Americas' School on Agents and Multiagent Systems

July 17 - 20 2004

to be held in New York
prior to and in conjunction with the
3rd International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems

The past few years have seen a revolution in the field of agents and multiagent systems. With several major conferences, journals, international competitions and other significant events, there has been an exponential growth in the field. Major new theoretical foundations are emerging, and there is an exciting growth in the practical applications. And, future prospects seem even more exhilarating.

As new generations of graduate students immerse themselves in this field, it is critical to educate them in the fundamentals of this rapidly growing area. It is with this motivation that we are organizing the Third Americas School on Agents and Multiagent Systems. This will be the successor to the highly successful previous Americas' schools in 2002 and 2003. Both tehse events were well attended and featured tutorials given by some of the top agents researchers in the world, offering the students the opportunity to interact with some of the best scientists in the field today.

The Third Americas School on Agents and Multiagent Systems will build on the success of the first two schools. As before, the School will consist of four days of tutorials primarily intended for graduate students from around the world (see the schedule for details), but with a particular focus on students in North and South America. (Undergraduate students may be allowed, provided they submit a letter from an advisor recommending them as qualified for this school, and non-student attendees are also welcome to apply).

Based on our experiences in running the previous Schools, we plan to limit the number of students who participate in this school to sixty. We feel this is the maximum size we can accommodate in the facilities that still allows the students to get to know one another and not get lost in the crowd.