The focus of this conference is the

explanation of collective agency, cognition and

cooperation in natural and artifcial systems and
the challenges arising from the construction of
machines (like software agents and robots) that
act together with other machines and human be-
ings. This topic is approached from a multidisci-
plinary perspective involving philosophy, artifcial
intelligence, computer science, cognitive and
neuroscience, robotics, social science
and engineering cybernetics.
Organisation:
Prof. Dr. Catrin Misselhorn
Prof. Dr. Frank Allgwer
Filip Krumpe
Contact (e.g. for registration):
catrin.misselhorn@philo.uni-stuttgart.de
Web Pages:
www.uni-stuttgart.de/philo/termine/caac
www.uni-stuttgart.de/philo
www.simtech.uni-stuttgart.de
Conference Location:
Internationales Begegnungszentrum
Eulenhof Stuttgart
Robert-Leicht-Strae 161
70569 Stuttgart (Vaihingen)
Registration:
22nd July, 8.45-9.15 at the conference
Poster Sessions
Posters will be presented throughout the
whole conference. Poster Sessions will be in the
Lunchbreak on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. All
participants will give a short introduction
at the following dates:
Day 1
Appetizer Poster Session I
9.25 - 9.30 h
Anika Fiebich
Dr. Sabine Thrmel
Appetizer Poster Session II
13.00 - 13.05 h
Patrizia Pecl & Philipp Bartels
Filip Krumpe
Day 2
Appetizer Poster Session III
9.25 - 9.30 h
Valentin Schwind
Appetizer Poster Session IV
13.00 - 13.05 h
Anastasia Platonova
Tom Poljansek
Day 3
Appetizer Poster Session V
9.25 - 9.30 h
Markus Funk
Hauke Behrendt
Day 1 (22
nd
July) Day 3 (24
th
July) Day 2 (23
rd
July)
First Panel: From Human-Machine Cooperation to
Collective Agency
9.15-9.25:
9.30-10.20:
10.20-11.10:
11.10-11.40:
11.40-12.30:
12.30-13.00:
Welcome and Introduction
Prof. Dr. Catrin Misselhorn
Embodied Cooperative Systems:
From Tool to Partnership
Prof. Dr. Ipke Wachsmuth (University of Bielefeld)
Common Knowledge and Joint Intentional Action
Dr. Olle Blomberg (University of Edinburgh)
Coffee Break
Can Artifcial Systems be Part of
Collective Action?
Dr. Anna Strasser
(Berlin School of Mind and Brain)
Round Table Discussion with Ipke Wachsmuth,
Olle Blomberg, Anna Strasser, Anika Fiebich,
Sabine Thrmel
Chair: Dr. Joerg Fingerhut
13.05-14.30: Lunch and Postersession
Second Panel: Collective Agency and Responsibility
in Multi-Agent Systems
14.30-15.20:
15.20-16.10:
16.10-16.40:
16.40-17.30:
17.30-18.00:
A Short Introduction to Multi-Agent Systems.
An Engineering Perspective
Prof. Dr. Frank Allgwer (University of Stuttgart)
Sharing Responsibility with Robots
Dr. Christian Neuhuser (University of Luzern)
Coffee Break
PageRank Computation via Distributed
Randomized Algorithms with Web Aggregation
Prof. Dr. Hideaki Ishii
(Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Round Table Discussion with Frank Allgwer,
Christian Neuhuser, Hideaki Ishii, Philipp
Bartels, Patrizia Pecl, Filip Krumpe
Chair: Wulf Loh, M.A.
Third Panel: Social and Emotional Aspects of
Cooperation
9.30-10.20:
10.20-11.10:
11.10-11.40:
11.40-12.30:
12.30-13.00:
The Perception and Negotiation of Agency
in Human Dyadic Interaction
Dr. Marieke Rhode (University of Bielefeld)
From Explicit Human-Computer-Interaction to
Decision Making
Prof. Dr. Albrecht Schmidt
(University of Stuttgart)
Coffee Break
Is Empathy with Robots Morally Relevant
Prof. Dr. Catrin Misselhorn
(University of Stuttgart)
Round Table Discussion with Marieke Rhode,
Albrecht Schmidt, Catrin Misselhorn, Valentin
Schwind
Chair: Anja Berninger, M.A.
13.05-14.30: Lunch and Postersession
Fourth Panel: Simulating Collective Agency and
Cooperation
Fifth Panel: Intersubjectivitiy and the Cultural
Dimension
9.30-10.20:
10.20-10.40:
10.40-11.30:
11.30-12.00:
12.00-12.30:
Internal Embodiment and Intersubjectivitiy
Dr. Mog Stapleton (University of Stuttgart)
Coffee Break
Why Do some Chimpanzees have Laptop
Projectors?
Dr. Joanna Bryson (University of Bath)
Round Table Discussion with Mog Stapleton,
Joanna Bryson, Hauke Behrendt, Markus Funk
Chair: Dr. Ulrike Ramming
Final Discussion and Future Prospects
Plenum
12.30-14.30: Lunch and Postersession
19.30: Conference Dinner
14.30-15.20:
15.20-16.10:
16.10-16.40:
16.40-17.30:
17.30-18.00:
Planning for Collective Agency
Prof. Dr. Stephen Butterfll
(University of Warwick)
Agent-Based Simulation in Strategic
Management: A Comparison and an Example
Prof. Dr. Meike Tilebein (University of Stuttgart)
Coffee Break
What can Simulation Models of Cooperation
demonstrate? A Critical Look at the History of the
Evolution of Cooperation
Dr. Eckhart Arnold (University of Coburg)
Round Table Discussion with Stephen Butterfll,
Meike Tilebein, Eckhart Arnold,
Anastasia Platonova, Tom Poljansek
Chair: Christoph Michel, M.A.
19.30: Dinner