CFP: Intelligent Systems and Agents 2008 - last call

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-- CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline for submissions (last call): 12 May 2008
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IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS AND AGENTS 2008
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 to 24 July 2008
(http://www.isa-conf.org/)
part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information
Systems (MCCSIS 2008)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 to 27 July 2008
(http://www.mccsis.org)

* Keynote Speakers (confirmed):
James Hendler, Tetherless World Constellation Chair, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, USA
Lucia Rapanotti, Department of Computing, The Open University, UK

* Conference background and goals
The IADIS Intelligent Systems and Agents conference addresses in
detail two main aspects: intelligent systems and agents. The
conference has the intention to provide a
contribution to academics and practitioners. So, both fundamental and
applied research are considered relevant.

* Format of the Conference
The conference will comprise of invited talks and oral presentations.
The proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of a
book and CD-ROM with ISBN, and will be available also in the IADIS
Digital Library (http://www.iadis.net/dl).
The best paper authors will be invited to publish extended versions of
their papers in the IADIS Journal on Computer Science and Information
Systems (ISSN: 1646-3692).

* Types of submissions
Full and Short Papers, Reflection Papers, Posters/Demonstrations,
Tutorials, Panels and Doctoral Consortium.
All submissions are subject to a blind refereeing process.

* Topics related to Intelligent Systems and Agents are of interest.
These include, but are not limited to the following areas:
Area 1 – Intelligent Systems
- Algorithms
- Artificial Intelligence
- Automation Systems and Control
- BioInformatics
- Computational Intelligence
- Expert Systems
- Fuzzy Technologies and Systems
- Game and Decision Theories
- Intelligent Control Systems
- Intelligent Internet Systems
- Intelligent Software Systems
- Intelligent Systems
- Machine Learning
- Neural Networks
- Neurocomputers
- Optimization
- Parallel Computation
- Pattern Recognition
- Robotics and Autonomous Robots
- Signal Processing
- Systems Modelling
- Web Mining

Area 2 – Agents
- Adaptive Agent Systems
- Agent Applications
- Agent Communication
- Agent Development
- Agent middleware
- Agent Models and Architectures
- Agent Ontologies
- Agent Oriented Systems and Engineering
- Agent Programming, Languages and Environments
- Agent Systems
- Agent Technologies
- Agent Theories
- Agent Trends
- Agents Analysis and Design
- Agents and Learning
- Agents and Ubiquitous Computing
- Agents in Networks
- Agents Protocols and Standards
- Artificial Systems
- Computational Complexity
- eCommerce and Agents
- Embodied Agents
- Mobile Agents
- Multi-Agent Systems
- Negotiation Strategies
- Performance Issues
- Security, Privacy and Trust
- Semantic Grids
- Simulation
- Web Agents

* Important Dates:
- Submission deadline (last call): 12 May 2008
- Notification to Authors: 30 May 2008
- Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration: Until 13 June
2008
- Late Registration: After 13 June 2008
- Conference: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 to 24 July 2008

* Conference Location
The conference will be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

* Secretariat
IADIS Secretariat - IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
AND AGENTS 2008
Rua Sao Sebastiao da Pedreira, 100, 3
1050-209 Lisbon, Portugal
E-mail: secretariat@isa-conf.org
Web site: http://www.isa-conf.org/

* Program Committee

Intelligent Systems and Agents 2008 Conference Program Chair
Antonio Palma dos Reis, ISEG - Technical University of Lisbon,
Portugal

General MCCSIS Conference Co-Chairs:
Piet Kommers, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Pedro Isaías, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University),
Portugal
Nian-Shing Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

Committee Members: *
* for committee list please refer to http://www.isa-conf.org/committees.asp