Location: Co-located
with the 10th IEEE international conference on Self-Adaptive
Self-Organizing Conference
SASO 2016,
University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
Call for Papers
Collective Adaptive Systems
(CAS) is a broad term that describes large scale systems that
comprise of many units/nodes, each of which may have their own
individual properties, objectives and actions. Decision-making
in such a system is distributed and possibly highly dispersed,
and interaction between the units may lead to the emergence of
unexpected phenomena. CASs are open, in that nodes may enter
or leave the collective at any time, and boundaries between
CASs are fluid. The units can be highly heterogeneous
(computers, robots, agents, devices, biological entities,
etc.), each operating at different temporal and spatial
scales, and having different (potentially conflicting)
objectives and goals, even if often the system has a global
goal that is pursued by means of collective actions. Our
society increasingly depends on such systems, in which
collections of heterogeneous 'technological' nodes are
tightly entangled with human and social structures to form
'artificial societies'. Yet, to properly exploit them, we
need to develop a deeper scientific understanding of the
principles by which they operate, in order to better design
them. This workshop solicits papers that address new
methodologies, theories and principles that can be used in
order to develop a better understanding of the fundamental
factors underpinning the operation of such systems, so that we
can better design, build, and analyse such systems.
We welcome inter-disciplinary
approaches.
Suggested Topics (but not
limited to):
- Novel theories relating to
operating principles of CAS
- Novel design principles for
building CAS systems
- Insights into the short and
long term adaptation of CAS systems
- Insights into Emergent
Properties of CAS
- Insights into general
properties of large scale, distributed CAS
- Methodologies for studying,
analysing and building CAS
- Frameworks for analysing or
developing CAS Case studies
- Languages, platforms, APIs and
other tools for CAS
- Scenarios, case studies and
experience reports of CAS
Workshop Chairs
Submission
The length of a workshop paper
may not exceed 6 pages including references and follow the
IEEE Computer Society Press proceedings style guide.
All papers should be submitted
in PDF format using this Easychair
login page.
By submitting a paper, the
authors confirm that in case of acceptance, at least one
author will attend the workshop to present the work.
Papers will be peer reviewed on
the basis of originality, readability, relevance to themes,
soundness, and overall quality. Workshop proceedings will be
published on IEEE Xplore in parallel with the main conference
proceedings.
Important Dates
- Submission Deadline (strict):
July 4, 2016
- Notification of Acceptance:
July 15, 2016
- Camera-Ready Version: July 22,
2016
Registration