6-10 May 2013
Saint Paul MN, U.S.A.
CALL FOR PAPERS
12th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems
(AAMAS 2013)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
May 6-10, 2013
http://aamas2013.cs.umn.edu/
** ABOUT AAMAS **
AAMAS is the leading scientific conference for research in autonomous
agents and multiagent systems. The AAMAS conference series was initiated
in 2002 by merging three highly respected meetings: the International
Conference on Multi-Agent Systems (ICMAS); the International Workshop on
Agent Theories, Architectures, and Languages (ATAL); and the International
Conference on Autonomous Agents (AA). The aim of the joint conference is
to provide a single, high-profile, internationally respected archival
forum for scientific research in the theory and practice of autonomous
agents and multiagent systems.
AAMAS 2013 is the twelfth conference in the AAMAS series, following
enormously successful previous conferences, and will be held at the Crowne
Plaza, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, May 6-10, 2013.
See http://www.ifaamas.org for more information on the AAMAS conference
series.
** WHAT?S NEW? **
We realise that many of you will not read the CFP in detail. Please at
least read the following points, which highlight significant recent
changes.
1. The special track Challenges and Visions is new and includes
perspectives papers.
2. Please make sure you are aware of the policy regarding prior
publication and simultaneous submission, see
http://aamas2013.cs.umn.edu/node/31.
3. Reviewing: after the AAMAS 2012 community discussion about double blind
reviewing a committee looked into the matter and adviced the IFAAMAS board
that then decided not to change the policy about blind reviewing.
** TOPICS OF INTEREST **
Please visit the online CfP at http://aamas2013.cs.umn.edu/node/4.
** KEY DATES **
Electronic Abstract Submission: October 8, 2012 (11:59 PM HST)
Full Paper Submission: October 12, 2012 (11:59 PM HST)
Rebuttal Phase: November 27 - November 29, 2012 (11:59 PM HST)
Author Notification: December 20, 2012 (11:59 PM HST)
Conference: May 6?10, 2013
** SUBMISSION **
AAMAS 2013 seeks high-quality submissions of full papers, limited to 8
pages in length. Submissions will be rigorously peer reviewed and
evaluated on the basis of originality, soundness, significance,
presentation, understanding of the state of the art, and overall quality
of their technical contribution. Reviews will be double blind; authors
must avoid including anything that can be used to identify them. Please
note that submitting an abstract is required to submit a full paper.
However, the abstracts will not be reviewed and full (8 page) papers must
be submitted for the review process to start. All work must be original
(must not have appeared in a conference proceedings, book, or journal). In
addition to submissions in the main track, AAMAS 2013 will be soliciting
papers in four special tracks. The review process for the special tracks
will be similar to the main track, but with program committee members
specially selected for that track. All accepted papers for the special
tracks will be included in the proceedings.
* Submission Instructions *
To register and submit your paper (in PDF format), please go to the
submission website: http://aamas2013.confmaster.net/ and follow the
instructions.
Please keep in mind that you must submit an abstract by October 8, 2012 to
be able to upload your paper (abstract submission is required to submit a
paper, but abstracts will NOT be reviewed). The abstract and paper
submissions close at 11:59 PM Hawaii Standard Time (HST = GMT - 10:00) on
Oct 8 and Oct 12 respectively.
If any substantial part of your work appeared previously, please provide
the citation and a one sentence description of the differences in the box
provided. It is OK to submit work that has previously appeared in a
workshop (without an associated archival publication). For such papers
simply fill in the paper and workshop info. For papers that build on
earlier work that appeared in an archival publication, please provide the
citation and a one sentence description of the key advances/differences.
This information will be kept from the reviewers to ensure a double-blind
review and will only be used by the program chairs.
* Formatting Instructions *
The page limit for AAMAS 2013 submissions is 8 pages. The format follows
the ACM proceedings guidelines and consists of balanced double columns, 9
pt text, 1" (2.54cm) margins top and bottom, and 0.75" (1.9cm) margins
left and right. Each column is 3.33" (8.45cm) wide with a separation of
0.33" (0.83cm). A LaTeX style file and a Microsoft Word template will be
available soon on the conference web site (http://aamas2013.cs.umn.edu/).
