dates




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Paper format
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The paper length should not exceed 12 pages in length with one column and
single space. The manuscript includes all figures, tables, graphs, and
bibliography. Post-proceedings of the workshop will be published from
Springer as a series of ABSSS hardcover books.





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Conference Committee
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Workshop Chair
Shu-Heng Chen, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Organization Chair
Takao Terano, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Program Chair
Ryuichi Yamamoto, National Chengchi University, Taiwan





Program Committee:

Eizo Akiyama  University of Tsukuba, Japan
Yuji Aruka  Chuo University, Japan
Sung-Bae Cho  Yonsei University, Korea
Mauro Gallegati  Universita' Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
Nobuyuki Hanaki  GREQAM, Universite de la Mediterranee, and
University of Tsukuba, France/Japan
Fumihiko Hashimoto Osaka City University, Japan
Xuezhong (Tony) He University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Reiko Hishiyama  Waseda University, Japan
Masayuki Ishinishi Ministry of Defense, Japan
Kiyoshi Izumi  National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
Toshiya Kaihara  Kobe University, Japan
Taisei Kaizoji  International Christian University, Japan
Toshiyuki Kaneda Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
Toshiji Kawagoe  Future University-Hakodate, Japan
Hajime Kita  Kyoto University, Japan
Thomas Lux  University of Kiel, Germany
Jun-ichi Maskawa Seijo University, Japan
Takayuki Mizuno  Hitotsubashi University, Japan
Hideyuki Mizuta  IBM JAPAN, Japan
Yutaka Nakai  Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
Yosihiro Nakajima Osaka City University, Japan
Akira Namatame  National Defence Academy, Japan
Isamu Okada  Soka University, Japan
Isao Ono  Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Tamotsu Onozaki  Aomori Public Colleage, Japan
Philippa Pattison University of Melbourne, Australia
Stefan Reitz  German Federal Bank, Germany
Akihiro Sato  Kyoto University
Hiroshi Sato  National Defense Academy, Japan
Yoshinori Shiozawa Osaka City University, Japan
Keiji Suzuki  Future University-Hakodate, Japan
Shingo Takahashi Waseda University, Japan
Noriyuki Tanida  Kansai University, Japan
Kazuhisa Taniguchi Kinki University, Japan
Frank Westerhoff University of Bamberg, Germany