20th European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research Event

OESTERREICHISCHE STUDIENGESELLSCHAFT FUER KYBERNETIK
1010 Wien, Freyung 6, Stiege 6; Tel.: 5336112-0, Fax: 5336112-77, sec@ofai.at

EINLADUNG

zum weltweit groessten Kongress fuer Kybernetik und Systemforschung, dem
20th EUROPEAN MEETING ON CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH
(EMCSR 2010)
vom 6. - 9. April 2010 im Hauptgebaeude der Universitaet Wien.

• PROGRAMM: 112 Vortraege in 13 Symposien, u.a. Systems Science,
  Biocybernetics, Cognitive Science, Management and Organizational Change,
  Theory and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Language Theory,

From Agent Theory to Agent Implementation, Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation,
Companions, Virtual Butlers and Assistive Robots.

• EROEFFNUNG am Dienstag, 6. April 2010, um 10 Uhr im
  Grossen Festsaal der Universitaet Wien,
  FESTVORTRAG von Prof. Dr. Detlof von Winterfeldt, Director, International
  Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA):
  “RESEARCH FOR A WORLD IN TRANSITION”

• PLENARVORTRAG (IFSR Ross Ashby Memorial Lecture) am Mittwoch, 7. April 2010,
  um 9:30 Uhr im Hoersaal 41,
  Prof. Dr. Johann Eder, Universitaet Klangenfurt:
  “GRAND CHALLENGES FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH”

• PLENARVORTRAG am Freitag, 9. April 2010, um 9:30 Uhr im Hoersaal 41,
  Prof. Dr. Kerstin Dautenhahn, University of Hertfordshire:
  “ROBOTIC HELPERS: INTERACTION, INTERFACES AND COMPANIONS IN
  ASSISTIVE AND THERAPY ROBOTS”

Der Eintritt zu allen Plenarveranstaltungen ist kostenlos.

Fuer die Tageskarte zum Besuch der Kongressvortraege ist nur ein nomineller Betrag
von EUR 15,– zu entrichten, fuer Studierende bei Vorlage des Studierendenausweises
kostenlos.

Fuer weitere Informationen: sec@ofai.at.

Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch!

Prof. Dr. Robert Trappl
Chairman, EMCSR 2010

Tue., Apr. 6

9.00 Conference Office on 1st Floor of the Main Building of the University of Vienna opens

10.00 GREAT FESTIVAL HALL

WELCOME
by the Representative of the Rector of the University of Vienna Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Klas, Dean, Faculty of Computer Science

OFFICIAL MESSAGE
from the Federal Minister of Science and Research, Prof. Dr. Beatrix Karl

ADDRESS
by the Chairman of the Meeting,
Prof. Dr. Robert Trappl
President, Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies

PLENARY ADDRESS:
RESEARCH FOR A WORLD IN TRANSITION
Prof. Detlof von Winterfeldt
Director, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria

Break for Lunch

14.00-19.00 SYMPOSIA

Symposium C: The Cybernetics of Cybernetics: Cybernetics, Interaction and Conversation

R. Glanville, UK

Tuesday, April 6, p.m. Room 34

14:00-14:30
Complementary construction of the World and of the Self
R. Jung, Center for Systems Research, Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
14:30-15:00
“ESSE EST PERCIPI (AUT PERCIPERE)”: The Minimum Time Principle of Maximal Information Transfer
P. MedinaMartins, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
15:00-15:30
Based on No-thing - A Cybernetical Musing On Eastern Beauty
L. Pawlik, American Society of Cybernetics, Washington, USA
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
Quasi Entailment Mesh
B. Pak, R. Glanville, Sint-Lucas Architectuur, Brussels, Belgium
16:30-17:00
Model Development for Magazine Cover Page Selection
Y. Soylu, N. Bayazit, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
17:00-17:30
The game as a methodology for observing the observer
J.C. Bermeo, R. Zarama, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
17:30-18:00
Labyrinths, Mazes and the Spaces Inbetween
S. McElhinney, Bartlett School of Architectur, UCL, London, United Kingdom

