CFP: Special Issue on Massively Multi-Agent Systems

http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/computer_journal/special.html "Special Issue on Massively Multi-Agent Systems (MMAS)" New information systems and recent applications (ubiquitous computing, networking, transport, etc.) are often distributed, large scale, open, heterogeneous and characterized by a dynamic environment. Millions of software entities or electronic devices with computing facilities are connected to each other, and are required to behave coherently, often in pursuit of extremely complex and distributed goals in dynamic environments. Challenges in modeling, implementing, deploying and controlling these systems are significant. Massively multi-agent systems provide a suitable design paradigm and an implementation method for such systems. The infrastructure of massively multi-agent systems include technologies such as grid computing together with semantic annotation that can be combined with agent technologies. A new system design approach -- society-centered design -- may be realized by embedding participatory technologies in human society. Applications include large-scale navigation, scientific or social simulations, e-science, e-homes, e-offices and e-cities. This special issue will highlight leading research efforts in coordination and control in MMAS, and applications of MMAS. Specific areas of Interest include but are not limited to: - Massively Multi-Agent Infrastructures - Massively Multi-Sensor Systems - Self-Organization Technologies for Massively Multi-Sensor Systems - Design and Analysis of Massively Multi-Agent Systems - Large-scale Participatory Technologies - Massively Multi-Agent Coordination and Control - Integrating Massively Multi-agent Systems and Social Worlds - Applications of Massively Multi-Agent Systems - Massively Multi-Agent Simulation - Mega-Scale Navigation - General Issues in Massively Multi-Agent Systems Important Dates Submission Deadline: November 15, 2009 Acceptance Notice: February 28, 2010 Final Manuscript Due: March 31, 2010 Publication Date: To be confirmed. Submission Guidelines Submissions should be high quality, previously unpublished original papers, not currently under review for another journal or conference. Papers should be formatted according to the manuscript preparation instructions of the Computer Journal. Additionally, to be considered for the special issue, authors must include a cover letter clearly indicating that the submission is for the special issue on "Massively Multi-Agent Systems." There are two steps involved in submitting a paper: (1) Submit through the journal's manuscript central web-based paper handling system. (2) Submit a PDF version of the complete manuscript by email to jamali@agents.usask.ca . All papers will be peer reviewed based on originality, scientific quality, and relevance to the special issue and the journal. Guest Editors: Nadeem Jamali (Corresponding Editor) Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan 176 Thorvaldson Bldg, 110 Science Place Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5C9, Canada Phone: +1-306-966-2579 e-mail: jamali@cs.usask.ca Zahia Guessoum LIP6, University of Paris 6 104 avenue du Président Kennedy, 75016 Paris e-mail: zahia.guessoum@lip6.Fr Toshiharu Sugawara Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Waseda University 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan e-mail: sugawara@waseda.jp To contribute to SEWORLD, send your submission to mailto:seworld@sigsoft.org http://www.sigsoft.org/seworld provides more information on SEWORLD as well as a complete archive of messages posted to the list.