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Subject: EMCSR 2004
Date: Tuesday 16 March 2004 12:21
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* *
* *
* SEVENTEENTH EUROPEAN MEETING *
* ON *
* CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH *
* (EMCSR 2004) *
April 13 - 16, 2004
UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA
organized by the Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies
in cooperation with the
Dept. of Medical Cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence,
Medical University of Vienna
and the
International Federation for Systems Research
Chairman: Robert Trappl
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URL: http://www.oefai.at/emcsr/
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Plenary lectures:
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Prof.Dr. Anton Nijholt, University of Twente, The Netherlands:
COMPUTATIONAL HUMOR: HUMOROUS INTERACTION WITH THE COMPUTER
(Tuesday, April 13, 10.00 a.m., Great Festival Hall of the
University of Vienna)
Prof.Dr. Luigi Ricciardi, Universit�di Napoli Federico II, Italy:
FROM MACROSCOPIC TO ULTRAMICROSCOPIC: SOME CURRENT PROBLEMS IN
BIOCYBERNETICS
(Wednesday, April 14, 9.30 a.m., Lecture Hall 47)
Prof.Dr. Robert Trappl, Medical University of Vienna and
Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Austria:
PROGRAMMING FOR PEACE: COMPUTER-AIDED METHODS FOR INTERNATIONAL
CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND PREVENTION
(Friday, April 16, 9.30 a.m., Lecture Hall 47)
(The entrance to all plenary lectures is free of charge.)
137 Papers will be presented and discussed in the following symposia:
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A Systems Science
G.J. Klir, USA, and P. Prautsch, Czech Republic
B Mathematical Methods in Cybernetics and Systems Theory
Y. Rav, France, and J. Scharinger, Austria
C Cybernetics, Interaction, and Conversation
R. Glanville, UK
D Biocybernetics and Mathematical Biology
L.M. Ricciardi, Italy
E Systems Science in Medicine
F. Tretter, Germany, G. Ossimitz, Austria, and G. Porenta, Austria
F Cultural Systems
M. Fischer, UK, and D. Read, USA
G Cognitive Rationality, Relativity, and Clarity
P. Ballonoff, USA, and I. Ezhkova, Belgium
H Management, Organizational Change, and Innovation
M. Mulej, Slovenia
I Paradigm Changes Due to Component-Based System Development
G. Chroust, Austria, and C. Hoyer, Austria
J Soft Computing and Knowledge-Based Systems
C. Carlsson, Finland, and K.-P. Adlassnig, Austria
K Artificial Neural Networks and Adaptive Systems
G.Dorffner, Austria
L AT2AI-4: From Agent Theory to Agent Implementation
[AT2AI-4 Website]
J.P. Mller, Germany, and P.Petta, Austria
M ACE 2004: Affective Computational Entities [ACE 2004 Website]
C. Pinto-Ferreira, Portugal, R. Ventura, Portugal,
and P. Petta, Austria
N Theory and Applications of Artificial Intelligence
V. Marik, Czech Republic, and E. Buchberger, Austria
O Computer Control and Robot Systems
A. Weinmann, Austria
P Communication and Computers
A M. Tjoa, Austria
Q History of Cybernetics, Information Technology, and Systems Research
F. Pichler, Austria, and E.-G. Woschni, Germany
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* STUDENTINNEN UND STUDENTEN HABEN GEGEN VORLAGE EINES *
* GUELTIGEN STUDENTENAUSWEISES FREIEN EINTRITT ZU ALLEN *
* VORTRAEGEN *
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PROCEEDINGS:
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Trappl R.(ed.): CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS 2004, 2 vols.
Vienna: Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies.
ISBN: 3 85206 169 5.
EUR 75,--, to be ordered at the secretariat.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
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EMCSR 2004 Secretariat
c/o Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies
Feyung 6/6
A-1010 Vienna
Austria
Phone: +43-1-5336112-0
Fax: +43-1-4277-9631
E-mail: sec(a)oefai.at
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Abteilung für Wirtschaftsinformatik
WU-Wien, Augasse 2-6, 1090 Wien
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Subject: Deadline for Virtual Goods extended to March 16
Date: Wednesday 10 March 2004 21:49
From: Juergen Nuetzel <Juergen.Nuetzel(a)TU-ILMENAU.DE>
To: VIRTUALGOODS(a)LISTSERV.DFN.DE
We extended the deadline for Virtual Goods 2004 to March 16.
