OVERVIEW

In the last two decades, we have seen a significant increase of interest in agent-oriented technology. It is crucial that both academics and industrialists within Europe have access to a forum at which current research and application issues are presented and discussed. Following in the tradition of past EUMAS (Oxford 2003, Barcelona 2004, Brussels 2005, Lisbon 2006 and Hammamet 2007), the aim of this Sixth European Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems is to encourage and support activity in the research and development of multi-agent systems, in academic and industrial efforts. This workshop is primarily intended as a European forum at which researchers and those interested in activities relating to research in the area of autonomous agents and multi-agent systems could meet, present (potentially preliminary) research results, problems, and issues in an open and informal but academic environment.

A text version of the EUMAS 2008 call is also available.

SUBMISSIONS

Submission of papers describing relevant preliminary or completed work are invited. EUMAS 2008 also welcomes papers that are under submission, will be presented or have already been presented at relevant international conferences.

We specially invite submissions by students that we think will receive valuable feedback from the the discussion-oriented focus of the workshop. Preliminary student work is welcome; however it has to possess sufficient substance for serving as a discussion basis and therefore has to pass the review cycle in the same way as other work.

All submissions should be formatted using Springer LNCS style and have a maximum of 15 pages. We request the submission of title and abstract prior or together with the paper submission for supporting the tight schedule of reviewing. The authors can submit their abstracts and papers through the EUMAS 2008 Easychair submission site.

The workshop has no formal proceedings; it is intended primarily as a forum for interaction and discussion. The workshop will provide electronic (CD) proceedings. Printed proceedings will be available for an extra fee covering printing costs. Workshop notes will contain all original papers and abstracts of previously published papers. Depending on the quality, we intend to invite a selection of extended versions of unpublished submissions to be included in relevant journal special issues.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Topics include but are not limited to:

Action and Planning, Adaptation and Learning, Agent Architectures, Agent Programming Languages, Agents and Complex Systems, Agent Based Simulation, Ambient Intelligence, Applications, Argumentation, Autonomy, Bio-inspired Approaches to Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, Cognitive Models, Collective and Swarm Intelligence, Collective Intentionality, Communication, Competition, Complexity, Cooperation, Coordination, E-* Applications, Economic Models, Emergence, Emotion, Formal Models, Game Theoretic Models, Grid Computing, Methodologies, Negotiation, Organisations and Institutions, Proactivity and Reactivity, Protocols, Robotics, Self-organisation, Semantic Web Agents, Agent-based Service Oriented Computing, Agent-oriented Software Engineering, Standards, Teamwork, Theories of Agency, Tools, Trust and Reputation, Ubiquitous Computing, Verification,Virtual Agents.

LOCATION

The City of Bath is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in the south west of England. Founded by the Romans as a thermal spa, Bath became an important centre of the wool industry in the Middle Ages. In the 18th century, under King George III, it developed into an elegant town with neoclassical Palladian buildings, which blend harmoniously with the Roman baths.

The University of Bath campus is situated in the hills surrounding the city and is a leading UK University with an international reputation for quality teaching and research. Further information about the University of Bath, how to get here and finding your way around is available. A social programme is scheduled to allow participants to enjoy Bath and the surrounding area at its best.

Bath can be easily reached by road, train or air. For international participants, Bath is best served by either Bristol International Airport or London Heathrow; we strongly discourage using any of the other London airports.

IMPORTANT DATES

	Abstracts due:	EXTENDED: 22nd September 2008
	Full papers due:	EXTENDED: 24th September 2008
	Notification:	24th October 2008
	Accommodation block reservation ends:	31st October 2008
	Early registration closes:	17th November 2008
	Camera-ready submission:	17th November 2008
	Late registration closes:	30th November 2008
	Technical Forum Group meetings:	17th December 2008
	EUMAS 2008 Workshop:	18th/19th December 2008

Note: AAMAS 2009 abstract submissions are due on 10th October 2008 and full papers on 14th October 2008, with notification on 19th December 2008.

OFFICIALS

General Chair
Julian Padget, University of Bath, UK

Program Chair
Franziska Klügl, Örebro University, Sweden

Local Organisation (contact: eumas08@cs.bath.ac.uk)
Marina De Vos, University of Bath, UK
Julian Padget, University of Bath, UK

Publicity/Web
Tom Crick, University of Bath, UK
Owen Cliffe, University of Bath, UK