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Workshop Schedule is here.
A common assumption behind many existing constraint programming
techniques is that all information about problem variables and
constraints is available locally. Distributed Constraint Reasoning (DCR)
provides a framework for problem solving in which information and
control about the problem is distributed among autonomous agents. This
distributed model promises to more closely match the assumptions
underlying an increasingly diverse range of real world multiagent
problems.
This DCR workshop series addresses modeling, solutions and applications
of Distributed Constraint Reasoning, including both Distributed
Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization Problems. Current challenges
involve enabling DCR algorithms to move out of the laboratory and into
the real-world, as well as developing novel solution techniques. Some
specific issues are privacy requirements, communication limitations,
problem solving efficiency, and dynamic problem solving.
The workshop encourages submissions on all topics related to
Distributed Constraint Reasoning, including (but not limited to) the
following:
- unified frameworks for distributed constraint reasoning
- modeling of distributed constraint reasoning problems
- algorithms for solving distributed constraint reasoning
problems
- privacy issues in distributed constraint reasoning
- distributed constraint propagation and consistency
- over-constrained problems
- phase transition in distributed CSP
- applications of distributed constraint reasoning
The goal of the DCR workshop series is to bring together researchers
from the many different areas that are relevant to distributed
constraint reasoning so that commonalities and relationships can be
discovered and understanding improved. DCR is an inter-disciplinary
research area involving the Constraint Programming, Multiagent Systems
and AI communities. As such, this workshop has historically rotated its
location between the three major conferences in each of these areas: CP
(2000), IJCAI (2001, 2003) and AAMAS (2002). After several years, DCR
will again be held at CP and we invite all members of the CP community
to participate.
This workshop is open to all members of the CP community. At least one
author of each accepted submission must attend the workshop, and all
workshop participants must pay the CP registration fee in addition to
the workshop fee. The workshop will emphasize group discussion so
presentations will be balanced with discussion time. Preliminary agenda
is for paper presentations, with a scheduled panel talk and mediated
discussion session involving all participants. Proposals for panels /
discussion groups during the workshop are also welcome.
- July 01, 2004: Paper submissions
- July 29, 2004: Acceptance decisions
- August 18, 2004: Final version due
- September 27, 2004: Workshop date
Participants should submit a paper (maximum 15 pages), describing their
work on one or more of the topics relevant to the workshop. Accepted
papers will be presented during the workshop. Other participants may
submit a shorter paper (maximum 5 pages) presenting a research
statement or perspective on topics relevant to the workshop. All
submissions should include the author's name(s), affiliation, complete
mailing address, phone number and email address.
Authors are requested to prepare their papers by following the Springer
instructions found at:
http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html . The submission
should be sent either in PostScript format or in PDF format by email to
pmodi@cs.cmu.edu. The deadline for receipt of submissions is July 1,
2004. Papers received after this date may not be reviewed.
Questions about submissions may be directed to Jay Modi
(pmodi@cs.cmu.edu).
- Pragnesh Jay Modi, Carnegie Mellon University,
(pmodi@cs.cmu.edu)
- Christian Bessiere, LIRMM-CNRS, (bessiere@lirmm.fr)
- Boi Faltings, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Lausanne, (faltings@lia.di.epfl.ch)
- Marius Silaghi, Florida Institute of Technology
(msilaghi@cs.fit.edu)
- Toby Walsh, Cork Constraint Computation Centre
(tw@4c.ucc.ie)
- Makoto Yokoo, Kyushu University (yokoo@is.kyushu-u.ac.jp)
- Weixiong Zhang, Washington University (zhang@cs.wustl.edu)
- Amnon Meisels, Ben-Gurion University (am@cs.bgu.ac.il)
- Pedro Meseguer, IIIA/CSIC (pedro@iiia.csic.es)
Pragnesh Jay Modi
Department of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh PA 15217
e-mail: pmodi@cs.cmu.edu
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