The Seventh International Workshop onAgent-based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems Regular Conference of PAAA (Pacific-Asian Association for Agent-based Approach in Social Systems Sciences) http://www.paaa.asia/ Co-Sponsored By PAAA, Kansai University, Japan, and The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, Japan. January 17-18, 2012,Kansai University Centenary Memorial Hall, Osaka, Japan Conference Web Site:http://www.paaa.asia/aescs2012.html Venue: Kansai University Centenary Memorial Hall, Osaka, Japan(http://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/English/about_ku/location.html) 1. Aims and Scopes Social sciences are now on a new stage. One of the promising methodologies is agent-based modeling. Pacific-Asian Association for Agent-based Approach in Social Systems Sciences (PAAA) is the Pacific-Asian regional platform to explore the frontiers. PAAA works closely with its American equivalent, NAACSOS and the European Social Simulation Association, ESSA. The objective of PAAA is to pro mote worldwide activities of the multi-disciplinary community on multi-agent, computational economics, organizational science, social dynamics, and complex systems. PAAA lets researchers and practitioners bring together from diverse fields, such as computer science, system science, economics, physics, sociology, psychology, and complex theory in order to understand emergent and collective phenomena in economic, organization, and social systems. PAAA will also give opportunities to discuss the effectiveness and limitations of computational models and methodologies for social sciences. Our most important mission is to organize Conference of AESCS (Agent-based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems). AESCS 2012 mainly focuses on applications of agent-based technologies to social complex systems. Conference participants will present the latest results of various researches, and discuss emergent phenomena and modeling issues of social complex systems, which will provide further understanding on social complex problems with agent-based technologies. General ChairTakao Terano, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Workshop Chair Tadahiko Murata, Kansai University, Japan Organizing Committee Chair Shingo Takahashi, Waseda University, Japan 2. Important Dates October 1, 2011 (extended) Paper submissions deadline.November 30 2011 Accept/Reject Announcement.December 25, 2011 Camera-ready copies of accepted papers due.January 17-18, 2012 Workshop. 3. Topics The topics include, but not limited to:1) Formal Theories on Agent-based Approaches Agent-based computational foundations; Theories on rationality, intention, and emotion; Social behaviors, social action, and social interaction; Mathematical organization theory; Mathematical sociology2) Computational Economics and Organization Theory Agent-based computational economics; Econophysics; Market-oriented computing; Artificial markets; Agents in financial engineering; Computational organization theory;3) Modeling, Simulation and Validation Techniques Toolkits and methods for agent-based simulation; Large scale social simulation; Validation and verification of simulation results and simulation systems;4) Gaming Simulation Gaming simulation; Participatory simulation; Hybridization of agent-based simulation and gaming simulation5) Collective Intelligence Collective decision and behaviors; Emergent intelligence; Social intelligence6) Applications of Agent-based Modeling Organization and industrial design; Electronic commerce; Community design; Environment problems; Emergency management: prevention of disasters, epidemic diseases, and finance collapses; Medical and insurance systems; Public policies; Spatial modeling, pedestrian modeling; Marketing decision support7) Related Areas Evolutionary economics; Complex adaptive systems, chaotic and fractal dynamics; Evolutionary computation; Evolutionary games; Population dynamics; Anthropology8) Conceptual Model and Methodologies Conceptual modeling of agent-based approach; Philosophical issues of agent-based modeling 4. Paper Format Submission site has already open to public at www.paaa.asia. Submitted papers should not exceed 12 pages in length with one column and single space. Please follow the format of Springer Lecture Notes series. The link to the paper format can be found in the above site. The manuscript includes all figures, tables, graphs, and bibliography. Post-proceedings of the workshop will be published by Springer as a series of ABSSS hardcover books. 5. Registration Fee Early Registration () Late and On-site RegistrationPAAA Member 20,000 Japanese Yen 25,000 Japanese Yennon-PAAA Member 30,000 Japanese Yen 35,000 Japanese YenStudent 15,000 Japanese Yen 20,000 Japanese Yen() Until Dec. 31, 2011Registration fee will cover conference materials including the proceedings. 6. Contact murata [at] res.kutc.kansai-u.ac.jp 7. Program Committee Eizo Akiyama, JapanYuji Aruka, JapanSung-Bae Cho, KoreaShu-Heng Chen, TaiwanMauro Gallegati, ItalyNobuyuki Hanaki, France/JapanFumihiko Hashimoto, JapanXuezhong (Tony) He, AustraliaReiko Hishiyama, JapanMasayuki Ishinishi, JapanKiyoshi Izumi, JapanToshiya Kaihara, JapanTaisei Kaizoji, JapanToshiyuki Kaneda, JapanToshiji Kawagoe, JapanThomas Lux, GermanyJun-ichi Maskawa, JapanTakayuki Mizuno, JapanHideyuki Mizuta, JapanYutaka Nakai, JapanYosihiro Nakajima, JapanAkira Namatame, JapanIsamu Okada, JapanIsao Ono, JapanTamotsu Onozaki, JapanPhilippa Pattison, AustraliaStefan Reitz, GermanyAki-Hiro Sato, JapanHiroshi Sato, JapanYoshinori Shiozawa, JapanKeiji Suzuki, JapanChung-Ching Tai, TaiwanKeiki Takadama, JapanNoriyuki Tanida, JapanKazuhisa Taniguchi, JapanFrank Westerhoff, GermanyRyuichi Yamamoto, TaiwanThe