Travel: Doctoral Consortium at the 23rd International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems

该奖学金用于资助参加2023年5月6日至10日在新西兰奥克兰举行的第23届自主代理和多代理系统（AAMAS）国际会议的博士指导联盟（DMC）学生的旅行。这是一个主要的国际会议，研究人员在代理和多代理系统（MAS）在一个完全国际化的研究社区。该联盟面向已经确定博士课题并刚刚开始独立研究的学生进行研究和职业发展。随着人工智能和多智能体系统主题变得越来越普遍，很明显，让学生接触智能体技术的最新进展将对他们在广泛领域的职业轨迹产生重大影响，包括健康和福利、电子商务和国防等国家优先事项。博士指导联盟（DMC）的核心活动包括为学生提供与同行展示和讨论他们工作的机会；与一组确定的高级研究人员进行互动，为博士研究提供建议；一个职业小组，讨论工业界和学术界的职业选择；由指定导师领导的小组活动；以及与AAMAS的国际研究团体进行互动的机会，这可能会导致未来的合作活动。此外，DMC还包括一个全天和半天的教程计划，将由该领域的主要研究人员提供具体子领域的详细概述。赞助学生到AAMAS旅行除了DMC计划之外还有许多好处。被资助的学生将有充分的机会参加一个完善的AAMAS研讨会和会议计划，涵盖这个社区的各种研究领域。这是学生与来自世界各地的科学家进行讨论并探索新的研究方向和主题的机会。学生也有机会参加演示曲目。这种人工智能和多智能体系统技术的演示是研究人员的动力和灵感的重要来源。AAMAS是一个重要的国际会议，将对那些仍然参与代理和MAS的学生的研究生涯产生影响。学生们将在这个更广阔的场地上从技术思想的交流中获得宝贵的研究见解。在这个过程中，他们将与来自世界各地的潜在合作者建立有价值的联系。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This grant supports student travel for students participating in the Doctoral Mentoring Consortium (DMC) at the Twenty-Third International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS), Auckland, New Zealand, May 6-10, 2023. This is the premier international conference for researchers in agents and multi-agent systems (MAS) across a fully international research community. This consortium is oriented on research and career development for students who have identified their doctoral topics and are just embarking on that independent research. As Artificial Intelligence and the multiagent systems topics become more prevalent, it is clear that exposing students to the latest advances in intelligent agent technology will have significant impact on their career trajectory over a wide range of domains, including such national priorities as health and wellbeing, e-commerce, and national defense. The central activities for the Doctoral Mentoring Consortium (DMC) include opportunities for students to present and discuss their work with their peers; interaction with an identified group of senior researchers for advice on Ph.D. research, a career panel to discuss career choices in industry and academia, small group activities led by assigned mentors, and opportunities for interactions with the international research community in AAMAS, which might lead to future collaborative activity. In addition, the DMC includes a tutorial program with full-day and half-day tutorials that will provide detailed overviews of specific subfields by leading researchers in the field. Sponsoring student travel to AAMAS conveys many benefits beyond the DMC program. The sponsored students will have full access to a well-developed AAMAS workshop and conference program covering a diverse range of research areas in this community. This is an opportunity for students to engage in discussions with scientists from around the world and to explore new research directions and topics. Students also have the opportunity to attend a demonstrations track. Such demonstrations of AI and multiagent systems technology are a significant source of motivation and inspiration to researchers. AAMAS is the major international conference that will have an impact in the research careers of students who remain involved in agents and MAS. Students will gain valuable research insights from the exchange of technical ideas in this broader venue. In the process, they will make valuable connections with potential collaborators from around the world.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.