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webpages administred by S. Werner
AIMS & SCOPE
The German conference on Multi-agent system TEchnologieS (MATES) provides an interdisciplinary forum for researchers, users (members of business and industry) and developers, to present and discuss latest advances in research work, as well as prototyped or fielded systems of intelligent agents. The conference covers the whole range from theory to application of agent- and multi-agent technologies in order to promote theory and application of agents and multi-agent systems. The conference features an exhibition of practical applications with an advanced concept of agency, as well as introductory and expert keynotes/tutorials on practical aspects of agent-based computing.
For the second time the German special interest group on Distributed Artificial Intelligence jointly with the steering committee of MATES organizes this international conference in order to promote theory and application of agents and multi-agent systems. Building on the sequence of agent-related events in Germany in the past such as VDI 1998 (Chemnitz), VertIS 2001 (Bamberg), and KI 2002 (Aachen), the MATES conference series (MATES03) now is exclusively devoted to agents and multi-agent systems, and the cross-fertilization between agent theory and application. MATES'04 is conducted as an integral part of the fifth international conference NetObject Days 2004 in an exciting joint event. The conference language is English.
Moreover, it is co-located with other agent-related events,
especially the 8th International Workshop on
Cooperative Information Agents (CIA) 2004, and the autumn
FIPA (Foundation of Intelligent Physical Agents)
meeting. Finally, it is intended to exhibit and present
the most relevant agent platforms and real-world agent-based
applications.
EXHIBITION & COURSES
Integral part of the technical program will be an exhibition
of a variety of tools for the development, and prototypes of all kinds of
practical applications of agent and multiagent technology at the conference
venue. Introductory and advanced courses given by experts in the field will
particularly focus on practical aspects of agent technology including the
engineering and effective use of software agents and multi-agent systems in
industrial applications in different domains. Those who wish to present a course should specify the topic, contents, and length of their course.
PROCEEDINGS
The proceedings of MATES'04 are published as a volume in the Springer series of Lecture Notes on Artificial Intelligence (LNAI).
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