MEETING OVERVIEW:
We are now in the era of ubiquitous computing and networking: millions of
electronic devices with computing facilities are connected with each other
in ad hoc ways, and are required to behave coherently. Massively multiagent
systems can be a major design paradigm or an implementation method for
ubiquitous computing and networking. As infrastructure of massively
multiagent systems, technologies such as grid computing together with
semantic annotation can be combined with agent technologies. A new system
design approach, society-centered design, may be realized by embedding
participatory technologies in human society. Applications include
large-scale navigation, scientific or social simulations, e-home, e-offices,
e-cities and e-science.
The aim of this workshop is to encourage existing activity in this field,
and to bring together computer science, information science, and social
science participants concerned with massively multiagent systems and
applications. The workshop will consist of invited talks, oral and poster
presentations, and panels. Participation in the workshop is by invitation
only, and is limited to around 40 professionals who have made significant
contributions to the topics of the meeting. People wishing to be invited
are requested to submit first an abstract (to signal your interest and
contribution) and then a full paper (for review) to the workshop. All
accepted papers will be published as a volume from Springer-Verlag after
the workshop.
Area of Interests:
We would prefer not to rigorously limit topics under the general category of
the workshop. Nonetheless, some candidate topics are listed below:
Massively Multi-Agent Infrastructure
Massively Multi-Sensor Systems
Self-Organization Technologies
Design and Analysis of Massively Multi-Agent Systems
Large-scale Participatory Technologies
Integrating Massively Multiagent Systems and Social Worlds
Application of Massively Multi-Agent Systems
Massively Multi-Agent Simulation
Mega-scale Navigation
IMPORTANT DATES:
Extended Deadline for abstract: September 3rd, 2004
Extended Deadline for full paper: September 10th, 2004
Author notification: October 1st, 2004
Deadline for Registration: October 20th, 2004
Deadline for camera ready paper: November 1st, 2004
Meeting: December 10-11, 2004
Deadline for camera ready postproceedings paper: February 1st, 2005
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Submit your abstract (ascii text, 300 words or less) and full paper (Word or
pdf) written in English, by e-mail to workshop@digitalcity.jst.go.jp. Full
papers should be submitted camera-ready in Springer Lecture Note Series
(LNCS/LNAI) format. Please follow the instructions for authors available at
the Springer LNCS/LNAI Web page:http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html.
Submitted full papers should be 12 to 15 pages long in this LNCS/LNAI
format. Surface mail address, email addresses should be included for all
contributing authors.
Surface mail address, email addresses should be included for all contributing authors.
WORKSHOP PROGRAM
December 10, 2004
9:00- 9:10 Opening : Toru Ishida and Hideyuki Nakashima
Chair: Jiming Liu
9:10- 9:35 Chair Talk
"Behavioral Models of Massively Multi-Agent Information Systems"
Les Gasser, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
9:35-10:00 Invited Talk
"Explore Flows in Intelligent Grid Environment"
Hai Zhuge, Chinese Academy of Sciences
10:00-10:25 Oral Presentation
"Scalable Hierarchical Coordination of Multi-Agent Resource Usage"
Nadeem Jamali, Xinghui Zhao, University of Saskatchewan
10:25-10:50 Oral Presentation
"Dynamic Agent Allocation for Large-Scale Multi-Agent Applications"
Myeong-Wuk Jang, Gul Agha, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
10:50-11:05 Break
Chair: David Kinny
11:05-11:30 Invited Talk
"Autonomy Oriented Computing with MMAS: From Problem Solving to Complex Systems Modeling"
Jiming Liu, Hong Kong Baptist University
11:30-11:55 Invited Talk
"Challenges in Building Very Large Teams"
Paul Scerri, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
11:55-12:20 Oral Presentation
"Maximal Clique Based Distributed Group Formation for Task Allocation in Large-Scale Multi-Agent
Systems"
Predrag T. Tosic, Gul A. Agha, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
12:20-15:30 Lunch and Excursion
Chair: Ikuo Takeuchi
15:30-15:55 Oral Presentation
"Multiagent-Based Demand Bus Simulation for Shanghai"
Zhiqiang Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Toru Ishida, Kyoto University
Huanye Sheng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
15:55-16:20 Oral Presentation
"Usability of Dial-a-Ride Systems"
Noda Itsuki, AIST
16:20-16:45 Oral Presentation
"A Massively Multi-Agent System for Discovering HIV-Immune Interaction Dynamics"
Shiwu Zhang, Jiming Liu, Hong Kong Baptist University
16:45-17:10 Oral Presentation
"Distributed Visitors Coordination System in Theme Park Problem"
Takashi Kataoka, Hidenori Kawamura, Hokkaido University
Koichi Kurumatani, AIST