Seventh International Workshop onAgent-based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems Regular Conference of PAAA (Pacific-Asian Association for Agent-based Approach in Social Systems Sciences) http://www.paaa.asia/ Co-Sponsored By PAAA, Kansai University, Japan, and The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers, Japan. January 17-18, 2012,Kansai University Centenary Memorial Hall, Osaka, Japan Conference Web Site:http://www.paaa.asia/aescs2012.html Venue: Kansai University Centenary Memorial Hall, Osaka, Japan(http://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/English/about_ku/location.html) 1. Aims and Scopes Social sciences are now on a new stage. One of the promising methodologies is agent-based modeling. Pacific-Asian Association for Agent-based Approach in Social Systems Sciences (PAAA) is the Pacific-Asian regional platform to explore the frontiers. PAAA works closely with its American equivalent, NAACSOS and the European Social Simulation Association, ESSA. The objective of PAAA is to pro mote worldwide activities of the multi-disciplinary community on multi-agent, computational economics, organizational science, social dynamics, and complex systems. PAAA lets researchers and practitioners bring together from diverse fields, such as computer science, system science, economics, physics, sociology, psychology, and complex theory in order to understand emergent and collective phenomena in economic, organization, and social systems. PAAA will also give opportunities to discuss the effectiveness and limitations of computational models and methodologies for social sciences. Our most important mission is to organize Conference of AESCS (Agent-based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems). AESCS 2012 mainly focuses on applications of agent-based technologies to social complex systems. Conference participants will present the latest results of various researches, and discuss emergent phenomena and modeling issues of social complex systems, which will provide further understanding on social complex problems with agent-based technologies. General ChairTakao Terano, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Workshop Chair Tadahiko Murata, Kansai University, Japan Organizing Committee Chair Shingo Takahashi, Waseda University, Japan 2. Important Dates October 1, 2011 (extended) Paper submissions deadline.November 30 2011 Accept/Reject Announcement.December 25, 2011 Camera-ready copies of accepted papers due.January 17-18, 2012 Workshop. 3. Topics The topics include, but not limited to:1) Formal Theories on Agent-based Approaches Agent-based computational foundations; Theories on rationality, intention, and emotion; Social behaviors, social action, and social interaction; Mathematical organization theory; Mathematical sociology2) Computational Economics and Organization Theory Agent-based computational economics; Econophysics; Market-oriented computing; Artificial markets; Agents in financial engineering; Computational organization theory;3) Modeling, Simulation and Validation Techniques Toolkits and methods for agent-based simulation; Large scale social simulation; Validation and verification of simulation results and simulation systems;4) Gaming Simulation Gaming simulation; Participatory simulation; Hybridization of agent-based simulation and gaming simulation5) Collective Intelligence Collective decision and behaviors; Emergent intelligence; Social intelligence6) Applications of Agent-based Modeling Organization and industrial design; Electronic commerce; Community design; Environment problems; Emergency management: prevention of disasters, epidemic diseases, and finance collapses; Medical and insurance systems; Public policies; Spatial modeling, pedestrian modeling; Marketing decision support7) Related Areas Evolutionary economics; Complex adaptive systems, chaotic and fractal dynamics; Evolutionary computation; Evolutionary games; Population dynamics; Anthropology8) Conceptual Model and Methodologies Conceptual modeling of agent-based approach; Philosophical issues of agent-based modeling 4. Paper Format Submission site has already open to public at www.paaa.asia. Submitted papers should not exceed 12 pages in length with one column and single space. Please follow the format of Springer Lecture Notes series. The link to the paper format can be found in the above site. The manuscript includes all figures, tables, graphs, and bibliography. Post-proceedings of the workshop will be published by Springer as a series of ABSSS hardcover books. 5. Registration Fee Early Registration () Late and On-site RegistrationPAAA Member 20,000 Japanese Yen 25,000 Japanese Yennon-PAAA Member 30,000 Japanese Yen 35,000 Japanese YenStudent 15,000 Japanese Yen 20,000 Japanese Yen() Until Dec. 31, 2011Registration fee will cover conference materials including the proceedings. 6. Contact murata [at] res.kutc.kansai-u.ac.jp 7. Program Committee Eizo Akiyama, JapanYuji Aruka, JapanSung-Bae Cho, KoreaShu-Heng Chen, TaiwanMauro Gallegati, ItalyNobuyuki Hanaki, France/JapanFumihiko Hashimoto, JapanXuezhong (Tony) He, AustraliaReiko Hishiyama, JapanMasayuki Ishinishi, JapanKiyoshi Izumi, JapanToshiya Kaihara, JapanTaisei Kaizoji, JapanToshiyuki Kaneda, JapanToshiji Kawagoe, JapanThomas Lux, GermanyJun-ichi Maskawa, JapanTakayuki Mizuno, JapanHideyuki Mizuta, JapanYutaka Nakai, JapanYosihiro Nakajima, JapanAkira Namatame, JapanIsamu Okada, JapanIsao Ono, JapanTamotsu Onozaki, JapanPhilippa Pattison, AustraliaStefan Reitz, GermanyAki-Hiro Sato, JapanHiroshi Sato, JapanYoshinori Shiozawa, JapanKeiji Suzuki, JapanChung-Ching Tai, TaiwanKeiki Takadama, JapanNoriyuki Tanida, JapanKazuhisa Taniguchi, JapanFrank Westerhoff, GermanyRyuichi Yamamoto, Taiwan