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      International Workshop on Logic Programming and Multi-Agents
                                
	sponsored by the EC activity KIT011-LPKRR and the CLN

       in conjunction with ICLP'97, Leuven, Belgium July 8--12, 1997
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To understand the paradigm shift in computing from stand-alone computer systems 
to distributed systems based on the client-server architecture and the internet 
new conceptual models for computing are needed. In particular, improved 
computational models of single agents and of multi-agents are necessary. We 
believe that computational logic and logic programming provide the useful 
conceptual and practical tools for developing and studying these models.

The workshop will serve as a forum for disseminating research and experience 
in this important and fast advancing field.
  
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

 	Interacting agents
  	Meta logic programmming applied to  multi agent programming
  	Distributed reactive systems
	Cognitive robotics,
  	Applications: Integration of heterogeneous autonomous systems
  		      Software agents, 
  		      agent oriented interface programming, real-time systems,
		      Relations between agent oriented programming and
                      object-oriented programming,
		      Inductive logic programming for self-organizing agents
	      
The main focus of the workshop is on new and original research. But we also 
strongly encourage the
submission of papers describing products, and prototypes in development of
multi-agent systems. 'Vision' papers discussing the potential of a marriage of 
computational logic, especially lp, and multi-agents are also welcome.

We also would like to have panels to discuss issues in the potential 
application areas of multi-agents.


WORKSHOP COORDINATOR:

Phan Minh Dung (Thailand)
Paolo Mancarella (Italy) 

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

D. DeSchreye (Belgium)
P.M. Dung (Thailand)
T. Kakas (Cyprus)
R. Kowalski (UK)
P. Mancarella (Italy)
 
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE :

L. C. Aiello (Italy)
L. DeRaedt (Belgium)
D. DeSchreye (Belgium)
P.M. Dung (Thailand)
K. Fischer (Germany)
M. Gelfond (USA)
R. Kowalski (UK)
T. Kakas (Cyprus)
P. Mancarella (Italy)
C. Palamidessi (Italy)
L. M. Pereira (Portugal)
D. Pearce (Germany)
M. Shanahan (UK)
Y. Shoham (USA)
J. Siekmann (Germany)
F. Toni (UK)
G. Wagner (Germany)


IMPORTANT DATES :

        Submission Deadline :   May, 10, 1997
        Notification :          June, 10, 1997
        Final Version ready :   July, 1, 1997
        Workshop :              July, 12, 1997

PAPER SUBMISSION:

   A PostScript file not larger than 15 pages when printed together with a  
   separate PostScript file of the abstract not larger than 1 page should be 
   sent to: paolo@di.unipi.it.
 
Updated INFORMATION on the workshop is available at

http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~iclp97/Multi
 
CONTACT ADDRESS:

Phan Minh Dung (dung@cs.ait.ac.th)             
Paolo Mancarella (paolo@di.unipi.it)