CFP: Teaching Multi-agent Systems (TeachMAS) @ AAMAS

["Huhns, Michael" <huhns@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

                            Call for Papers

    The AAMAS-2005 Workshop on Teaching Multi-Agent Systems (TeachMAS)
   25th or 26th July 2005, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
http://cswww.essex.ac.uk/staff/mfasli/TeachMAS2005.htm

Multiagent Systems (MAS) have reached a point where many people have
become interested in being educated in MAS basics and specialities. So
far, we find rather isolated attempts at providing help in teaching MAS.
This workshop aims at bringing together researchers that are interested
in the teaching aspect of the field to identify problems specific to
teaching MAS and inform each other about innovative approaches to
teaching MAS and MAS-specific tools that improve the learning experience
of students.
We are inviting contributions describing:
   * Positive and negative experiences in teaching MAS
      - at the undergraduate level
      - at the graduate level
       - in continuing education
   * Problems specific to teaching MAS and possible solutions
   * The integration of theory and practice in teaching MAS
   * MAS-specific tools for teaching MAS
   * Innovative approaches to teaching and learning MAS

Papers addressing other issues specific to teaching MAS are also
encouraged. Contributions will be reviewed based on their
appropriateness of subject matter, quality, clarity of presentation and
analysis of the reported approaches and experiences. One of the problems
in teaching MAS is the integration of theory and practice. We therefore
want to ask everyone who wants to participate in the workshop and/or
discussions to send the organizers a short statement describing his/her
views on how theory can be best integrated with practice or specific
approaches that they follow in their own course. The organizers will
analyze these statements and report on the spread of topics found during
the workshop to start the discussion.

Important Dates

Submission Deadline: March 14th 2005
Notification of Acceptance: April 18th 2005
Workshop:25th or 26th July 2005

Submission Procedure

Contributors may submit either full papers or a short statement. Papers
should be limited to 8 pages and adhere to the formatting guidelines of
AAMAS while short statements should be limited to 1 page and should be
submitted in plain ASCII text. All submissions should be sent either in
PostScript format or in PDF format by email to Maria Fasli on
mfasli@xxxxxxxxxxx
At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the
workshop.

Organizing Committee

Maria Fasli (primary contact)
University of Essex
Department of Computer Science
Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK
mfasli@xxxxxxxxxxx

Joerg Denzinger
Department of Computer Science
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
denzinge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Harko Verhagen
Dept. of Computer and Systems Sciences
Stockholm University/Royal Institute of Technology
Forum 100, 16400 Kista, Sweden
verhagen@xxxxxxxxx