computer science

ICAART

ICAART is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand ICAART rather than just read about it. In short: The International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART) is a meeting point for researchers (among others) with interest in the areas of Agents and Artificial Intelligence. There are 2 tracks in ICAART, one related to Agents and Distributed AI in general and the other one focused in topics related to Intelligent Systems and Computational Intelligence.

Key takeaways

ICAART belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect ICAART to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of ICAART from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART) is a meeting point for researchers (among others) with interest in the areas of Agents and Artificial Intelligence. There are 2 tracks in ICAART, one related to Agents and Distributed AI in general and the other one focused in topics related to Intelligent Systems and Computational Intelligence. The conference program is composed of several different kind of sessions like technical sessions, poster sessions, keynote lectures, tutorials, special sessions, doctoral consortiums, panels and industrial tracks. The papers presented in the conference are made available at the SCITEPRESS digital library, published in the conference proceedings and some of the best papers are invited to a post-publication with Springer. ICAART's first edition was in 2009 counting with several keynote speakers like Marco Dorigo, Edward H. Shortliffe and Eduard Hovy. Since then, the conference had several other invited speakers like Katia Sycara, Nick Jennings, Robert Kowalski, Boi Faltings and Tim Finin. Bart Selman is one of the names confirmed for the next edition of this conference. Since 2012 the conference is held in conjunction with 2 other conferences: the International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems (ICORES) and the International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods (ICPRAM).

Areas

Agents Agent communication languages Cooperation and Coordination Distributed Problem Solving Economic Agent Models Emotional Intelligence Group Decision Making Intelligent Auctions and Markets Mobile Agents Multi-agent systems Negotiation and Interaction Protocols Nep News Detection Agent Models and Architectures Physical Agents at Work Privacy, Safety and Security Programming Environments and Languages Robot and Multi-Robot Systems Self Organizing Systems Semantic Web Simulation Swarm Intelligence Task Planning and Execution Transparency and Ethical Issues Agent-Oriented Software Engineering Web Intelligence Agent Platforms and Interoperability Autonomous systems Cloud Computing and Its Impact Cognitive robotics Collective Intelligence Conversational Agents

Artificial intelligence AI and Creativity Deep Learning Evolutionary Computing Fuzzy Systems Hybrid Intelligent Systems Industrial Applications of AI Intelligence and Cybersecurity Intelligent User Interfaces Knowledge Representation and Reasoning Knowledge-Based Systems Ambient Intelligence Machine learning Model-Based Reasoning Natural Language Processing Neural Networks Ontologies Planning and Scheduling Social Network Analysis Soft Computing State Space Search Bayesian Networks Uncertainty in AI Vision and Perception Visualization Big Data Case-Based Reasoning Cognitive Systems Constraint Satisfaction Data Mining Data Science

Editions

ICAART 2023 – Lisbon, Portugal

ICAART 2020 – Valletta, Malta

ICAART 2019 – Prague, Czech Republic Proceedings - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1. ISBN 978-989-758-350-6 Proceedings - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 2. ISBN 978-989-758-350-6

ICAART 2018 – Funchal, Madeira, Portugal Proceedings - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1. ISBN 978-989-758-275-2 Proceedings - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 2. ISBN 978-989-758-275-2

ICAART 2017 – Porto, Portugal Proceedings - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1. ISBN 978-989-758-219-6 Proceedings - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 2. ISBN 978-989-758-220-2

ICAART 2016 – Rome, Italy Proceedings - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1. ISBN 978-989-758-172-4 Proceedings - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 2. ISBN 978-989-758-172-4

ICAART 2015 – Lisbon, Portugal Proceedings - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1. ISBN 978-989-758-073-4 Proceedings - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 2. ISBN 978-989-758-074-1

ICAART 2014 – ESEO, Angers, Loire Valley, France Proceedings - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1. ISBN 978-989-758-015-4 Proceedings - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 2. ISBN 978-989-758-016-1

ICAART 2013 – Barcelona, Spain Proceedings - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1. ISBN 978-989-8565-38-9 Proceedings - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 2. ISBN 978-989-8565-39-6

ICAART 2012 – Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal Proceedings - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1. ISBN 978-989-8425-95-9 Proceedings - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 2. ISBN 978-989-8425-96-6

ICAART 2011 – Rome, Italy Proceedings - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1. ISBN 978-989-8425-40-9 Proceedings - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 2. ISBN 978-989-8425-41-6

ICAART 2010 – Valencia, Spain Proceedings - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1. ISBN 978-989-674-021-4 Proceedings - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 2. ISBN 978-989-674-022-1

ICAART 2009 – Porto, Portugal Proceedings - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies. ISBN 978-989-8111-66-1

References

External links Official website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with ICAART

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what ICAART claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to ICAART before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about ICAART ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of ICAART

In research: ICAART appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses ICAART in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: ICAART is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Artificial intelligence conferences, Computer science conferences, Information systems conferences, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for ICAART outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study ICAART in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what ICAART means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain ICAART out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is ICAART in simple terms?

Why does ICAART matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study ICAART?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on ICAART.