Invitation and Call for Chapters

Decision Support Systems in Agent-Based Intelligent Environment

Chapters due 1 June 2004

2 March 2004

Dear Colleagues,

We are in the process of editing a book on

                   Decision Support Systems in Agent-Based Intelligent Environment

and have a publisher.  We would like to invite you to write a chapter for the book.
 

Decision support technologies are increasingly being used in real-time and uncertain decision problems.  Intelligent agents have enabled up-to-date information, dynamic response and conflict resolution in applications ranging from traffic flow to medical emergencies to military robotics.  Harassed decision makers in these and other fields often ignore crucial information, use inefficient strategies, and generate fewer alternatives. Despite significant research on decision making support, researchers are limited by a narrow understanding of the most effectual methods to support decision-making in real-time and stressful situations. Intelligent agents offer one approach to operationalizing a decision making support system in these circumstances. 

This novel book gives the reader the recent advances in theory and implementations of intelligent agents to support decision making.  It brings together for the first time the successful applications of intelligent paradigms such as:

• Decision support for real-time and stressful decision problems
• Agents used to reduce information overload, enable up-to-date information, and provide a dynamic response
• Techniques for incorporating agents in decision making support systems
• Psychological processes underlying real-time and stressful decision-making and support
• Agent communication required for decision support
• Methods of dealing with uncertainty in decision problems
• User trust of agent technology in decision support
• Use of agents to communicate with the user during decision support
• Applications in information retrieval for decision support
• Agents used in military applications of decision support

The intention of this book is to provide a concise introduction to the particular topic from the vantage point of a newcomer. As such, each chapter must be complete within itself.  Naturally, reference to additional or more advanced material is expected to be given in the reference section.

Specifics:

Proposals on all relevant topics are invited.

Co-authored chapters are welcome.

Approximate number of pages in each chapter including diagrams - 30

Publication date - 2004
 

Important Dates

1 April 2004:  Authors are invited to submit summary (one page) of their proposed chapters.

10 April 2004:  Acceptance decision.

1 June 2004:  Draft chapter due

15 June 2004:  Feedback to the authors

15 July 2004:  Camera ready chapter due

We will be pleased to offer one copy of this book to the first named author or the corresponding author to express our appreciation.

Please consider writing one chapter for our book.  Thank you for your consideration.

Please send your chapter proposal by email to gwren@loyola.edu.  The complete addresses of the editors are:

Professor Gloria Phillips-Wren

Sellinger School of Business and Management
Information Systems and Operations Management
Loyola College in Maryland

4501 N. Charles Street

Baltimore, MD 21210 USA
Phone: 410 617 5470
Fax: 410 617 2006
Email: gwren@loyola.edu

Professor Lakhmi. Jain

University of South Australia, Adelaide
KES Centre
SCT-Building
Mawson Lakes, S.A. 5095
Australia