We already have a lot of very interesting papers. But some other asked
for more time.
In a very short the program commitee
http://virtualgoods.tu-ilmenau.de/2004/progcom.html
will receive the papers.
Best regards
Jºrgen
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C A L L F O R P A P E R S
The 2nd International Workshop for
Technology, Economy, Social and Legal Aspects of
Virtual Goods
Organized by the GI Working Group ECOM
and in parallel with
IFIP Working Group 6.11
Communication Systems in Electronic Commerce
May 27-29, 2004, Ilmenau, Germany
http://VirtualGoods.tu-ilmenau.de
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Full version: http://virtualgoods.tu-ilmenau.de/2004/cfp.html
Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to, the following
aspects:
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* Digital rights management
* Peer-to-Peer systems
* Payment systems
* New business models
* Solution architectures
* Legal aspects
* Inter-cultural aspects
* Security and privacy
* Content protection
* Watermarking
* Cryptographic mechanisms
Important Dates:
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Extented to March 16, 2004 Full papers submitted
April 5, 2004 Notification of acceptance
May 1, 2004 Web-ready papers due
Technical Committee:
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General chair: Ruediger Grimm: mailto:ruediger.grimm@tu-ilmenau.de
Program Chair: Juergen Nuetzel: mailto:juergen.nuetzel@tu-ilmenau.de
Local chair: Thomas Boehme:
mailto:thomas.boehme@mathematik.tu-ilmenau.de
Please freely distribute this call for papers.
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Abteilung für Wirtschaftsinformatik
WU-Wien, Augasse 2-6, 1090 Wien
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Subject: Deadline Extension: IASTED Newsletter on Education - March 2004
Date: Tuesday 09 March 2004 02:28
From: "IASTED - Upcoming Conferences" <Info(a)iasted.org>
To: <gustaf.neumann(a)wu-wien.ac.at>
IASTED International Newsletter on Education
March 8, 2004
DEADLINE EXTENSION - UPCOMING CONFERENCE
The 7th IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology
in Education - CATE 2004 August 16-18, 2004, Kauai, Hawaii, USA
In response to a significant number of requests from authors, the organizing
committee for CATE 2004 has agreed to extend the paper submission deadline.
Important Deadlines (Extended):
Submissions Due: Mar. 22, 2004
Notification of Acceptance: Apr. 15, 2004
Registration Deadline: June 1, 2004
To submit a paper or for more information visit our website at
http://www.iasted.org/conferences/2004/hawaii/cate.htm
Keynote Speaker
Dr. David Lassner - University of Hawaii, USA
For more information visit
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Plenary Speaker
Prof. Alessandro D'Atri - Luiss "Guido Carli" University, Italy
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Subject: Special Symposium: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN BIOMEDICINE and HEALTH CARE within the context of the 4th WSEAS International Conference on Information Science and Applications (ISA' 04) 21-23 April 2004, Miami, Florida, USA
Date: Monday 08 March 2004 19:17
From: "WSEAS Newsletter on BIOLOGY, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, BIOINFORMATICS and BIOMEDICINE" <nata(a)wseas.org>
To: <gustaf.neumann(a)wu-wien.ac.at>
WSEAS NewsLetter: March 8, 2003
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: BIOHEMED 2004.
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN BIOMEDICINE and HEALTH CARE
within the context of the 4th WSEAS International Conference on
Information Science and Applications (ISA' 04)
21-23 April 2004, Miami, Florida, USA
URL: http://www.wseas.org and follow appropriate link or contact me by
email (the Subject of your email must be: "WSEAS BIO")
SCOPE: Advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have
provided the tools and the
environment to study, analyze, and better understand complex medical
problems. This technological development has enabled researchers to provide
increasingly advanced services,
including Computer Assisted Radiology, Telemedicine, Robotized Teleoperating
Systems, etc.
In recent years, research in Computer Applications applied to Health Care has
dramatically intensified.
The Special Mini-Symposium "Computer Applications in Biomedicine, Health Care
and Medicine" in ISA' 04 aims to
provide a platform for researchers to present and discuss recent
breakthroughs in these areas.
Major topics of interest include the following in the context of Biomedicine,
Health Care and Medicine.
