International Workshop on Logic Programming and Multi-Agents

sponsored by the EC activity KIT011-LPKRR and the CLN
in conjunction with ICLP'97, Leuven, Belgium, July 8--12, 1997

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Call for participation

To understand the paradigm shift in computing from stand-alone computer systems to distributed systems based on the client-server architecture and the internet new conceptual models for computing are needed. In particular, improved computational models of single agents and of multi-agents are necessary. We believe that computational logic and logic programming provide the useful conceptual and practical tools for developing and studying these models.

The workshop will serve as a forum for disseminating research and experience in this important and fast advancing field.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

The main focus of the workshop is on new and original research. But we also strongly encourage the submission of papers describing products, and prototypes in development of multi-agent systems. 'Vision' papers discussing the potential of a marriage of computational logic, especially lp and multi-agents are also welcome.

We also would like to have panels to discuss issues in the potential application areas of multi-agents.

Workshop coordinator:

Phan Minh Dung (Thailand)
Paolo Mancarella (Italy)

Organizing committee:

D. DeSchreye (Belgium)
P.M. Dung (Thailand)
T. Kakas (Cyprus)
R. Kowalski (UK)
P. Mancarella (Italy)

Programme committee:

L. C. Aiello (Italy)
L. DeRaedt (Belgium)
D. DeSchreye (Belgium)
P.M. Dung (Thailand)
K. Fischer (Germany)
M. Gelfond (USA)
R. Kowalski (UK)
T. Kakas (Cyprus)
P. Mancarella (Italy)
C. Palamidessi (Italy)
L. M. Pereira (Portugal)
D. Pearce (Germany)
M. Shanahan (UK)
Y. Shoham (USA)
J. Siekmann (Germany)
F. Toni (UK)
G. Wagner (Germany)

Important dates:

Submission Deadline : May, 10, 1997
Notification : June, 10, 1997
Final Version ready : July, 1, 1997
Workshop : July, 11 or 12, 1997

Paper submission:

A PostScript file not larger than 15 pages when printed, together with a separate PostScript file of the abstract not larger than 1 page, should be sent to: paolo@di.unipi.it.

Updated information on the workshop is available at http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~iclp97/Multi

Contact address:

Phan Minh Dung (dung@cs.ait.ac.th)
Paolo Mancarella (paolo@di.unipi.it)

List of accepted papers

The workshop will in part consist of the presentation of and discussion on the accepted papers in addition to a panel discussion.

Accepted papers are:

 Logic Programming Infrastructure for Remote Execution, Mobile Code and Agents
    P. Tarau, V. Dahl, K. De Bosschere

 Abductive Logic Agents
    A. Ciampolini, E. Lamma, P. Mello, C. Stefanelli

 EVIL1: a Learning System to Evolve Logical Theories
    Philip G. K. Reiser
    
 Argumentation for Distributed Extended Logic programs
    Iara de Almeida Mora, Jose Julio Alferes, Michael Schroeder
   
 CaseLP: a Complex Application Specification Environment based
 on Logic programming
     M. Martelli, V. Mascardi, F. Zini
Panel members will be announced soon.