[ CFP ]: The 3rd International Workshop on Collaborative Online Organizations (COOS'15)
- In conjunction with AAMAS - May 4, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey - URL: http://www2.cs.siu.edu/~mas/coos15 [ Scope ]: There is a strong ongoing trend for traditional organizations to adapt to the socially networked nature of the human population. This trend allows organizations to be transformed from bricks and mortar to a more online form. In COOS'15, we aim to understand the current range of nascent network-centric organizations. At one end of the spectrum, this includes human efforts to form collaborative units. On the other end of the spectrum, we seek to understand techniques and methodologies for constructing online agent organizations that represent the interests of their human counterparts and take actions autonomously. The workshop will reflect the impacts of social network proliferation and the beginnings of agent systems that exploit and explore opportunities heralded by social media and the ever-faster pace of interconnectivity. Agents must multitask. Beyond performing their design tasks, they must be aware of the social climate of their environment. They must account for interactions with other agents and humans so as to perform social acts in order to complement their physical and speech acts. A substantial amount of research work is advancing distributed knowledge management. Therefore, this workshop will emphasize the operational elements of social networks that facilitate elements of online organizations. Social as well as cognitive foundations surrounding network organizations are of special interest and the focal theme. This theme includes social capital and the nature of interactions among individuals engaged in meaningful exchange. [ Topics include (but are not limited to) the following ]: - Agent-based networked environments - Cooperation and collaboration mechanisms - Collective benefits of political fallouts and economic externalities - Computational models of organizations - Digital communities and virtual organizations - Distributed technologies for group networks - Globalized networks and grid alliances - Network-centric warfare - Networked individualism - Networked organizations - Social capital and human-centric based group networks - Social networks and community discovery - Social computing and inter-cultural networks - Theoretical aspects of distributed organizations [ Submissions ]: COOS 2015 seeks good-quality submissions following AAMAS general formatting instructions (http://www.aamas2015.com/en/Submission-Instructions.html). Manuscripts should be submitted to: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=coos2015 [ Important dates ]: Papers submission: February 11, 2015 Notification of acceptance: March 10, 2015 Final manuscript due: March 19, 2015 [ Post Proceeding ]: Extended and improved versions will be included in a post-proceeding published in the special issue titled “Networked Agents of Complex Online Organizations”. We also strongly encourage researchers unable to participate in the workshop to submit articles for this issue. Authors interested should follow the time table below, following the journal submission instructions and formatting style (please visit: http://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/cfp.php?id=2848). Submission deadline: April 15, 2015 Notification of 1st review: June 15, 2015 2nd Submission: August 15, 2015 Final papers due: September 15, 2015 Best regards..
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