TOPICS:
Programming Methodologies in Applications for Health Care, Biomedicine and
Medicine Computer Applications for Medical Imaging and Biomedical Image
Analysis Computer Applications for Medical and Biomedical Signal Processing
Computer Applications for Telemedicine and Telecare Applications
Health Care Information Systems and Groupware
Web-based Applications for Teleteaching of Health Care
Innovations in Health, Biomedical and Dental Informatics Education
Lasers Applications in Medicine and Dentistry
Decision Support Systems including Knowledge Based Systems
Knowledge Recovery in Databases, including Data Mining and Methods
Expert Systems in Biomedicine, Health Care or Medicine
Artificial Intelligence in Biomedicine, Health Care or Medicine
Evidence-Based Health Care including Computer Assisted Diagnosis and
Prognosis Instumentation and Measurement Applied in Biomedical Engineering
Medical (Biomedical) Devices and Technology
Any Other Computer Application in Biomedicine, Health Care and Medicine
BIOHEMED MINISYMPOSIUM ORGANIZER & CHAIR
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dr. Athina A. Lazakidou
University of Piraeus
Health Informatics Laboratory
Karaoli & Dimitriou Str. 80
GR-18534, Piraeus
GREECE
E-mail: athina(a)unipi.gr
PAPERS (GENERAL GUIDELINES)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Authors are invited to submit original papers in all areas of experimental
computing and
application development relevant to the themes of the mini-symposium
Submissions fall into the following categories:
Original and unpublished research work
Reports of innovative computing applications in areas of Biomedicine, Health
Care and Medicine
Reports of successful technology transfer to new problem domains
Reports of industrial experience and demos of new innovative systems
All the accepted papers will be presented in a SPECIAL ISSUE of WSEAS
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Subject: Inviting you to participate in PISTA 2004
Date: Friday 05 March 2004 21:54
From: Jose Vicente Carrasquero <sec.pista04(a)confinf.org>
To: Gustaf.Neumann(a)wu-wien.ac.at
Dear Dr. Gustaf Neumann:
The Organizing Committee of the 2nd International Conference on Politics
and Information Systems: Technologies and Applications (PISTA '04), is
pleased to invite you to participate in this international event that will
be held in July 21-25, 2004, in Orlando, Florida, USA.
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are transforming our
societies, therefore papers about research results, solutions and problems
of the applications of ICT in Politics and Society are highly encouraged.
We are making emphasis on the area of Informatics and Society which is
related to your specific area.
You are also invited to organize a panel or an invited session. Panel
sessions with panelists coming from both: ICT researcher/practitioners and
political consultants or politicians are highly encouraged.
You can find more information about Pista '04, in our web site:
http://www.confinf.org/Pista04
The best 10% of the papers will be published in the Journal of Systemics,
Cybernetics and Informatics (http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/SCI/Home.asp),
the hard copy version of which will be ready in about one month, and it
will be sent to the largest university libraries.
Could you please deliver the Call for Papers I am including herein, to your
colleagues?
If you consider that the deadlines are tight and you need more time,
please, let me know about a suitable timing for you and I will inform you
if it is feasible for us.
This deadline is exclusively for the people who are being invited through
these letters hence, this deadline won't be published in our web site.
Best Regards,
Professor Jose Vicente Carrasquero
General Chair PISTA 2004
Call for Papers
2nd International Conference on Politics and Information Systems:
Technologies and Applications (PISTA ´04)
July 21 - 25, 2004 - Orlando, Florida, USA
http://www.confinf.org/pista04
PISTA '04 Organizing Committee invites authors to submit their original and
unpublished works, innovations, ideas based on analogical thinking,
problems that require solutions, position papers, case studies, etc., in
the fields of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
ICT researchers are invited to present their research results.
Practitioners and consultants are invited to present case study papers and
innovative solutions. Corporations are invited to present political
information systems and software based solutions. Public servers are
invited to present case studies, information systems developed for specific
purpose, and innovative ideas and designs. Political and social scientists
are invited to present research or position papers on the impact and the
future possibilities of ICT in Societal systems and political processes.
Politician and political consultants are invited to present problems that
might be solved by means of ICT, or solutions that might be improved by
different approaches and design in ICT.
All are invited to organize panel or invited sessions. Panel sessions with
panelists coming from both: ICT researcher/practitioners and political
consultants or politicians are highly encouraged.
