2nd International Conference on Reputation (ICORE 2011)

2nd International Conference on
                           Reputation
                          (ICORE 2011)
           Montpellier, France, September 19th, 2011

                     http://2011.icore.name

                         co-located with
                           ESSA 2011



IMPORTANT DATES


** Abstract submission: June, 1st, 2011 **
Full papers required on 15 June.
Notification of acceptance: 10 July.
The conference will take place on 19 September.

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The second International Conference on *Reputation*: 'Society,
Economy, Trust' follows the success of the first edition
(http://2009.icore.name) as a point of convergence in the
interdisciplinary study of reputation.

The study of reputation and gossip is paramount in many fields of the
social sciences, for example organization science, policy-making,
(e-)governance, cultural evolution, social dilemmas, socio-dynamics,
and sociobiology. Interest in reputation is increasing in philosophy,
psychology, social psychology, sociology, and cognitive science;
formal models appear in game theoretical, mathematical, and physics
journals; computational reputation systems are among the most studied
subjects in multi-agent technology and social simulations.

Our objective is that of providing a common ground for all the
interested disciplines to share techniques and ideas on a stage where
the selection process approach is founded not on one specific method,
and even less on established practices and rituals, but rather on an
open-minded scientific approach to the the object of study.

This year, the  conference focuses on the foremost of Reputation's
relative, trust, and their effects together on the economy, and on the
society as a whole. What is the link between reputation and trust on
one side, and social well-being, equality and happiness on the other?
We invite contributions on reputation and trust, and how these come to
affect the society of agents that use them, ranging from web
reputation platforms to informal models of gossip. Trust and
reputation as means to build social capital and to overcome inequality
and misunderstandings are deeply needed from society just now.


TOPICS


We invite papers from all scientific communities working on reputation.

Topics for ICORE 2011 include but are not limited to:

   * Theory of reputation
   * Simulation of reputation
   * Computational models of reputation
   * Agent reputation models
   * Ontologies of reputation
   * Logical formalization of reputation
   * Experimental evidence of reputation diffusion
   * Reputation-based e-government, e-learning, e-business
   * Reputation in p2p systems
   * Reputation in grid environments
   * Reputation for partner selection
   * Incentives in reputation mechanisms
   * Image and reputation
   * Reputation management and optimisation
   * Reputation and social networks
   * Reputation and norms
   * Reputation and altruism, reciprocity, and cooperation
   * Reputation and trust
   * Reputation for sabotage tolerance in large-scale applications
   * Reputation and exchange
   * Reputation and institutions
   * Reputation and social capital
   * Corporate and firm reputation
   * Reputation and peer review
   * Reputation, trust, and societal cohesion
   * Reputation, trust and equality


SUBMISSIONS INSTRUCTIONS

Please check the conference website (http://2011.icore.name) where
detailed information on how to submit papers will appear.

Submission is in two steps: extended abstract first, followed by an
open discussion phase, then full paper. See important dates above.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Papers should present novel ideas related to reputation, clearly
motivated by problems from current practice or applied research.
We expect claims to be substantiated by theoretical or formal
analysis, experimental evaluations, comparative studies, and so on.
Authors are also encouraged to submit application papers. Application
papers are expected to address an indication of the real world
relevance of the problem that is solved, including a description of
the deployment domain, and some form of evaluation of performance,
usability, or superiority to alternative approaches.

6th MASTA @ EPIA 2011 - Thematic Track on Multi-Agent Systems: Theory and Applications

6th MASTA @ EPIA 2011
Thematic Track on Multi-Agent Systems: Theory and Applications

10-13 October 2011, Lisbon, Portugal

http://epia2011.appia.pt/masta

Submission deadline: May 10, 2011
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Introduction
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Since 1993, the area of Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) has been present in all EPIA Conferences, both as individual tracks and as autonomous workshops. Focusing on a fundamental subject of Artificial Intelligence, the 6th edition of Multi-Agent Systems: Theory and Applications - MASTA 2011 Thematic Track, will be a forum for presenting and discussing the most recent and innovative work on MAS.

Departing, from the end of the 1980’s, from the two main branches of Decentralized Artificial Intelligence and Distributed Problem Solving, research on MAS has developed in areas of increasing specialization and autonomy as diverse as agent theories and architectures, cognitive modelling, coordination, negotiation and argumentation, social organization and social simulation, swarm intelligence, and agent-oriented programming.

Agent technology has been used to solve real-world problems in a range of industrial and commercial applications, including manufacturing, supply chain management, process control, telecommunications, air traffic control, transportation systems, and business process management.

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Aims and Scope
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Research on MAS has a vigorous, exciting tradition and has led to important theories and systems. However, new trends and concerns are still emerging and form the basis of current and future research. This thematic track is intended to provide a discussion forum on the most recent and innovative work in all areas of MAS.

The unifying focus of the thematic track will be on methodological aspects. Both theoretical and practical research should be situated in the context of existing or new methodologies. This will not preclude any specific topic, but preference will be given to research work that establishes some connection with the methodological aspects or to successful applications built upon some methodology.

