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Workshop Program

Dec 2 (Thursday)

9:00
Opening

9:00-11:00
8 short papers
Chair:

[S2-1]
Belief-Goal-Role Agents versus BDI Agents
Walid Chainbi (FSEG,Tunisia)

[S2-2]
MASCAN: A Multi-Agent System for Transmission Cost Allocation
Yonghe Yan (the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Jerome Yen

[S2-3]
Shine: a Cyber-community Application Platform - A Proposal -
Sen Yoshida (NTT Communication Science Laboratories, Japan)
Takeshi Ohguro
Koji Kamei
Kaname Funakoshi
et.al.

[S2-4]
Adaptive Tutoring Agent System
Youngmee Choi (University of SungKyul, Korea)
Moonwon Choo
Minkoo Kim (University of Ajou, Korea)

[S2-5]
A Society of Natural Language Agents on the Internet
Wen-Lian Hsu (Academia Sinica ,Taipei, Taiwan)
Yi-Shiou Chen
Yuan-Kai Wang

[S2-6]
An Intelligent Telemedicine Application Server toward a Digital Hospital UsingMulti-Agent Systems
Il Kon Kim (Kyungpook National University, Korea)
Seong K. Mun (Georgetown University Medical Center, USA)

[S2-7]
Coordinating Multiple Collaborative Strategies in Simulated Robotic Soccer Teams
Tung-Ing Jiang(National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
Von-Wun Soo

[S2-8]
Multi-agent Organization for Global Information Gathering
Timothy Lynn(National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
Jyi-Shane Liu
Von-Wun Soo

11:00-11:15
Break

11:15-12:30
[Keynote Speech]
Michael Georgeff (AAII)

12:30-13:30
Lunch Break

13:30-14:45
Cooperation
Chair:

[L2-1]
Flexible Multi-Agent Collaboration using Pattern Directed Message Collaboration of Field Reactor Model
Tadashige Iwao, Makoto Okada, Yuji Takada and Makoto Amamiya

[L2-2]
Reliable Agent Communication - a Pragmatic Perspective
David Kinny

[L2-3]
Formal Semantics of Acknowledgements, Agreements, and Disagreements
Norihiro Ogata

14:45-15:05
Break

15:05-15:55
Cooperation
Chair:

[L2-4]
Making Rational Decisions in N-by-N Negotiation Games with a Trusted Third Party
Shih-Hung Wu and Von-Wun Soo

[L2-5]
The Security Mechanism In Multiagent System AOSDE
Zhongzhi Shi, Ju Wang and Hu Cao

15:55-16:15
Break

16:15-18:00
Mobility
Chair:

[L2-6]
Remote Messaging Mechanism Supporting Agent Mobility based on CORBA
Byung-Rae Lee, Kyung-Ah Chang and Tai-Yun Kim

[L2-7]
Persisting Autonomous Workflow for Mobile Agents Using a Mobile Thread Programming Model
Minjie Zhang and Wei Li

[L2-8]
Mobile Robot Navigation by Distributed Vision Agents
Takushi Sogo, Hiroshi Ishiguro and Toru Ishida

[Demo]
FAIRY WING: Yet Another Mobile Info System with Smart IC Cards
T. Terano, T. Nishimura, Y. Ishino and E. Murakami

December 3 (Friday)

9:00
Opening

9:00-10:15
5 short papers
Chair:

[S3-1]
Unified Agent Cooperation Interface - a Critical-Mass Success Factor for MAS Design
Soe-Tsyr Yuan (Fu-Jen University, Taiwan)
Zeng-Lung Wu

[S3-2]
Collaborating Heterogeneous Agents of Valued ConstraintSatisfaction Problems
Xudong Luo (The Chinese University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong)
Ho-fung Leung
Jimmy Ho-man Lee

[S3-3]
A Learning Architecture for Mobile Agents
Sam Joseph(Toshiba, Japan)
Masanori Hattori
Naoki Kase

[S3-4]
A Model of Coalition Formation based on Agents' Mental States
Takashi KATOH (Tohoku University, Japan)
Tetsuo KINOSHITA
Norio SHIRATORI