Submitted papers must describe work not previously published. They must not
be submitted concurrently to another conference with refereed proceedings.
You can find complete information about the conference in our web page
http://www.confinf.org/pista04
PISTA '04 Organization
General Chair: Prof. Jose Vicente Carrasquero
Organizing Committee Chair: Prof. Angel Oropeza
Organized by the IIIS: The International Institute of Informatics and
Systemics
Conference Areas
· Informatics And Society
· Informatics, Voting and Political Parties
· Informatics And Government
· Ethical and Legal Issues related to Informatics
Abstracts and Paper Drafts Submission Form
Papers might be submitted via web page
http://www.confinf.org/pista04/website/submission.asp, as extended
abstracts (500-1500 words) or as full papers drafts (2000-5000 words).
Reviews will be done for both kinds of submissions.
Invited Sessions proposals can be done filling the form given in the web
page http://www.confinf.org/pista04/invitedsession/organizer.asp
More information about Invited Sessions Organization could be found at the
web http://www.confinf.org/pista04/website/ISOrganization.asp
Important Dates
March 10th, 2003: Submission of extended abstracts (500-1500) words or
paper Drafts (2000-5000) words.
March 10th, 2003: Invited session proposals.
April 07th, 2004: Notifications of Acceptance.
May 19th, 2004: Submission of final versions: hard copies and electronic
versions.
Some invited sessions might have a different timetable according to its
organizer and chair
Papers Reviewing And Publication
Submitted papers will be reviewed. Accepted papers, which should not exceed
six single-spaced typed pages, will be published by means of paper and
electronic proceedings. Authors of accepted papers must sign a copyright
release form.
The Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics will publish, at
least, the best 10% of the papers presented at the conference.
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Univ.Prof. Dr.Gustaf Neumann
Abteilung für Wirtschaftsinformatik
WU-Wien, Augasse 2-6, 1090 Wien
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Subject: Deadline Extension - IASTED Newsletter on Modelling and Simulation - March 2004
Date: Friday 05 March 2004 20:15
From: "IASTED - Upcoming Conferences" <Info(a)iasted.org>
To: <gustaf.neumann(a)wu-wien.ac.at>
IASTED International Newsletter on Modelling and Simulation
March 5, 2004
DEADLINE EXTENSION
The 4th IASTED International Conference on Modelling, Simulation, and
Optimization - MSO 2004 August 16-18, 2004, Kauai, Hawaii, USA
Important Deadlines (Extended):
Submissions Due: April 15, 2004
Notification of Acceptance: May 15, 2004
Registration Deadline: June 1, 2004
To submit a paper, tutorial or special session or for more information visit
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Notification of Acceptance: Apr. 5, 2004
Registration Deadline: May 1, 2004
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RECENTLY ANNOUNCED MODELLING AND SIMULATION CONFERENCE
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Notification of Acceptance: August 15, 2004
Registration Deadline: October 1, 2004
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>Call for Papers
>
>
>2nd International Conference on Politics and Information Systems:
>Technologies and Applications (PISTA ´04)
>July 21 - 25, 2004 - Orlando, Florida, USA
>
>
>http://www.confinf.org/pista04
>
>
>
>PISTA '04 Organizing Committee invites authors to submit their original and
>unpublished works, innovations, ideas based on analogical thinking,
>problems that require solutions, position papers, case studies, etc., in
>the fields of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
>ICT researchers are invited to present their research results.
>Practitioners and consultants are invited to present case study papers and
>innovative solutions. Corporations are invited to present political
>information systems and software based solutions. Public servers are
>invited to present case studies, information systems developed for specific
>purpose, and innovative ideas and designs. Political and social scientists
>are invited to present research or position papers on the impact and the
>future possibilities of ICT in Societal systems and political processes.
>Politician and political consultants are invited to present problems that
>might be solved by means of ICT, or solutions that might be improved by
>different approaches and design in ICT.
>
>All are invited to organize panel or invited sessions. Panel sessions with
>panelists coming from both: ICT researcher/practitioners and political
>consultants or politicians are highly encouraged.
>
>Submitted papers must describe work not previously published. They must not
>be submitted concurrently to another conference with refereed proceedings.
