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------------------- 2nd Call for Papers ------------------- 19th International Workshop on Multi-Agent-Based Simulation – MABS 2018 Stockholm, Sweden, July 14 or 15, 2018 MABS 2018 is part of the Federated AI Meeting (FAIM) that takes place in Stockholm July 9-19, which includes the 17th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS), the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), the 27th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI) and the 23rd European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI). MABS 2018 website: iotap.mah.se/mabs2018<http://iotap.mah.se/mabs2018> ------------— Aim and Scope ------------— The meeting of researchers from Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) engineering and the social/economic/organisational sciences is extensively recognised for its role in cross-fertilisation, and it has undoubtedly been an important source of inspiration for the body of knowledge that has been produced in the MAS area. The MABS workshop series continues with its goal to bring together researchers interested in MAS engineering, with researchers focused on finding efficient solutions to model complex social systems, in such areas as economics, management, organisational and social sciences in general. In all these areas, agent theories, metaphors, models, analysis, experimental designs, empirical studies, and methodological principles, all converge into simulation as a way of achieving explanations and predictions, exploration and testing of hypotheses, better designs and systems. The range of technical issues that MABS has and continues to deal with is diverse and extensive, and includes: Simulation methodology, e.g.: - Standards for MABS - Methodologies and simulation languages for MABS - Simulation platforms and tools for MABS - Visualisation and analytic tools - Scalability and robustness in MABS Simulation of social and intelligent behaviour, e.g.: - Formal and agent models of social behaviour - Cognitive modelling and simulation - Game theory and simulation - Social structure: social networks and simulating organisations - Simulating social complexity, e.g. structures and norms, social order, emergence of cooperation and coordinated action, self-organisation, self-regulation, and the micro-macro link Applications, e.g.: - MABS in environmental modelling - Agent-based experimental economics - Participative-based simulation - MABS and games - MABS in governance and policy-making Moreover, in this edition, we will encourage submissions that address the simulation of learning and other intelligent behaviour, as well as how data mining can be used to build MABS models from social big data. --------------- Target audience --------------- The workshop will provide a forum for social scientists, MAS and AI researchers and developers, and simulation researchers, (1) to assess the current state of the art in the modelling and simulation of social systems and MAS, (2) to identify where existing approaches can be successfully applied, (3) to learn about new approaches and explore future research challenges, and (4) to exchange ideas and knowledge in an inter-disciplinary environment. The workshop will be of interest to researchers engaged in modelling and in analysing multi-agent systems, and those interested in applying agent-based simulation techniques to real-world problems. In addition, it will attract researchers committed to cross-cutting research that is complementary to more orthodox modelling approaches. --------------- Important dates --------------- Submission deadline: April 25, 2018 Notification of acceptance/rejection: May 15, 2018 Camera-ready submission deadline: June 10, 2018 Workshop date: July 14 or 15, 2018. -----------------—------ Instructions for Authors -----------------—------ Papers are limited to 12 pages formatted according to the Springer LNCS and must be electronically submitted before the submission deadline through the workshop conference system, which is available at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mabs2018 All contributions will be peer-reviewed by two or three independent PC members. The evaluation criteria of contributions will be based on originality, quality, clarity, and its relevance to the workshop's aims. ----------- Publication ----------- All accepted papers will be included in the AAMAS 2018 workshop proceedings, provided that at least one author attends the workshop. In addition, we intend to publish the accepted papers, after a further reviewing process, in the Multi-Agent-Based Simulation book series, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Springer. --------------- Workshop Chairs --------------- Paul Davidsson (Malmö University, Sweden) Harko Verhagen (Stockholm University, Sweden) ------------------------------ MABS Series Steering Committee ------------------------------ Frédéric Amblard (University of Toulouse, France) Luis Antunes (University of Lisbon, Portugal) Paul Davidsson (Malmö University, Sweden) Nigel Gilbert (University of Surrey, UK) Tim Gulden (George Mason University, USA) Emma Norling (University of Sheffield, UK) Mario Paolucci (National Research Council, Italy) Jaime S. Sichman (University of São Paulo, Brazil) Takao Terano (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)