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CALL FOR PAPERS ===================================== 2nd INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON RATIONAL, ROBUST, AND SECURE NEGOTIATIONS IN MUTLI-AGENT SYSTEMS (http://www-toralab.ics.nitech.ac.jp/RRS2006/) to be held at the 5th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS-06) (http://www.fun.ac.jp/aamas2006/)

IMPORTANT DATES: Paper Submission: January 15, 2006 Notifications: February 19, 2006 Camera-ready copy: March 1, 2006 Workshop: May 8, 2006

------------------------------------- Overview: ------------------------------------- Negotiation mechanisms have been studied widely in the field of multi- agent systems. They possess a variety of features that enable agents be negotiate with each other even in open environments. However, mainly due to limited computational power, there are several assumptions that traditionally limit the degree of openness. Recent studies have tented to focus on completely open and highly uncertain environments that apply agent systems to the real world. For example, in emergency rescue domains, we cannot expect to know when and where a fire starts and when humans are likely to be injured. Also, in Internet auctions, there can be shill bids since there are many unauthenticated participants. Nowadays, we can employ machines with large computational power to compute an optimal way for agents to negotiate, even in completely open and highly uncertain environments. For the practical use of multi-agent systems in the real world, the reliability of each agent's behavior is essentially required. Concretely, agents must obtain the most appropriate solution/ solutions based on rational, robust, and secure negotiation among multiple agents even if the environment is intractable. We solicit papers on all aspects of such negotiation mechanisms in multi-agent systems, including but not limited to:

- Multi-Issue Negotiations - Concurrent, Multiple and Sequential Negotiations - Strategy-proof and Incentive Compatible Mechanisms - Rational Argumentation among Agents - Efficient mechanisms for trading - Negotiation and Coordination Mechanisms - Robust Protocols under Asymmetric Information - False-name-proof and Shill-bid-proof Mechanisms - Robust Negotiation Mechanisms under Massive Multi-agent Systems - Secure Protocols for E-Commerce - Auctions and Voting - Rational Negotiation among Non-linear Utility Agents - Robust Matchmaking and Brokering Mechanisms - Robust Coordination Mechanism for Local and Global Consistency - Theory for Rationality/Robustness/Security in Multi-agent Systems These issues are being explored by researchers from different communities in Multi-Agent systems. They are, for instance, being studied in agent negotiation, multi-issue negotiations, auctions, mechanism design, electronic commerce, voting, secure protocols, matchmaking & brokering, argumentation, and co-operation mechanisms. This workshop will bring together researchers from these communities to learn about each other's approaches, form long-term collaborations, and cross-fertilize the different areas to accelerate progress towards scaling up to larger and more realistic applications.

------------------------------------- Formatting guidelines: ------------------------------------- We encourage submission in ACM format, which is same as the AAMAS-06 paper format (See ACM SIG Proceedings Template: http://www.acm.org/ sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html). The length of papers is recommended to be from 6 pages to 8 pages excluding bibliography. However, slightly longer or shorter papers may be accepted for submission.

All submissions must include the author's name(s), affiliation, complete mailing address, phone number, fax number and email address.

All papers must be submitted in PDF format.

------------------------------------- Submission procedure: ------------------------------------- We require on-line submission through RRS2006 home page. If you cannot send your paper by online submission systems, please send your paper by e-mail (RRS2006adm@autumn.ics.nitech.ac.jp). Multiple submission policy for papers: Papers that are being submitted to other conferences (including AAMAS), whether verbatim or in essence, must reflect this fact on the title page. Papers that do not meet this requirement are subject to rejection without review.

Each paper needs to be reviewed by at least two PC members or experts in the field.

------------------------------------- Publication: ------------------------------------- All accepted papers may be published as a post-proceedings volume from IEEE. Also, All accepted papers will be published in the Workshop Proceedings.

------------------------------------- Award: ------------------------------------- This year, we will be awarding one best paper.

------------------------------------- Organizing Committee: ------------------------------------- Takayuki Ito (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA / Harvard University, USA / Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan)

Hiromitsu Hattori (Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan)

Tokuro Matsuo (Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan)

Minjie Zhang (University of Wollongong, Australia)

------------------------------------- A preliminary workshop agenda and a proposed schedule for organizing the workshop: ------------------------------------- A preliminary workshop agenda: This workshop will be held as a full day workshop. We intend to make friendly and serous atmosphere for the workshop. Therefore, we will have 2 sessions in the morning and 2 sessions in the afternoon. After the lunch, we will have an invited talk(s) that is deeply related to our theme. In the evening, we will have coordinated dinner with possible participants.

------------------------------------- Program Committee: ------------------------------------- Ho Tu Bao (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan) Brahim Chaib-draa (Laval University, Canada) Joaquin Delgado (Oracle Corporation, United States) Naoki Fukuta (Shizuoka University, Japan) Ahlem Ben Hassine (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan) Michael Huhns (University of South Carolina, United States) Hyuckchual Jung (Institute of Human-Machine Cognition, United States) Catholijn Jonker (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdem, The Netherlands) Mark Klein (Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States) Ranjit Nair (Honeywell International Inc., United States) Steve Phelps (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom) Paul Scerri (Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), United States) Michael Wooldridge (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom) Hirofumi Yamaki (Kyoto University, Japan) Chunsheng Yang (National Research Council Canada, Canada) Zili Zhang (Deakin University, Australia)

------------------------------------- The details of Organizing Committee: ------------------------------------- Takayuki Ito, (Primary contact person) Visiting Scholar, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States. Visiting Scholar, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University, United States. Associate Professor, Nagoya Institute of Technology Shikumi-college, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan. E-mail: ito@eecs.harvard.edu / itota@ics.nitech.ac.jp URL: http://www-toralab.ics.nitech.ac.jp/~itota/ Phone: +81-52-735-7968 FAX: +81-52-735-5584

Hiromitsu Hattori, Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Nagoya Institute of Technology Shikumi-college, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan. E-mail: hatto@ics.nitech.ac.jp URL: http://www-toralab.ics.nitech.ac.jpk/~hatto/ Phone:+81-52-733-6550 FAX: +81-52-735-5584

Tokuro Matsuo, Phd. Candidate, Nagoya Institute of Technology Shikumi-college, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan. E-mail: tmatsuo@ics.nitech.ac.jp URL: http://www-toralab.ics.nitech.ac.jp/~tmatsuo/ Phone: +81-52-733-6550

Minjie Zhang, Associate Professor, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia. Email: minjie@uow.edu.au URL: http://www.uow.edu.au/~minjie/ Fax: +61-2-4221-4170 Phone: +61-2-4221-4745

------------------------------ Hiromitsu HATTORI - Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology E-Mail: hatto@ics.nitech.ac.jp (JPN) URL: http://www-toralab.ics.nitech.ac.jp/~hatto (JPN)