>
>You can find complete information about the conference in our web page
>http://www.confinf.org/pista04
>
>PISTA '04 Organization
>General Chair: Prof. Jose Vicente Carrasquero
>Organizing Committee Chair: Prof. Angel Oropeza
>
>
>Organized by the IIIS: The International Institute of Informatics and
>Systemics
>
>Conference Areas
>· Informatics And Society
>· Informatics, Voting and Political Parties
>· Informatics And Government
>· Ethical and Legal Issues related to Informatics
>
>Abstracts and Paper Drafts Submission Form
>
>Papers might be submitted via web page
>http://www.confinf.org/pista04/website/submission.asp, as extended
>abstracts (500-1500 words) or as full papers drafts (2000-5000 words).
>
>Reviews will be done for both kinds of submissions.
>
>Invited Sessions proposals can be done filling the form given in the web
>page http://www.confinf.org/pista04/invitedsession/organizer.asp
>
>More information about Invited Sessions Organization could be found at the
>web http://www.confinf.org/pista04/website/ISOrganization.asp
>
>Important Dates
>March 10th, 2003: Submission of extended abstracts (500-1500) words or
>paper Drafts (2000-5000) words.
>
>March 10th, 2003: Invited session proposals.
>
>April 07th, 2004: Notifications of Acceptance.
>
>May 19th, 2004: Submission of final versions: hard copies and electronic
>versions.
>
>
>Some invited sessions might have a different timetable according to its
>organizer and chair
>
>Papers Reviewing And Publication
>Submitted papers will be reviewed. Accepted papers, which should not exceed
>six single-spaced typed pages, will be published by means of paper and
>electronic proceedings. Authors of accepted papers must sign a copyright
>release form.
>
>The Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics will publish, at
>least, the best 10% of the papers presented at the conference.
Call for Papers
The 2004 International Conference-Crossing Workshop
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* AGENTS and AUTONOMOUS COMPUTING for BUSINESS AUTOMATION *
*****************************************************************
June - October, 2004
Las-Vegas (USA), Wellington (New Zealand), The Hague (The Netherlands)
http://www.aba-rd.org/http://cs.newpaltz.edu/~pham/ABA/all/index.html
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Submission Deadline for Draft Papers is February 23, 2004
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TOPICS:
AUTONOMOUS COMPUTING and particularly AGENT technology can help us to
process heterogeneous information, knowledge, manufacturing data, and
business transactions in an automatic, flexible, intelligent, and
efficient way. The goals of this International Workshop are to gather
ACADEMIC and INDUSTRIAL researchers to exchange new ideas and experiences,
to initialize new contacts or to strengthen existing collaborations. We
hope to create a dynamic forum and effective connections among
RESEARCHERS, USERS, and DEVELOPERS in this field.
This year we plan to have the following tracks:
+ Track-A: " Agents for Autonomous Information and Knowledge Processing "
(at IKE) June 21 - 24, Las Vegas, USA.
+ Track-B: " Distributed & Parallel Computing Techniques for Agents "
(at PDPTA) June 21 - 24, Las Vegas, USA.
+ Track-C: " Intelligent Agents for Autonomous Processing "
(at IC-AI) June 21 - 24, Las Vegas, USA.
+ Track-D: " Internet Agents for Autonomous Processing "
(at IC) June 21 - 24, Las Vegas, USA.
+ Track-E: " Agents for Business and Engineering Systems"
(at KES) September 20-24, Wellington, New Zealand.