[S3-5]
Self-organization and Collaborative Learning in Multi-Agent Systems
Concepcion L. Khan (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand)
R. Sadananda
Yuan-Kai Wang

10:15-10:25
Break

10:25-11:40
Learning
Chair:

[L3-1]
Rationality of Reward Sharing in Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning
Kazuteru Miyazaki and Shigenobu Kobayashi

[L3-2]
How to design good rules for multiple learning agents in scheduling problems?
Keiki Takadama, Masakazu Watabe, Katsunori Shimohara and Shinichi Nakasuka

[L3-3]
Hierarchical Multi-Agent Organization for Text Database Discovery
Yong S. Choi and Jaeho Lee

11:40-13:00
Lunch Break

13:00-14:00
[Invited Talk]
(tentative) Multiagent Reinforcement Learning for RoboCup
Minoru Asada (Osaka Univ)

14:00-14:20
Break

14:20-15:10
Interfacing
Chair:

[L3-4]
Predicting User Actions Using Interface Agents with Individual User Models
Jung-Jin Lee and Robert McCartney

[L3-5]
Gleams of people: Monitoring the presence of people with multi-agent architecture
Takeshi Ohguro, Sen Yoshida and Kazuhiro Kuwabara

15:10-15:30
Break

15:30-17:10
System Design
Chair:

[L3-6]
Distributed Fault Location in Networks Using Learning Mobile Agents
Tony White and Bernard Pagurek

[L3-7]
Designing Multi-Agent Reactive Systems. A specification method based on Reactive Decisional Agent
Bouchaib Bounabat, Rahal Romadi and Salah Labhalla

[L3-8]
A Class of Isomorphic Transformations for Integrating EMYCIN-Style and PROSPECTOR-Style Systems into a Rule-Based Multi-Agent System
Takuo Suganuma, SungDoke Lee, Takuji Karahashi, Tetsuo Kinoshita and Norio Shiratori

[L3-9]
An Agent Architecture for Strategy-centric Adaptive QoS Control in Flexible Videoconference System
Takuo Suganuma, SungDoke Lee, Takuji Karahashi, Tetsuo Kinoshita and Norio Shiratori

17:20-??:??
Wrap-up Session
The current and the future of MA systems

9:00	Opening
9:00-11:00	8 short papers Chair:
		[S2-1] Belief-Goal-Role Agents versus BDI Agents Walid Chainbi (FSEG,Tunisia)
		[S2-2] MASCAN: A Multi-Agent System for Transmission Cost Allocation Yonghe Yan (the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) Jerome Yen
		[S2-3] Shine: a Cyber-community Application Platform - A Proposal - Sen Yoshida (NTT Communication Science Laboratories, Japan) Takeshi Ohguro Koji Kamei Kaname Funakoshi et.al.
		[S2-4] Adaptive Tutoring Agent System Youngmee Choi (University of SungKyul, Korea) Moonwon Choo Minkoo Kim (University of Ajou, Korea)
		[S2-5] A Society of Natural Language Agents on the Internet Wen-Lian Hsu (Academia Sinica ,Taipei, Taiwan) Yi-Shiou Chen Yuan-Kai Wang
		[S2-6] An Intelligent Telemedicine Application Server toward a Digital Hospital UsingMulti-Agent Systems Il Kon Kim (Kyungpook National University, Korea) Seong K. Mun (Georgetown University Medical Center, USA)
		[S2-7] Coordinating Multiple Collaborative Strategies in Simulated Robotic Soccer Teams Tung-Ing Jiang(National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan) Von-Wun Soo
		[S2-8] Multi-agent Organization for Global Information Gathering Timothy Lynn(National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan) Jyi-Shane Liu Von-Wun Soo
11:00-11:15	Break
11:15-12:30		*[Keynote Speech]* Michael Georgeff (AAII)
12:30-13:30	Lunch Break
13:30-14:45	Cooperation Chair:
		[L2-1] Flexible Multi-Agent Collaboration using Pattern Directed Message Collaboration of Field Reactor Model Tadashige Iwao, Makoto Okada, Yuji Takada and Makoto Amamiya
		[L2-2] Reliable Agent Communication - a Pragmatic Perspective David Kinny
		[L2-3] Formal Semantics of Acknowledgements, Agreements, and Disagreements Norihiro Ogata
14:45-15:05	Break
15:05-15:55	Cooperation Chair:
		[L2-4] Making Rational Decisions in N-by-N Negotiation Games with a Trusted Third Party Shih-Hung Wu and Von-Wun Soo
		[L2-5] The Security Mechanism In Multiagent System AOSDE Zhongzhi Shi, Ju Wang and Hu Cao
15:55-16:15	Break
16:15-18:00	Mobility Chair:
		[L2-6] Remote Messaging Mechanism Supporting Agent Mobility based on CORBA Byung-Rae Lee, Kyung-Ah Chang and Tai-Yun Kim
		[L2-7] Persisting Autonomous Workflow for Mobile Agents Using a Mobile Thread Programming Model Minjie Zhang and Wei Li
		[L2-8] Mobile Robot Navigation by Distributed Vision Agents Takushi Sogo, Hiroshi Ishiguro and Toru Ishida
		[Demo] FAIRY WING: Yet Another Mobile Info System with Smart IC Cards T. Terano, T. Nishimura, Y. Ishino and E. Murakami

