First International Workshop on
Industrial Applications of
Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems

(HoloMAS'2000)

in conjunction with the Eleventh International Conference on

Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA'2000)

Greenwich, London, UK; 6-8 September 2000  

Technical Description

Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems provide a novel paradigm for managing, modelling and supporting complex systems. This concept proved to be successful in number of industrial domains such as manufacturing, resource allocation, air traffic. The workshop aims to bring together researchers active in the area of holonic and multi-agent systems together with key engineers and industrial decision makers to share their views and experience in research, design, development and applying holonic and Multi-Agent Systems for industrial problems.  

Program committee encourages submissions of contributions discussing questions (but are not limited to) such as:  

• Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems
  (Case-Studies are specially appreciated)
• Differences and similarities between the concept of Holons and Agents
• Theoretical background behind holonic/agent concepts
  (do they converge to each other?)
• Visions and future trends of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems
• Standardisation issues, industrial needs
• Obstacles and barriers of industrial applicability

All papers will be refereed by at least 2 members of the program committee. All accepted papers will be published by IEEE in a volume of proceedings of the DEXA'2000 workshops.

Authors are invited to submit research contributions or practical experience reports in English. Papers must be double spaced and no longer than 5000 words. Authors should submit papers either:

• electronically via email to marik@labe.felk.cvut.cz, or
• by conventional mail to the Workshop Chair:

Prof. Vladimir Marik
Czech Technical University in Prague
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Department of Cybernetics
Technicka 2, 166 27, Prague 6
Czech Republic
phone: +(420 2) 2435 7421, fax: +(420 2) 2435 7244

• Submission deadline: January 23, 2000
• Notification of acceptance: March 31, 2000
• Camera-ready copies: April 2000 (precise date to be advised)

Programme Committee

• Vladimir Marik, Czech Technical University, CZ
• Michal Pechoucek, Czech Technical University, CZ
• Luis Camarinha-Matos, University de Nova Lisboa, P
• Klaus Fischer, DFKI GmbH, Saarbruecken, D
• James Christensen, Rockwell Automation Comp., USA
• Misbah Deen, University of Keele, UK
• Rainer Mittmann, Softing GmbH, Haar, D
• Joerg Mueller, Siemens A.G., D
• Douglas Norrie, University of Calgary, CAN
• Christophe Roche, University of Savoie, F

Organising Committee

• Michal Pechoucek
• Jiri Kubalik
• Hana Krautwurmova
• Petr Zavadil

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