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Topics of Interest
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Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

     * Agent theories, Architectures and Languages;
     * Cognitive models, including emotions and philosophies;
     * Formal Methods for Modelling Agents and MAS;
     * Cooperation, Coordination and Teamwork;
     * Automated Negotiation and Computational Argumentation;
     * Multi-Agent Evolution, Adaptation and Learning;
     * Trust and Reputation in MAS;
     * Communication: protocols and languages;
     * Artificial Social Systems;
     * Agent-Oriented Software Engineering;
     * Multi-Agent Simulation and Modelling;
     * Norms and Institutions in MAS;
     * Ethical and Legal issues raised by Agents and MAS;
     * Industrial and Commercial Applications;
     * Scalability and Performance of MAS.

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Submission Information
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Submission of papers is made electronically through the Conference website (epia2011.appia.pt). Authors must remove their names from the papers and should take reasonable care not to indirectly disclose their identity (blind reviewing process).

Papers should be no longer than 12 pages, including figures and references, and should be formatted according to the Springer's LNCS/LNAI format, following the instructions on Springer’s website (http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0).

Papers of higher quality will be published in Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI), by Springer (proceedings indexed by the Thomson ISI Web of Knowledge). All other accepted papers will be published in the local proceedings.

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Important Dates
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     * Full Paper Submission:       May 10, 2011
     * Notification of Acceptance:  June 10, 2011
     * Camera-ready Papers:         July 1, 2011
     * Conference Date:             October 10-13, 2011

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Organizing Committee
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Paulo Urbano
Departamento de Informática
Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa
Edifício C6, Piso 3, Campo Grande
1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
pub [at] di [dot] fc [dot] ul [dot] pt

Cesar Analide
Departamento de Informática
Universidade do Minho
Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
analide [at] di [dot] uminho [dot] pt

Fernando Lopes
Departamento de Modelação e Simulação
Laboratório Nacional de Energia (LNEG)
1649-038 Lisbon, Portugal
fernando [dot] lopes [at] ineti [dot] pt

Henrique Lopes Cardoso
Departamento de Engenharia Informática
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
hlc [at] fe [dot] up [dot] pt

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Additional Information
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Additional information can be found at the Conference website (epia2011.appia.pt/masta) or asked for by e-mail, using the address masta2011 [at] appia [dot] pt.

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Steering Committee
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Eugénio Oliveira, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Helder Coelho, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
João Balsa, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Luís Reis, Universidade do Porto, Portugal

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Program Committee
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Alejandro Hérnandez, Universidad Veracruzana, Spain
Alexander Pokahr, University of Hamburg, Germany
Amal Elfallah, Université Paris VI, France
Amílcar Cardoso, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Ana Paula Rocha, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Andrea Omicini, Università di Bologna, Italy
António Pereira, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
António Rocha Costa, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Carlos Martinho, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Christian Lemaître, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico
Cristiano Castelfranchi, ISTC-CNR, Italy
Eugénio Oliveira, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
F. Jordan Srour, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Frank Dignum, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
Helder Coelho, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Huib Aldewereld, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
Jaime Sichman, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Javier Bajo, Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Spain
Javier Carbó, Universidad Carlos III Madrid, Spain
João Balsa, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
João Leite, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
John-Jules Meyer, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
Jomi Hübner, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil
Jordi Sabater-Mir, IIIA-CSIC, Spain
Jörg Müller, TU Clausthal Institut für Informatik, Germany
Juan Burgillo, Universidade de Vigo, Spain
Juan M. Corchado, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
Laurent Vercouter, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne, France
Luís Botelho, ISCTE, Portugal
Luís Correia, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Luís Macedo, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Luís Moniz, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Luís Reis, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Marc Esteva, IIIA-CSIC, Spain
Michael Fisher, University of Liverpool, UK
Murat Sensoy, University of Aberdeen, UK
Neil Yorke-Smith, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Nicoletta Fornara, Università della Svizzera Italiana (University of Lugano), Switzerland
Nuno Lau, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Olivier Boissier, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne, France
Onn Shehory, IBM Haifa Research Lab, Israel
Pablo Noriega, IIIA-CSIC, Spain
Paolo Torroni, Università di Bologna, Italy
Paulo Ferreira Jr., Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil
Paulo Novais, Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Pavlos Moraitis, Université Paris Descartes, France
Pedro Mariano, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Reyhan Aydogan, Bogazici University, Turkey
Rosa Vicari, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Santiago Ontañón Villar, IIIA-CSIC, Spain
Virginia Dignum, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Wamberto Vasconcelos, University of Aberdeen, UK
Wojtek Jamroga, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Ya'akov Gal, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Yun-Gyung Cheong, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technologies, South Korea
Yves Demazeau, Laboratoire d'Informatique de Grenoble, France

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6th Multi-Agent Systems: Theory and Applications - MASTA @ EPIA 2011
Thematic Track @ EPIA 2011                          Lisbon, PORTUGAL
http://epia2011.appia.pt/masta                    masta2011@appia.pt
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