Subject: MATA'99 1st Int Workshop on Mobile Agents for Telecom...

From: Raouf Boutaba <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 15:35:58 -0500

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                         MATA'99

First International Workshop on Mobile Agents for
       Telecommunication Applications
        http://ocri.genie.uottawa.ca/mata99

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                6-8 October 1999, Ottawa, Canada
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                Call for Papers and Participation
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 Scope
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Mobile agents refer to self-contained and identifiable
computer programs that can move within the network
and can act on behalf of the user or another entity.
Most of the current research work on the mobile agent
paradigm has two general goals: reduction of network
traffic and asynchronous interaction. These two goals stem
directly from the desire to reduce information overload
and to efficiently use network resources. There are
certainly many motivations for the use of mobile agent
paradigm; however, intelligent information retrieval,
network and mobility management, and network services
are currently the three most cited application targets
 for a mobile agent system. The aim of the workshop
is to provide a unique opportunity for researchers,
software and application developers, and computer network
technologists to discuss new developments on the mobile
agent technology and applications.   The workshop will
focus on mobile agent issues across the areas of network
management, mobile applications, Nomadic computing,
feature interactions, Internet applications, QoS management,
policy-based management, interactive multimedia,
Tele-learning applications, and Computer Telephony Integration.

Call for Papers, Tutorials, Panels and Exhibits
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Contributions describing original research, surveys
and applications in the following areas are solicited:

 · Mobile Agent Architecture and Models
· Agent Identification, Tracking and  Persistence
· Agent-based Mobility Management in Mobile Networks
· Web Agent Systems
· Agent Integration with CORBA and TINA
· Active Networks and Mobile Agents
· Feature Interaction and Agents
· Mobile Agents Communication Language
· Security in Mobile Agent Systems
· Interactive Multimedia Presentation Agents
· Agent -based Electronic Commerce
· Agent-based Access to Legacy Services
· Managing QoS with agents
· Information Discovery and Gathering using agents
· Data Mining  Agents
· Network Management Agents
· Policy-based Management using Mobile Agents
· Education and Applications of Mobile Agents
· Prototypes and Experience with Mobile Agents
· Seamless Messaging and Mobile Agents

Authors are invited to submit papers (6,000 words)
on completed research or work in progress to
the MATA'99 Workshop Chair
(Send 5 copies of the full manuscript):

Prof. Ahmed Karmouch
MATA'99 Workshop Chair
School of Information Technology & Engineering
University of Ottawa
161, Louis Pasteur
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 6N5
Tel. (613) 562-5800 x6203
Fax. (613) 562-5175 email: Karmouch @site.uottawa.ca

Important Dates

Full Paper due                   30 April 1999
Proposals for Tutorials          30 May 1999
Notice of Acceptance              1 July 1999
Camera-ready paper due            1 August 1999

Electronic submission by Email <[email-masked]> is
preferred.
Alternatively, you may use our ftp server <ocri.genie.uottawa.ca> (user:

ftp, psw: email), under </pub/mata99/ incoming>. (Please send a note by
email specifying name, type, and contents of the file).

All paper submissions should have a cover page containing the title,
names,
email address and complete postal addresses (including telephone and fax

numbers) for all authors.  Please indicate the main author for the
purpose
of correspondence. The cover page should also provide an abstract (150
words
maximum), and a list of keywords.  Please include a statement stating
that
"when accepted, one of the authors will attend the Workshop to present
the
paper".

Tutorials, panels and prototype demonstrations are also invited.  More
information on MATA'99 is available at
http://ocri.genie.uottawa.ca/mata99
Workshop Committee Members

Workshop Chair:         Karmouch, Ahmed (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Technical Program
Co-Chairs:              -Impey, Roger  (National Research Council,
Canada)         - Horlait, Eric  (LIP6,CNRS, France)
Tutorial &
Exhibit Chair:  Liscano, Ramiro (National Research Council,
Canada)
Workshop Manager: Mahoney, Kathey (Ottawa Center for Research &
Innovation)
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