AAMAS-05
invites the submission of original research
papers centered around the themes of autonomous
agents and multi-agent systems, particularly those
relating to the topic areas in the call for papers.
The conference also encourages submissions of proposals
for workshops, tutorials,
and robotic and software demonstrations.
formatting instructions for submissions
Submitted papers should be formatted in the two column
style of IEEE conference proceedings. An Author Guide
(simple-layout.txt, simple-layout.pdf),
and Latex macros (simple-layout.zip) are
provided as guidance.
If
the primary author of the paper is a student, authors
should specify this in a footnote on the opening page,
so that the paper can be considered for the best student
paper award.
If the paper describes an implemented prototype and
a demonstration will be provided to the conference
if the paper is accepted, authors should specify this
in a footnote on the opening page ("A demonstration
of this system will be available to be shown at the
conference"), so that the paper can be appropriately
considered.
Papers must be no longer than 8 pages, including figures
and references, when formatted using the specified
style. Overlength papers will be rejected. Notification
of receipt of the electronic paper will be mailed
to the first author (or designated author) soon after
receipt. If there are problems with the electronic
submission, AAMAS-05 will contact
the primary author by email.
camera ready format for accepted papers
Please note that the conference is still in negotiations
with several publishers with respect to printing of
the final proceedings, and we cannot guarantee that
the IEEE format used for submission will be used for
final camera ready copy. However, we will endeavour
to ensure that the final format will give at least
as much space for authors as the IEEE format used
in submissions.
instructions for submitting a paper
Only web submissions will be accepted. No email or
fax submissions will be accepted.
IMPORTANT
NOTES:
Please
note that the electronic submission
site
will go live for submissions on monday November
8, 2004.
Note
also that the electronic submission site is likely
to be very busy around the paper submission deadline.
You are strongly urged to submit your paper as far
in advance of the deadline as possible.
first
step: electronic abstract submission
Authors are required to register on the AAMAS-05 paper
submission software at http://www.aamas-conference.org/aamas05/
(by clicking on the option register as new author
on the left column). A login and password will be
sent to the author in a subsequent email message.
Using this login and password authors should login
into the AAMAS-05 software to fill in the electronic
abstract form containing an abstract of less than
200 words, the title, authors and keywords of the
papers. We require you to do this step before December
6 2004.
second
step: paper submission
After (or at the same time) the electronic abstract
submission is made, authors are required to submit
their electronic papers. To do so, log into the system
again using the same login and password given when
registered as an author. The only formats allowed
for electronic submission are PostScript or PDF (Adobe's
Portable Document Format). Papers will not be accepted
in any other format (e.g., MS Word) because of compatibility
problems between software versions, machines, and
nationalities. However, we strongly encourage the
submission in PDF format. We cannot accept title pages
or papers submitted by e-mail or FAX. Electronic paper
submissions must arrive no later than
December 10, 2004, midnight -Hawaii
time-
(December 11, 2004, 10:00 am. GMT)
Submissions
received after this date will not be considered for
review.
You can upload your paper at any time, and you can
re-upload your paper any time before the submission
deadline. To do this, login to the Conference Paper
Submission site and click, in the right hand column,
on "view own papers". A list of papers you have registered
will appear. On the EXTREME RIGHT HAND side of the
web page (you may need to scroll the window to the
right to see it), there are two "floppy disk" icons.
The left one (with an up arrow) is to upload (or re-upload
a new version) of your paper. The right one (with
a down arrow) is to download the latest version held
by the Conference Paper Submission site.
To facilitate the reviewing process, authors will
be required to choose one or more appropriate content
area keywords from the list below, which will be part
of the online paper registration form.
list
of area keywords
- agents
and complex systems
- agent
architectures; perception, action and planning in
agents
- agents
and cognitive models
- agents
and networks (semantic web, grid)
- agent-based
deployed applications
- agent
communication languages and protocols
- agent-mediated
electronic commerce
- agent
oriented software engineering
- agent
programming languages and environments
- artificial
social systems: conventions, norms, institutions,
trust and reputation; privacy and security
- autonomous
robots and robot teams
- coalition
formation; teamwork; coordination; middle agents;
mechanism design
- evolution,
adaptation and learning
- logics
& formal models of agency and multiagent systems;
computational complexity
- mobile
agents
- multi-agent
simulation & modeling
- negotiation
and argumentation
- ontologies
for agents
- scalability
and performance issues: robustness, fault tolerance
and dependability
- synthetic
agents: human-like, lifelike, and believable qualities
- theories
of agency and autonomy
blind review
AAMAS-05
will be blind reviewed. In order to make blind reviewing
possible, authors should omit their names and affiliations
from the paper. In place of their names and affiliations,
they should provide the tracking number of the paper
(ie the number that is assigned to the paper by the
ConMaster system when the paper is registered). Also,
while the references should include all published
literature relevant to the paper, including previous
works of the authors, it should not include unpublished
works. When referring to one's own work, use the third
person rather than the first person. For example,
say "Previously, Lesser [7] has shown that...",
rather than "In our previous work [7] we
have shown that...." Avoid including any
information in the body of the paper or references
that would identify the authors or their institutions.
Such information can be added to the final camera-ready
version for publication.
policy on multiple submissions
AAMAS-05
will not accept any paper which, at the time of submission,
is under review for or has already been published
or accepted for publication in a journal or another
conference. Authors are also expected not to submit
their papers elsewhere during the AAMAS
review period. These restrictions apply only to journals
and conferences, not to workshops and similar specialized
presentations with a limited audience and no formal
proceedings.
review process
A
Senior Program Committee member will be in charge
of supervising the review process of each paper. Three
Program Committee members will review each paper.
Selection criteria include accuracy and originality
of ideas, clarity and significance of results and
quality of the presentation. The decision of the Program
Committee Chairs will be final and cannot be appealed.
Papers selected will be scheduled for presentation
and will be printed in the Proceedings. Some papers
will also be selected for Poster presentation and
will be allocated 2 pages in the Proceedings.
Notification of acceptance or rejection of submitted
papers will be mailed to the first author (or designated
author) by February 25, 2005. Note that at least one
author of each accepted paper is required to register
and to attend the conference to present the work.
inquiries
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