Workshop program: Cognitive modeling of agents and multi-agent interaction

Workshop on Cognitive Modeling of Agents and Multi-Agent Interactions August 9, 2003. Acapulco, Mexico (at IJCAI'2003) Computational models of cognitive agents that incorporate a wide range of cognitive functionalities (such as a variety of memory/representation, various types of learning, and sensory motor capabilities) have been developed in both AI and cognitive science. In AI, they appear under the rubric of intelligent agents and multi-agent systems. In cognitive science, they are often known as cognitive architectures. These strands of research provide useful paradigms for addressing some fundamental questions in AI and Cognitive Science. Artificial intelligence started out with the goal of designing functioning intelligent agents. However, faced with the enormous difficulty of the task, the focus has largely been on modeling specific aspects of intelligence, often in highly restricted domains. Nevertheless, some researchers have focused on putting the pieces together with the goal of designing autonomous agents. More important, there is a growing interest in multi-agent interactions that addresses issues of coordination and cooperation among cognitive agents. On the other side, traditionally, the main focus of research in cognitive science has been on specific components of cognition (e.g., perception, memory, learning, language). Recent developments in computational modeling of cognitive architectures provide new avenues for precisely specifying complex cognitive processes in tangible ways, thereby addressing foundational questions in cognitive science. Such developments need to be extended to multi-agent interactions and there are promising developments in this regard (see e.g. recent papers in this area in the journal Cognitive Systems Research). Against this background, this workshop seeks to bring together cognitive scientists and AI researchers, with a wide range of background and expertise, to discuss research problems in understanding cognition at the individual level as well as at the collective level. Tentative Program August 9, 2003. Acapulco, Mexico 9:00 - 9:10 Opening Remarks Ron Sun Session 1: Cognitive Models of Physical and Social Environments (Chair: Ron Sun) 9:10 - 11:40 (30 minutes each) A Value-Laden Architecture for Intelligent Behavior Pat Langley Daniel Shapiro Meg Aycinema Michael Siliski Representational Content and Reciprocal Interplay Tibor Bosse Catholijn M. Jonker Jan Treur Cognitive Anatomy and Functions of Expectations Cristiano Castelfranchi Emiliano Lorini Obligations and Permissions as Mental Entities G. Boella L. van der Torre Finding Interaction Partners using Cognition-Based Decision Strategies Partha Sarathi Dutta Luc Moreau Nicholas R. Jennings Session 2: ACT-R Based Cognitive Modeling (Chair: P. Langley) 1:30 - 3:00 (30 minutes each) Cognitive Architectures, Game Playing, and Interactive Agents Robert L. West, Christian Lebiere, Teamwork, Communication, and Planning in ACT-R Brad Best Christian Lebiere Learning to Play Hide and Seek Greg Trafton Alan Schultz Dennis Perzanowski Bill Adams Magda Bugajska Nick Cassimatis Derek Brock Session 3: Short Presentations (Chair: Robert West) 3:00 - 4:45 (15 minutes each) Use of a 3D Gaming Environment for a Cognitive Agent John F. Santore Stuart C. Shapiro Design Agents in 3D Virtual Worlds Mary Lou Maher Greg Smith John Gero Function-Behaviour-Structure: A Model for Social Situated Agents John S. Gero Udo Kannengiesser Optimize or Adapt? Explore or Exploit? Let the Agent (Meta-)Decide Norberto Eiji Nawa BDI Architecture in the Framework of Situation Calculus Robert Demolombe Pilar Pozos Parra Reasoning by Assumption Tibor Bosse Catholijn M. Jonker Jan Treur An Integrative Architecture for Artificial General Intelligence Ben Goertzel Cassio Pennachin Andre Senna Thiago Maia Guilherme Lamacie Panel Discussion: Cognitive Modeling and Multi-Agent Systems---the Synergy 5:00 - 6:00 Chair: Ron Sun Panelists: Cristiano Castelfranchi Christian Lebiere Jan Treur Jonathan Gratch Contact IJCAI regarding registration and travel matters. See http://www.ijcai-03.org for details. See the workshop Web page at: http://www.cecs.missouri.edu/~rsun/wsp03.html =================================================================== Professor Ron Sun, Ph.D James C. Dowell Professor CECS Department, 201 EBW phone: (573) 884-7662 University of Missouri-Columbia fax: (573) 882-8318 Columbia, MO 65211-2060 email: rsun(a)cecs.missouri.edu http://www.cecs.missouri.edu/~rsun ===================================================================