MIPC 2015 - 2nd AAAI-Workshop on Multiagent Interaction without Prior Coordination

Second AAAI-Workshop on Multiagent Interaction without Prior Coordination (MIPC 2015)
At the 29th Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-15)
Website: http://conferences.inf.ed.ac.uk/mipc2015
This workshop focuses on models and algorithms for multiagent interaction without prior coordination (MIPC). Interaction between agents is the defining attribute of multiagent systems, encompassing problems of planning in a decentralized setting, learning other agent models, composing teams with high task performance, and selected resource-bounded communication and coordination. There is significant variety in methodologies used to solve such problems, including symbolic reasoning about negotiation and argumentation, distributed optimization methods, machine learning methods such as multiagent reinforcement learning, etc. The majority of these well studied methods depends on some form of prior coordination. Often, the coordination is at the level of problem definition. For example, learning algorithms may assume that all agents share a common learning method or prior beliefs, distributed optimization methods may assume specific structural constraints regarding the partition of state space or cost/rewards, and symbolic methods often make strong assumptions regarding norms and protocols. In realistic problems, these assumptions are easily violated ? calling for new models and algorithms that specifically address the case of ad hoc interactions. Similar issues are also becoming increasingly more pertinent in human-machine interactions, where there is a need for intelligent adaptive behavior and assumptions regarding prior knowledge and communication are problematic.
Effective MIPC is most likely to be achieved as we bring together work from many different areas, including work on intelligent agents, machine learning, game theory, and operations research. For instance, game theorists have considered what happens to equilibria when common knowledge assumptions must be violated, agent designers are faced with mixed teams of humans and agents in open environments and developing variations on planning methods in response to this, etc. The goal of this workshop is to bring together these diverse viewpoints in an attempt to consolidate the common ground and identify new lines of attack.
For more information, visit http://conferences.inf.ed.ac.uk/mipc2015
Topics
The workshop will discuss research related to multiagent interaction without prior coordination, as outlined in the workshop description above. A non-exclusive list of relevant topics includes:
- Learning and adaptation in multiagent systems without prior coordination
- Agent coordination and cooperation without prior coordination
- Team formation and information sharing in ad hoc settings
- Teammate/opponent modelling and plan recognition
- Human-machine interaction without prior coordination
- Game theory/incomplete information applied to ad hoc agent coordination
Talk-Only Option
This year, we offer a talk-only option for authors of relevant papers that have been published in journals or conference proceedings. Interested authors are encouraged to send their paper (in PDF or PS format) and publication details via e-mail to mipc2015-AT-easychair.org. If the paper is deemed relevant for the workshop, we will allocate a presentation slot for the authors in the workshop program.
Important Dates
- Submission deadline: November 9, 2014
- Notification of acceptance: November 23, 2014
- Camera-ready copies: November 25, 2015
- Workshop: January 26, 2015
Workshop Program
As in the previous workshop, the MIPC 2015 program will consist of a mix of paper presentations, invited talks, and an expert panel. Details will be posted on the website.
Organization
Program chairs:
- Stefano Albrecht (University of Edinburgh)
- Jacob Crandall (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology)
- Somchaya Liemhetcharat (A*STAR Singapore)
Advisory committee:
- Subramanian Ramamoorthy (University of Edinburgh)
- Peter Stone (University of Texas at Austin)
- Manuela Veloso (Carnegie Mellon University)
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