About MASTP

Call For Papers

Important Dates

Submission deadline: February 12, 2024

Authors Notification: March 4, 2024

MASTP 2024 Workshop: May 6 - 7, 2024

The MASTP workshop at the 23rd International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS 2024), shall address critical issues and emerging trends in the design, implementation, and evaluation of human-AI hybrid multi-agent systems, with an emphasis on safety. We will delve into areas such as collaborative decision-making, trust and transparency in human-agent interactions, adaptive learning mechanisms, and ethical considerations for autonomous agents operating alongside humans. By promoting interdisciplinary discussions and knowledge exchange, we aim to bridge the gap between traditional agent-based systems and the next generation of human-AI hybrid multi-agent systems.

This workshop seeks to attract papers which address issues, including but not limited to:

• Safety risk assessment of autonomous and multi-agent transportation systems.

• Cooperative and adaptive strategies for collision-free navigation in complex traffic environments.

• Decision-making and coordination for adherence to schedules.

• Human-AI Hybrid systems and related challenges pertaining to interactions, trust, reliability etc.

We encourage both mature research and work in progress. The evaluation criteria of contributions will be based on originality, quality, clarity, and its relevance to the workshop. Further, we require authors to discuss and/or analyze of the safety-critical aspects of the their proposed methodology.  

Target Audience

This workshop will provide an invaluable opportunity for cross-disciplinary learning, collaboration, and the advancement of knowledge in the domain of safety-critical transportation problems. The workshop is of interest to a wide audience, including:

• Researchers and academics focused on multi-agent systems, safety, and transportation.

• Transportation industry professionals seeking insights into autonomous and safety-critical technologies.

• Policymakers and regulatory authorities involved in shaping safety standards for autonomous transportation.

Submission Guidelines

Participants are invited to submit a short paper (4-6 pages, plus one page for references, Springer LNCS format) describing their work on one or more of the topics relevant to the workshop. Your paper should include a title as well as all authors and affiliations. It should articulate the objectives of the paper and provide a brief, but thorough description of the research related to the theme of the workshop. Optionally, you may include an appendix that does not count towards the page limit. 

Authors are requested to prepare their submissions by following the LNCS Springer format, preferably using the LaTeX template provided, but an MS Word template is also available. All submissions to the workshop will be reviewed by the organising committee and the program committee, with at least two independent reviews per paper.  

Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will attend the workshop to present the work. Authors of selected papers shall be invited to submit a revised and extended version of their papers for consideration to be published potentially in a high impact journal (TBC).