Azuma Ohuchi, Hokkaido University
17:10-17:20 Break
Chair: Itsuki Noda
17:20-17:25 Poster Introduction
"Multi-Agent Based Participatory Simulations on Various Scales"
Paul Guyot, Alexis Drogoul, University of Paris 6
17:25-17:30 Poster Introduction
"Development Tools of Simulation Models with MDA"
Nozomu Aoyama, Rintaro Takeda, Takashi Iba, Hajime Ohiwa, Keio Univsity
17:30-17:35 Poster Introduction
"Adaptive Modelling: An Approach and a Method for Implementing Adaptive Agents"
Reza Razavi, University of Luxembourg
Jean-Francois Perrot, University of Paris 6
Nicolas Guelfi, University of Luxembourg
17:35-17:40 Poster Introduction
"Multi-Agent Human-Environment Interaction Framework for the Ubiquitous Environment"
Satoshi Kurihara, Kensuke Fukuda, Toshio Hirotsu, Shigemi Aoyagi,
Toshihiro Takada, Toshiharu Sugawara, NTT Network Innovation Labs
17:40-17:45 Poster Introduction
"Agent Server for Location-aware Personalized Notification Service"
Teruo Koyanagi, IBM Research, Yoshiaki Kobayashi, IBM Software Group
Sachiko Miyagi, OMRON SOFTWARE CO. Ltd
Gaku Yamamoto, IBM Research
17:45-17:50 Poster Introduction
"Virtual Space Ontologies for Scripting Agents"
Zhiqiang Gao, Yuzhong Qu, Southeast University
Ruoyu Liu, Hui Chen, Nanjing Research Institute on Simulation Technique
Toru Ishida, Kyoto University
17:50-17:55 Poster Introduction
"Needs and Benefits of Book Agent Systems for u-Libraries"
Toshiro Minami, Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences
17:55-18:00 Poster Introduction
"A Massive Multi Agents System for Brain MRI Segmentation"
Radia Haroun, Fatima Boumghar, USTHB
Salima Hassas, Claude Bernard, University-Lyon
Latifa Hamami, ENP
18:00-21:00 Dinner and Poster
December 11, 2004
9:00- 9:10 Announcement
Chair: Ichiro Satoh
9:10- 9:35 Chair Talk
"Learning from Participatory Simulation"
Toru Ishida, Kyoto University
9:35-10:00 Invited Talk
"Participatory Design: From Agent-Based Social Simulations to Large Scale Multi-Agent Systems"
Alexis Drogoul, University of Paris 6
10:00-10:25 Invited Talk
"A Massively Multiagent System for Disaster Mitigation"
Ikuo Takeuchi, The University of Electro-Communications
10:25-10:50 Oral Presentation
"Designing Collaborative Guidance in a Social Interaction Platform"
Hideyuki Nakanishi, Toru Ishida, Kyoto University
10:50-11:05 Break
Chair: Paul Scerri
11:05-11:30 Invited Talk
"Scaling Up Multi-Agent Systems by Technology Fusion"
David Kinny, Agentis Software
11:30-11:55 Invited Talk
"Agent Server Technology for Managing Millions of Agents"
Gaku Yamamoto, IBM Research
11:55-12:20 Oral Presentation
"Towards Fault-Tolerant Massively Multiagent Systems"
Zahia Guessoum, Jean-Pierre Briot, University of Paris 6
Nora Faci, University of Reims
12:20-12:45 Invited Talk
"Smart Furniture: A Platform for Creating Context-Aware Ubiquitous Service Spontaneously"
Hideyuki Tokuda, Keio University
12:45-14:00 Lunch
Chair: Hideyuki Nakanishi
14:00-14:25 Oral Presentation
"Quantitative Organizational Models for Large-Scale Agent Systems"
Bryan Horling, Victor Lesser, University of Massachusetts
14:25-14:50 Invited Talk
"Task Computing: Pervasive Portals for Web Services"
Bijan Parsia, Maryland University
14:50-15:15 Invited Talk
"Massively Multicamera Systems for Monitoring Cities"
Satoshi Koizumi, JST and Osaka University
15:15-15:40 Oral Presentation
"Modeling an Emergency Search and Rescue System through Location-Based Multi-Agent System"
Jung-Jin Yang, The Catholic University of Korea
15:40-15:55 Break
Chair: Hai Zhuge
15:55-16:20 Invited Talk
"Mobile Agents for Ambient Intelligence"
Ichiro Satoh, National Institute of Informatics
16:20-16:45 Oral Presentation
"HIMALAYA framework: Hierarchical Intelligent Mobile Agents for Building Large-scale and Adaptive
Systems Based on Ambients"
Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, University of Paris 6
Alexandru Suna, CNRS-UMR 7606
16:45-17:10 Chair Talk
"From Cyber Assist to Massively Multi-Agents"
Hideyuki Nakashima, Future University - Hakodate
17:10-17:30 Discussion and Closing: Les Gasser
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COMMITTEE
General Chair:
Koiti Hasida (Information Technology Research Institute, AIST, Japan)
Program Co-Chairs:
Toru Ishida (Department of Social Informatics, Kyoto University, Japan)
Les Gasser (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
Hideyuki Nakashima (Future University - Hakodate, Japan)
Organization Co-Chairs:
Hideyuki Nakanishi (Department of Social Informatics, Kyoto University, Japan)
Itsuki Noda (Information Technology Research Institute, AIST, Japan)
WORKSHOP PROGRAM COMMITTEE
For further information, please send email to:
workshop@digitalcity.jst.go.jp
Collocated International Symposium on Life-World Semantics and Digital City Design
will be held on December 9th.The workshop attendees are also encouraged to participate the symposium.
For further information, please look at:
http://www.digitalcity.jst.go.jp/conferences/2004/symposium/index.html
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