CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS Proposal Submission Deadline: September 15th, 2009 Decision Theory Models for Applications in Artificial Intelligence: Concepts and Solutions A book edited by Dr. L. Enrique Sucar and Dr. Eduardo F. Morales INAOE, Mexico; and Dr. Jesse Hoey University of Dundee, U.K.
To be published by IGI Global: http://www.igi-global.com/ Introduction One of the goals of artificial intelligence (AI) is creating autonomous agents that must make decisions based on uncertain and incomplete information. The goal is to design rational agents; that is agents that must take the best action given the information available and their goals. The term best usually means actions that maximize the total expected reward in the future. Decision theory models provide a general and sound framework for building rational agents. Objective of the Book The objective of the book is to provide an introduction to different types of decision theory techniques, including MDPs, POMDPs, Influence Diagrams, Reinforcement Learning, etc., and illustrate their application in artificial intelligence. Target Audience The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and researchers working in the field of artificial intelligence interested in understanding and applying decision-theory models. Moreover, the book will provide insights into the advantages and challenges of using this type of models for developing intelligent systems that have to take the best decisions under uncertainty. Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: Decision and utility theory Influence diagrams Dynamic decision networks Markov decision processes (MDPs) Partially observable Markov decision processes (POMDPs) Applications in robotics, medicine, industry, etc. Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before September 15, 2009, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter, including a summary, preliminary table of contents and the main contributions. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by September 30, 2009 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by December 15, 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review process. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Publisher This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference” and “IGI Publishing” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2010. Important Dates September 15, 2009: Proposal Submission Deadline September 30, 2009: Notification of Acceptance December 15, 2009: Full Chapter Submission February 15, 2010: Review Results Returned March 15, 2010: Final Chapter Submission Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (PDF document) or by mail to: Dr. L. Enrique Sucar Department of Computer Science National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics Calle Luis Enrique Erro #1, Tonantzintla, Puebla, 72840 Mexico Tel.: +52 222 26631 00 • Fax: +52 222 266 31 52 E-mail: [email protected] -- Jesse Hoey School of Computing, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, DD14HN +44 (0) 1382 384154 ----- The University of Dundee is a registered Scottish charity, No: SC015096 _______________________________________________ uai mailing list [email protected] https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
