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face=新細明體><FONT size=3>----- SI on Agent Technology in Cyberspace Call
for Papers ---------<BR></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><FONT size=3><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" lang=EN-US>Journal of Internet
Technology (SCI-E)<BR></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"
lang=EN-US><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><st1:country-region w:st="on">Special
Issue on Agent Technology in
Cyberspace<BR></st1:country-region></SPAN>(</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face=Garamond><A
href="http://jit.ndhu.edu.tw/callforpaper/CFP_S_I_on_Agent_Technology_in_Cyberspace.pdf">http://jit.ndhu.edu.tw/callforpaper/CFP_S_I_on_Agent_Technology_in_Cyberspace.pdf</A></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US>)<BR></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT
size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"
lang=EN-US><FONT size=3>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT
size=3>Theme and Scope</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Many agents now exist in our life, searching agents help us
find resources which we are interesting in and/or feel useful to ourselves;
backup agents help us backup important data and documents daily, weekly, or
monthly; spam-filter agents help us block malicious pop-up windows when we are
surfing on the Internet; anti-virus agents secure our computers and data from
worms, virus, and other on-purposed attacks; and learning companion agents and
virtual tutor agents help us in lifelong learning process. This special issue is
going to recruit those researches regarding using software agents, intelligent
agents, and multi-agent systems to assist users in cyberspace, e.g. Internet,
mobile networks, and virtual worlds include chat rooms, discussion forums, web
conferencing software, computer games and video games. This special issue will
be attractive to both Intelligent Systems and Computational Engineering
researchers, more than that, this issue can be very<BR>interesting to ordinary
people to know how agent technology could affect our lives in the future. The
trend of using agents is becoming more discernable and we can foresee that
agents exist in multidiscipline and various application
areas..</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT
size=3>Guest Editors (in alphabet order): </FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN class=SpellE><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US>Maiga Chang</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Athabasca University, Canada</st1:PlaceType><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><BR></st1:PlaceName></st1:place></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: IT" lang=IT>Fuhua (Oscar) Lin,
Athabasca University, Canada<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: IT" lang=IT>Timothy K.
Shih – National Central University, Taiwan<BR></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT size=3></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT
size=3>Suggested topics: </FONT></SPAN></B></P><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT size=3>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT
size=3>All papers related to agent technology in cyberspace are welcome. This
special issue is going to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners and
users of agent technology to exchange ideas, to share experiences and
requirements, and to lay the foundations for agent technology in cyberspace
research area. We cordially invite presenters to submit manuscript for any
application domain as long as the core of the manuscript belongs
to:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"
class=MsoNormal></FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings"
lang=EN-US><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings" lang=EN-US>ü</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt" lang=EN-US><FONT
face=新細明體>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT face=新細明體>Practical experiences
in using and applying agents</FONT></SPAN><BR></SPAN>ü</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"
lang=EN-US>
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT face=新細明體>Successful
cases (best practices)</FONT><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3><SPAN
class=GramE><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings" lang=EN-US>ü</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"
lang=EN-US>
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT
face=新細明體>Not-so-successful cases and the lessons
learnt</FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"
lang=EN-US><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings"
lang=EN-US>ü</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"
lang=EN-US>
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT face=新細明體>Mature
agent applications, tools and/or systems</FONT><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings" lang=EN-US>ü</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"
lang=EN-US>
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT face=新細明體>Evaluation
models for agents</FONT><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings" lang=EN-US>ü</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"
lang=EN-US>
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT face=新細明體>Software
agents in cyberspace</FONT><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings" lang=EN-US>ü</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"
lang=EN-US>
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT
face=新細明體>Intelligent agents in cyberspace</FONT><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings" lang=EN-US>ü</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"
lang=EN-US>
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT face=新細明體>Multi-agent systems
(conceptual/practical)</FONT></SPAN><BR></SPAN></FONT></P><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT size=3>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT size=2
face=新細明體></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT
size=3>Instructions for Manuscripts: </FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT
size=3>This special issue aims to foster state-of-the-art research in the agent
technology in cyberspace. Authors are invited to submit manuscripts reporting
original unpublished research and recent developments. Manuscripts should be
written in English and strictly follow the guideline of the Journal of Internet
Technology at <A
href="http://jit.ndhu.edu.tw/preparation2.php">http://jit.ndhu.edu.tw/preparation2.php</A>.
The covering letter should indicate the names of the authors and their
affiliations, addresses, faxes, and e-mails. Prospective authors should submit
full manuscripts with MS Word format, .doc, electronically by e-mail to Guest
Editor, Dr. Maiga Chang, at <A
href="mailto:maiga.chang@gmail.com">maiga.chang@gmail.com</A> by Feburary 28,
2011.</FONT></SPAN></P></FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"
lang=EN-US><FONT size=3>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT size=2
face=新細明體></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Important dates: </FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT
size=3>Manuscript Due: February 28, 2011<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT size=3>Notification
of Acceptance/Revision/Rejection: May 31, 2011<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT size=3>Revised Manuscript
Due: June 30, 2011<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"
lang=EN-US><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT
size=3>Final Manuscript Due: July 31,
2011<BR></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN>Tentative Publication Date: November 31,
2011</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond" lang=EN-US><FONT
size=3>For queries, you may contact Dr. Maiga Chang (</FONT><A href=""><FONT
size=3>maiga.chang@gmail.com</FONT></A><FONT
size=3>)</FONT></SPAN></B></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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