+ Track-G: " Agent-based Systems for Autonomous Processing"
(at IEEE SMC) October 10-13, The Hague, The Netherlands
We welcome papers on architectures, protocols, algorithms, design,
evaluation, implementation techniques, and applications of autonomous and
agent-based systems. Technical issues to be addressed include, but are not
limited to:
SPECIAL INTERESTS
Autonomous Computing and Agents for Business Automation in:
+ Interface to Human Users
+ Text and Data Retrieval for Automatic Formation of Demands and Supplies
+ Matching Demands/Supplies and Transaction Formation
+ Transaction Implementation & Validation
+ Logistics & Workflow Management
+ Monitoring, Control, and Visualization of Agent-based Business Automation
+ Modeling, Simulation, Design, & Evaluation of Agent-based Business Systems
+ Problems Statements/Descriptions of Challenging Scenarios
in Business Automation
APPLICATIONS
Autonomous Computing and Agents for:
+ Virtual Offices
+ Personal and Professional Assistants
+ Processing Text, Multimedia, and Heterogeneous Information
+ Distributed Documents
+ E-Marketing and E-Advertising
+ E-Management and E-Control
+ E-Trade and E-Marketplace
+ E-Payment and E-Banking
+ E-Government and E-Administration
+ Financial & Investment Management
+ Supply Chains & B2B systems
+ Games on the Internet
+ Wireless Systems
+ Semantic Webs
+ Large-Scale Heterogeneous and Distributed Systems
METHODOLOGIES & IMPLEMENTATION TECHNIQUES
+ Agent Architectures and Multi-agent Infrastructures
+ Agent Learning
+ Agent Negotiation
+ Agent Trusts & Trust-based Actions
+ Agent Cooperation/Competition
+ Soft Computing (Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, GA ...) for Agents
+ Agent Communication
+ Agent Interaction/Coordination
+ Agent Mobility
+ Real-Time Agents
+ Agent Security and Authentication
+ Agent Reliability and Fault Tolerance
+ Agent Visualization
+ Distributed and Parallel Techniques for Agents and Autonomous Computing
SUBMISSION:
You are invited to submit papers through the http://www.aba-rd.org/ site.
If the files are more than 10Mb even after zipping then please email
them to the contact address below. Please use the IEEE-format with less
than 7 pages for draft papers. After being reviewed, papers may be
accepted in the following categories:
+ RESEARCH Papers for presentations (7 pages) and for posters (4 pages);
+ REPORT Papers for System/Software/Product descriptions, analysis,
and demos (7 or 4 pages);
+ POSITION Papers for stating problems and issues of Challenging
business scenarios (2 pages).
accepted papers of all categories will be published in the conference
proceedings.
FORMAT & PUBLICATION:
This International Workshop consists of Technical Tracks held at several
International Conferences. Our workshop papers will be published in those
corresponding Conference Proceedings in hard copy (ISBN). In addition to
that, we also plan to publish the revised versions of papers of ALL tracks
in a book. In the past, selected papers from our previous workshops were
extended and published in two journal issues:
+ " ASPECTS of INTERNET AGENT-BASED E-BUSINESS SYSTEMS ", Journal of
Electronic Commerce Research, Volume 3:3-4, July-October 2003,
Kluwer Publisher;
http://cs.newpaltz.edu/~pham/ABA/papers/J1/
+ " SOFTWARE AGENTS for BUSINESS AUTOMATION ", Journal of E-commerce
Research and Applications, Vol.2, N.3, July-October 2003, Elsevier
Publisher.
http://cs.newpaltz.edu/~pham/ABA/papers/J2/
CONFERENCE EVENTS:
Our technical tracks are planned to be held at the following conferences:
IKE: The 2004 International Conference on Information and Knowledge
Engineering (*)
IT: The 2004 International Conference on Internet Computing (*)
PDPTA: The 2004 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed
Processing Techniques and Applications (*)
IC-AI: The 2004 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (*)
KES: The 8th International Conference on Knowledge-Based & Intelligent
Information & Engineering Systems, KES, September 20-24,
Wellington, New Zealand.
IEEE SMC: The 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man &
Cybernetics, October 10-13, The Hague, The Netherlands
( Conferences with (*) are among the 18 Conferences of the 2004
International MultiConference IMCSCE, June 21 - 24, Las Vegas, USA)
PARTICIPATION:
For the authors who may not be able to present their papers at the
conference site, we plan to make post-conference on-line interactive
forums & presentations (all other authors will also be invited to
participate). This is for introduction, questions/answers about papers and
related projects, discussions about possible cooperation ... Minutes of
all discussions will be distributed to the participants.
IMPORTANT DATES:
February 23, 2004: Draft papers
March 27, 2004: Notification of acceptance
April 21, 2004: Camera-Ready papers
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
( Please visit http://www.aba-rd.org/ for an update list )
CONTACT:
Dr. Hanh Pham
Department of Computer Science
State University of New York
75 S. Manheim Blvd. Suite 6, FOB-08
New Paltz, NY 12561, USA
E-mail: aba <at> cs <dot> newpaltz <dot> edu
phamh <at> newpaltz <dot> edu
URL: http://cs.newpaltz.edu/~pham/
Tel: 1-845-257-3574
Fax: 1-845-257-3996