4th Workshop on Applications of Software Agents - WASA 2014
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http://perun.pmf.uns.ac.rs/events/wasa2014/

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4th International Conference on Web Intelligence, Mining and Semantics: WIMS-2014
http://wims14.csd.auth.gr/

Thessaloniki, Greece, June 2-4, 2014


Workshop Description
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Software agent technologies reached a certain level of maturity that allows development of applications spanning from lab prototypes to mature real-life systems, in domains that could have not been imagined before. Furthermore, software agent technologies proved their usefulness in synergy with methods of artificial intelligence and semantic technologies.

The aim of the WASA workshop is to contribute to the advancement of technologies and applications of software agents with a special interest in intelligent methods including, but not limited to: reasoning, semantics, pattern recognition, learning and cognition, etc. The workshop welcomes papers addressing research and experience reports on various applications of software agents. Papers describing finalized research, as well as work-in-progress, are welcome. The topics of the workshop cover, broadly understood, software agent and intelligent technologies connected to applications and experiences in areas like:
- e-business
- social networks
- e-learning
- grid and cloud computing
- gaming
- smart environments
- Internet of Things
- e-health
- multimedia
- disaster and crisis management
- risk analysis and mitigation
- virtual organizations
- simulation
- energy conservation
- sustainability and green computing
- planning and decision making
- traffic control
- image and video understanding
- manufacturing and industrial management
etc. (but this list is not exhaustive).

Papers
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Papers will be published in the WIMS’2014 proceedings published by ACM and must be prepared according to the ACM format. Four types of submissions are solicited, according to WIMS’2014 requirements. Detailed information about submission type and format can be found on WIMS’2014 Web site:
http://wims14.csd.auth.gr/?page_id=23

Submissions are handled via EasyChair:
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wasa20140

Program Chairs
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Mirjana Ivanovic, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Maria Ganzha, University of Gdansk and IBS PAN, Poland

Program Co-chairs
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Marcin Paprzycki, IBS PAN and WSM, Poland
Costin Badica, University of Craiova, Romania

Program Committee Members
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Olivier Boissier, ENS Mines Saint-Etienne, France
Paolo Bresciani, FBK, Italy
Marius Brezovan, University of Craiova, Romania
Zoran Budimac, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Luminita Dumitriu, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, Romania
Vadim Ermolayev, Zaporozhye National University, Ukraine
Adina Magda Florea, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy
Adrian Groza, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Sorin Ilie, University of Craiova, Romania
Galina Ilieva, University of Plovdiv "Paisii Hilendarsky", Bulgaria
Amelia Badica, University of Craiova, Romania
Gordan Jezic, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Petros Kefalas, University of Sheffield International Faculty, CITY College, Thessaloniki, Greece
Mario Kusek, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Florin Leon, "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iasi, Romania
Marin Lujak, University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
Mihai Mocanu, University of Craiova, Romania
Viorel Negru, West University of Timisoara, Romania
Andrea Omicini, University of Bologna, Italy
Mihaela Oprea, University Petroleum-Gas of Ploiesti, Romania
Doru Panescu, "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iasi, Romania
Massimo Paolucci, University of Genoa, Italy
Stefan-Gheorghe Pentiuc, "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava, Romania
Agostino Poggi, University of Parma, Italy
Kari Systä, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Denis Trcek, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
George Vouros, University of Piraeus, Greece
Constantin-Bala Zamfirescu, University of Sibiu, Romania

Important Dates
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Workshop paper submission deadline: January 24, 2014
Workshop paper notification: February 24, 2014
Workshop authors' registration and camera-ready papers: March 24, 2014
Workshop: June 2-4, 2014

Post-conference publication
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A selection of the best papers accepted and presented at WASA'2014 will be invited for extension and possible inclusion (subject to an additional review process) into a Special Issue of an internationally recognized journal.

Previous editions
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1st Workshop on Applications of Software Agents - WASA 2011
http://perun.pmf.uns.ac.rs/events/wsagents/

2nd Workshop on Applications of Software Agents - WASA 2012
http://perun.pmf.uns.ac.rs/events/wasa2012/

3rd Workshop on Applications of Software Agents - WASA 2013
http://perun.pmf.uns.ac.rs/events/wasa2013/