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ACE2002: Agent Construction and Emotions
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A Symposium at the
16th European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research
(EMCSR 2002)
April 2-5, 2002, Vienna, Austria, EU
<URL:http://www.ai.univie.ac.at/~paolo/conf/ace2002/>
Paper submission deadline: November 16th, 2001
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* Phenomena of natural intelligence are based on genetic evolution
and adaptation of individuals. The former determines characteristics
at the time of instantiation (conception), while the latter occurs
during lifetime interaction with the environment.
In artifacts, this pattern maps to the issue of what should be covered
at design-time and what deferred to and supported at run-time.
* The study of biological systems as role-models has regained a strong
momentum. The search for basic underlying mechanisms to be exploited
in the construction of artifacts raises the issue of how to bridge
the gap from models of the observed to models of what brings it about.
In artifacts, this maps to the issue of how to bridge the gap between
descriptive representations of the "what" to prescriptive or imperative
models of the "how".
* There is substantial evidence indicating that emotions appeared as
mediators between (low-level) reactive and (high-level) rational
behaviors. Models as proposed by A.Damasio or E.T.Rolls suggest
that the mechanisms of emotions are essential to attain competence
in the real world.
For artifacts, this brings about the question of whether, and if so, how
emotional issues can be fruitfully considered when designing agents.
This year's edition of the ACE symposium is aimed at these three issues:
* The overall role of emotions in agent construction;
* Descriptive and prescriptive approaches;
* Design-time and run-time aspects.
The goal of this symposium is to offer a platform for the exchange of
ideas and to foster further research. In this context, submissions are
welcome addressing topics including, but not limited to:
+ Agent construction - building emotion-based agents that exhibit
inteligent behavior;
+ Autonomy - building autonomous agents to cope with
complex and unpredictable environments;
+ Adaptivity - tuning of pre-existing structures;
+ Learning - creation of new structures related to relevant
aspects of the environment, "representations";
+ Social Capabilities - e.g. control over shared resources including
other individuals; communication; coordination;
+ Formal approaches - How to set the theoretical foundations of
emotion-based agents;
+ Experimental approaches - What experiments show the relevance of
emotions in intelligent behavior.
ORGANIZATION:
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Carlos Pinto-Ferreira <cpf@isr.ist.utl.pt>
Rodrigo Ventura <yoda@isr.ist.utl.pt>
Paolo Petta <paolo@ai.univie.ac.at> (local chair)
SUBMISSION DETAILS:
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For details on how to prepare the draft final paper, see the
submission guidelines for the main EMCSR conference published on the
EMCSR 2002 homepage (http://www.ai.univie.ac.at/emcsr/).
Draft Final Papers must not exceed 10 single-spaced A4 pages (maximum
43 lines, max. line length 160 mm, 12 point), in English. They
have to contain the final text to be submitted, including graphs and
pictures. However, these need not be of reproducible quality.
They must carry the title, author(s) name(s), and affiliation
(incl. e-mail address, if possible) in this order, and must include
an abstract.
Please notice that for this particular symposium submission in
electronic format as compressed e-mail attachment is strongly
preferred; otherwise, send four hard copies of the draft final paper.
Address your submission to:
EMCSR 2002 Symposium O
c/o Rodrigo Ventura
Piso 6, Torre Norte
ISR/IST
Av. Rovisco Pais, 1
1049-001 Lisboa
PORTUGAL
e-mail: ace2002@isr.ist.utl.pt
Accepted Papers:
Authors of accepted papers will be notified by e-mail; the list will also
be published on the ACE 2002 web site. After the event, a second round
of more extensive reviews is planned which is to lead to the publication
of extended versions of selected contributions in an edited collection.
Important Dates:
Paper submission deadline .............. NOVEMBER 16, 2001
Notification of acceptance/rejection ... DECEMBER 14, 2001
Camera-ready copies due ................ January 18, 2002
Please consult <URL:http://www.ai.univie.ac.at/~paolo/conf/ace2002/>
for latest information.
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Best Regards,
--*** Rodrigo Martins de Matos Ventura <yoda@isr.ist.utl.pt> *** Web page: http://www.isr.ist.utl.pt/~yoda *** Teaching Assistant and PhD Student at ISR: *** Instituto de Sistemas e Robotica, Polo de Lisboa *** Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisboa, PORTUGAL *** PGP fingerprint = 0119 AD13 9EEE 264A 3F10 31D3 89B3 C6C4 60C6 4585
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