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<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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- <font color="#ff0000">Submission deadline: November 9, 2014</font><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)
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