3rd ModelAge Workshop
``Formal Models of Agents''
Sesimbra, Portugal, 15-17 January 1996
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
The goal of this workshop is to bring together a limited number of
people for an in-depth discussion on formal models of agents.
Agent is a concept covering software artifacts and human beings,
individuals and societies, and that can be described by several "facets".
This concept is emerging in disciplines as diverse as organisation
theory, artificial intelligence, logic, data bases, requirements engineering.
These models try to describe, predict and analyse the internals of agents
(beliefs, goals, etc.) as well as their external
behaviour.
The workshop will have a limited attendance, no parallel sessions,
large slots for discussion.
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS
The general theme is formal models of agents, integrating several "facets" including e.g.:
- belief
- knowledge
- abilities
- intentions
- goal
- commitments
- communication
- behaviour
- choice and freedom
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
- Jose Fiadeiro, Univ. Lisbon
- Andrew Jones, Univ. Oslo
- John-Jules Meyer, Univ. Utrecht
- Wolfgang Nejdl, Univ. Hannover
- Pierre-Yves Schobbens, Univ.Namur
- Roel Wieringa, VU Amsterdam
RELATED EVENTS
This workshop will follow the
DEON'96
workshop at the same location.
It will be followed by the MAAMAW workshop in Eindhoven.
Next ModelAge workshop will take place near Sienna on 15-17 Jan 1997.
Previous ModelAge meetings were held in Namur and Sophia-Antipolis.
LOCATION
Sesimbra is a small fishing village set on a delightful sheltered bay,
on the eastern slope of Serra da Arrabida, 30 km south of Lisbon.
Many international fishing contests are held here as well as an annual
Sea Festival. It is a popular venue for weekends and holiday breaks,
with a number of historic places of interest such as its old castle.
The workshop will be held at Hotel do Mar whose rooms are situated in
an amphiteatre overlooking the sea.