Symposium H: Management, Organizational Change, and Innovation

M. Mulej, Slovenia, G. Steiner, Austria, and S. Umpleby, USA

Tuesday, April 6, p.m. Room 50

14:00-14:30
Presentation of Abstracts
14:30-15:00
From Complexity to Reflexivity: The Next Step in the Systems Sciences
S. Umpleby, The George Washington University, Washington, USA
15:00-15:30
Spreading Systems Concepts through the Practices of Collaboration and Symbiosis
A. Leonard, The Complementary Set, Toronto, Canada
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
A Cybernetic Approach to Virtual Collaboration: Collaboration Platform for the Public Education
N. Assimakopoulos, I. Theocharopoulos, University of Piraeus, Greece
16:30-17:00
Constructing New World Views by Practicing New Management Methods: A Constructivist Approach to Education
T.A. Medvedeva, Siberian State University of Transport, Novosibirsk, Russia
17:00-17:30
Conceptualising and Mapping Social Forces
J. Raven, Independent, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
17:30-18:00
The Global 2008 - Crisis and Innovation of Managers’ Attributes
M. Mulej, V. Potocan, Z. Zenko, T. Strukelj, A. Hrast, S. Zizek, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Symposium J: From Agent Theory to Agent Implementation - AT2AI-7

J. Mueller, Germany, and P. Petta, Austria

Tuesday, April 6, p.m. Room 47

16:00-16:30
Coordination in Multi-Agent Systems: A Declarative Approach using Coordination Spaces
A. Vilenica, A. Pokahr, L. Braubach, W. Lamersdorf, J. Sudeikat, W. Renz, University of Hamburg, Germany
16:30-17:00
Monitoring Time-Aware Social Commitments with Reactive Event Calculus
F. Chesani, P. Mello, M. Montali, P. Torroni, DEIS - University of Bologna, Italy
17:00-17:30
Behavior Adaptation in RMAS: An Agent Architecture based on MDPs
M.S. Fagundes, H. Billhardt, S. Ossowski, University Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
17:30-18:00
Using CSP in the Formal Specification of the Micro-Organizational Level of Multiagent Systems
R. de Miranda Barbosa, A.C. Rocha Costa, P. C. de Azevedo Resteli Tedesco, A. C. Mota, Instituto de Informática, Porto Alegre, Brazil
18:00-18:30
Wrap up discussion

Symposium M: Theory and Applications of Artificial Intelligence

V. Marik, Czech Republic, and O. Stepankova, Czech Republic

Tuesday, April 6, p.m. Room 46

14:00-14:30
The Role of Recursion in and for Scientific Creativity
M. Franova, Université Paris-Sud, Orsey, France
14:30-15:00
Solving the Shortest Common Supersequence Problem Using Iterative Optimization with Evolved Hypermutations
J. Kubalik, F. Zelezný, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
15:00-15:30
Privacy Protection Using Semantic Technologies
P. Kremen, M. Blasko, Z. Kouba, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
Subspace clustering and the structural chessboard problem
L. Nováková, O. Stepánková, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
16:30-17:00
On a Mobile Robotics E-learning System
M. Kulich, K. Kosnar, J. Faigl, L. Preucil, J. Chudoba, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
17:00-17:30
Expert system for blust-furnaces process control
E. Ivanov, Russian Academia of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
17:30-18:00
Inferring Optimal Kernel Hyperparameters Using Cox Regression for Cancer Outcome Prediction
V. Jumutc, P. Zayakin, Riga Technical University, Latvia
18:00-18:30
Evaluation of Atrial Fibrillation in Human Using Artificial Intelligence Methods
V. Kremen, L. Lhotska, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic

Symposium N: Challenges, Visions and Roadmaps of Systems Sciences

G. Ossimitz, Austria and G. Chroust, Austria

Tuesday, April 6, p.m. Room 41

16:00-16:30
The Relevance of Systems Science Competence in Professional Life
C. von der Hellen, University of Graz, Austria
16:30-17:00
Teaching Systems-Science: A reality check
A. Kreuzeder, C.R. Binder, University of Graz, Austria
17:00-17:30
Professional Systemics: New Era for Management Practitioners by the Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies
N. Assimakopoulos, I. Theocharopoulos, M. Konstantopoulou, University of Piraeus, Greece