Please do not modify the style files, or any layout parameters.
To ensure the effectiveness of the double-blind review process, make sure
to put paper numbers (provided upon paper registration) instead of author
names. In addition, please ensure that any references to your own
previous work is made in a way that does not disclose author identity (for
example, instead of "in previous work, we have shown X [ref]" use "X was
shown in [ref]"). In some cases where the work is clearly a continuation
of your earlier work, you may consider removing citations to your own work
until the final version (for example, "we have shown X [ref]" where [ref]=
"Anonymous, 200X"). Please also check that the PDF file submitted does not
contain embedded identifying information.
* Mandatory Sections *
The mandatory sections of the ACM styles are also mandatory for AAMAS 2013
submissions. Not only will these sections help select the reviewers, but
according to ACM: "these index terms effect the ease and accuracy of
retrieval within the Digital Library which ultimately benefits authors by
allowing for greater distribution of their work". Thus, although it may
not be trivial to find the appropriate classification information, you
should make an effort filling these sections:
1. Categories and Subject Descriptors:
Details of the ACM Computing Classification Scheme are available at
http://www.acm.org/about/class/1998/.
2. General Terms:
This section is limited to the following 16 terms:
Algorithms, Management, Measurement, Documentation, Performance,
Design, Economics, Reliability, Experimentation, Security, Human Factors,
Standardization, Languages, Theory, Legal Aspects, Verification.
3. Keywords:
This section is your choice of terms you would like to be indexed by.
Please refer to the Call for Paper page for a list of topics.
** SPECIAL TRACKS **
In addition to submissions in the main track, AAMAS-2013 will be
soliciting papers in four special tracks. The review process for the
special tracks will be similar to the main track, but with program
committee members specially selected for that track.
* Special Track on Robotics (Chairs: Daniele Nardi and Monica Nicolescu) *
Papers that advance theory and applications of single and multiple robots
are welcome, specifically those focusing on real robots that interact with
their environment. Papers should clearly explain how the work addresses
challenges in robotics, opportunities for novel applications, and
fundamental research issues in autonomous robotic systems. The goal is to
demonstrate the synergy achieved from integration of research in agents
and robotics.
* Special Track on Virtual Agents (Chairs: Stefan Kopp and Catherine
Pelachaud) * Virtual agents are embodied agents in interactive virtual or
physical environments that emulate human-like behavior. We encourage
papers on the design, implementation, and evaluation of virtual agents as
well as challenging applications featuring them. The goal is to provide an
opportunity for interaction and cross-fertilization between the AAMAS
community and researchers working on virtual agents and to strengthen
links between the two communities.
* Special Track on Innovative Applications (Chairs: Bo An and John
Thangarajah) * Due to the growing maturity of the field there are now
agent-based applications in widespread use across many domains,
responsible for the generation of significant revenues, or the saving of
major costs, or for supporting important public policy and business
strategy decision-making. This special track provides the ideal forum to
present, discuss and demonstrate your compelling applications, agent
system deployment experiences, and new business ideas. The goal is to
promote the fostering of mutually-beneficial relationships between those
doing foundational scientific research and those making autonomous agents
and multi-agent systems a commercial or public policy reality.
* NEW Special Track on Challenges and Visions (Chair: Jeff Rosenschein) *
In cooperation with the Computing Community Consortium (CCC), AAMAS 2013
invites submissions to a special Challenges and Visions track. The
emphasis of this track is on visionary ideas, long term challenges, and
new research opportunities that are outside the current mainstream of the
field. This track is designed to overcome the constraints of the
traditional review process, and will serve as an incubator for innovative
approaches, risky and provocative ideas, and to propose challenges and
opportunities for the field in the near future. To encourage researchers
to present truly visionary concepts, the CCC is offering prizes for up to
3 top papers in this special track: first prize $1000, second prize $750,
and third prize $500, to be awarded as travel grants.