9:00	Opening
9:00-10:15	5 short papers Chair:
		[S3-1] Unified Agent Cooperation Interface - a Critical-Mass Success Factor for MAS Design Soe-Tsyr Yuan (Fu-Jen University, Taiwan) Zeng-Lung Wu
		[S3-2] Collaborating Heterogeneous Agents of Valued ConstraintSatisfaction Problems Xudong Luo (The Chinese University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong) Ho-fung Leung Jimmy Ho-man Lee
		[S3-3] A Learning Architecture for Mobile Agents Sam Joseph(Toshiba, Japan) Masanori Hattori Naoki Kase
		[S3-4] A Model of Coalition Formation based on Agents' Mental States Takashi KATOH (Tohoku University, Japan) Tetsuo KINOSHITA Norio SHIRATORI
		[S3-5] Self-organization and Collaborative Learning in Multi-Agent Systems Concepcion L. Khan (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand) R. Sadananda Yuan-Kai Wang
10:15-10:25	Break
10:25-11:40	Learning Chair:
		[L3-1] Rationality of Reward Sharing in Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning Kazuteru Miyazaki and Shigenobu Kobayashi
		[L3-2] How to design good rules for multiple learning agents in scheduling problems? Keiki Takadama, Masakazu Watabe, Katsunori Shimohara and Shinichi Nakasuka
		[L3-3] Hierarchical Multi-Agent Organization for Text Database Discovery Yong S. Choi and Jaeho Lee
11:40-13:00	Lunch Break
13:00-14:00		*[Invited Talk]* (tentative) Multiagent Reinforcement Learning for RoboCup Minoru Asada (Osaka Univ)
14:00-14:20	Break
14:20-15:10	Interfacing Chair:
		[L3-4] Predicting User Actions Using Interface Agents with Individual User Models Jung-Jin Lee and Robert McCartney
		[L3-5] Gleams of people: Monitoring the presence of people with multi-agent architecture Takeshi Ohguro, Sen Yoshida and Kazuhiro Kuwabara
15:10-15:30	Break
15:30-17:10	System Design Chair:
		[L3-6] Distributed Fault Location in Networks Using Learning Mobile Agents Tony White and Bernard Pagurek
		[L3-7] Designing Multi-Agent Reactive Systems. A specification method based on Reactive Decisional Agent Bouchaib Bounabat, Rahal Romadi and Salah Labhalla
		[L3-8] A Class of Isomorphic Transformations for Integrating EMYCIN-Style and PROSPECTOR-Style Systems into a Rule-Based Multi-Agent System Takuo Suganuma, SungDoke Lee, Takuji Karahashi, Tetsuo Kinoshita and Norio Shiratori
		[L3-9] An Agent Architecture for Strategy-centric Adaptive QoS Control in Flexible Videoconference System Takuo Suganuma, SungDoke Lee, Takuji Karahashi, Tetsuo Kinoshita and Norio Shiratori
17:20-??:??	Wrap-up Session The current and the future of MA systems