Call for papers for the Second International Workshop on

Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems 
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in conjunction with the Twelfth  International Conference
on Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA'2001)

Munich, Germany; 3-7 September 2001

Workshop proceedings to be published by IEEE 
 
 
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: 
 
*    Successful Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent 
     (Case-Studies are specially appreciated)
*    Differences and similarities between the concept of Holons 
     and Agents 
*    Communication Principles and Standards
*    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 
 
SUBMISSION DETAILS
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'2001 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 (K333)
Technicka 2, 166 27, Prague 6, Czech Republic 
phone: +(420 2) 2435 7421, fax: +(420 2) 2435 7244
 
IMPORTANT DATES
1. Submission deadline: March 10, 2001
2. Notification of acceptance: March 31st 2001
3. Camera-ready copies: April 2001 (precise date to be advised) 

PUBLICATIONS: 
Extended versions of selected papers will invited for contribution in a special 
issue of Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems (under negotiations)


WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS:
Vladimir Marik, Czech Technical University/Rockwell Automation, CZ
Michal Pechoucek, Czech Technical University, CZ 

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Luis Camarinha-Matos, University de Nova Lisboa, P
James Christensen, Rockwell Automation Comp., USA
Misbah Deen, University of Keele, UK
Klaus Fischer, DFKI GmbH, Saarbruecken, D
William Gruver, Simon Fraser University, CAN
Duncan McFarlane, University of Cambridge, UK
Rainer Mittmann, Softing GmbH, Haar, D
Joerg Mueller, Siemens A.G., D
Douglas Norrie, University of Calgary, CAN
Paul Valckenaers, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, B
Jianbing Wu, University of Calgary, CAN