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<div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode"> <b>Call for Papers</b><br>
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Second AAAI-Workshop on Multiagent Interaction without Prior
Coordination (MIPC 2015)<br>
At the 29th Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-15)<br>
Website: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://conferences.inf.ed.ac.uk/mipc2015">http://conferences.inf.ed.ac.uk/mipc2015</a><br>
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This workshop focuses on models and algorithms for multiagent
interaction without prior coordination (MIPC). Interaction between
agents is the defining attribute of multiagent systems,
encompassing problems of planning in a decentralized setting,
learning other agent models, composing teams with high task
performance, and selected resource-bounded communication and
coordination. There is significant variety in methodologies used
to solve such problems, including symbolic reasoning about
negotiation and argumentation, distributed optimization methods,
machine learning methods such as multiagent reinforcement
learning, etc. The majority of these well studied methods depends
on some form of prior coordination. Often, the coordination is at
the level of problem definition. For example, learning algorithms
may assume that all agents share a common learning method or prior
beliefs, distributed optimization methods may assume specific
structural constraints regarding the partition of state space or
cost/rewards, and symbolic methods often make strong assumptions
regarding norms and protocols. In realistic problems, these
assumptions are easily violated — calling for new models and
algorithms that specifically address the case of ad hoc
interactions. Similar issues are also becoming increasingly more
pertinent in human-machine interactions, where there is a need for
intelligent adaptive behavior and assumptions regarding prior
knowledge and communication are problematic.<br>
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Effective MIPC is most likely to be achieved as we bring together
work from many different areas, including work on intelligent
agents, machine learning, game theory, and operations research.
For instance, game theorists have considered what happens to
equilibria when common knowledge assumptions must be violated,
agent designers are faced with mixed teams of humans and agents in
open environments and developing variations on planning methods in
response to this, etc. The goal of this workshop is to bring
together these diverse viewpoints in an attempt to consolidate the
common ground and identify new lines of attack.<br>
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For more information, visit <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://conferences.inf.ed.ac.uk/mipc2015">http://conferences.inf.ed.ac.uk/mipc2015</a><br>
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<b>Topics</b><br>
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The workshop will discuss research related to multiagent
interaction without prior coordination, as outlined in the
workshop description above. A non-exclusive list of relevant
topics includes:<br>
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- Learning and adaptation in multiagent systems without prior
coordination<br>
- Agent coordination and cooperation without prior coordination<br>
- Team formation and information sharing in ad hoc settings<br>
- Teammate/opponent modelling and plan recognition<br>
- Human-machine interaction without prior coordination<br>
- Game theory/incomplete information applied to ad hoc agent
coordination<br>
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</b><b>Talk-Only Option</b><br>
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This year, we offer a talk-only option for authors of relevant
papers that have been published in journals or conference
proceedings. Interested authors are encouraged to send their paper
(in PDF or PS format) and publication details via e-mail to <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:mipc2015@easychair.org">mipc2015@easychair.org</a>.
If the paper is deemed relevant for the workshop, we will allocate
a presentation slot for the authors in the workshop program.<br>
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<b>Important Dates</b><br>
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- Submission deadline: November 9, 2014<br>
- Notification of acceptance: November 23, 2014<br>
- Camera-ready copies: November 25, 2015<br>
- Workshop: January 26, 2015<br>
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</b><b>Workshop Program</b><br>
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As in the previous workshop, the MIPC 2015 program will consist of
a mix of paper presentations, invited talks, and an expert panel.
Details will be posted on the website.<br>
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<b>Organization</b><br>
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Program chairs:<br>
- Stefano Albrecht (University of Edinburgh)<br>
- Jacob Crandall (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology)<br>
- Somchaya Liemhetcharat (A*STAR Singapore)<br>
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Advisory committee:<br>
- Subramanian Ramamoorthy (University of Edinburgh)<br>
- Peter Stone (University of Texas at Austin)<br>
- Manuela Veloso (Carnegie Mellon University) </div>
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