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One of the sub-categories of intelligent information agents identified within the motivating statement for the AgentLink II I2A SIG are "adaptive information agents". Such agent systems employ learning techniques to adapt to one or all of the following: users, agents, the environment.

Examples include personal assistants for information searches on the Web or collaborating information agents that adapt themselves as a system in changing environments.

Such agent systems have traditionally been the focus of research within several communities: distributed artificial intelligence, machine learning, information retrieval, HCI.

The Working Group on Adaptive Information Agents (AIA) is concerned with all aspects of adaptation and learning in the context of intelligent information agents, but the group will initially focus on a small number of key areas. The first of these to be identified is: adaptive user-interfaces, user-profiling and personalisation technologies. Suggestions for others are welcomed!

The Group aims to map the European AIA research landscape and to identify a relevant research agenda for the short to medium-term. In addition, it hopes to promote interaction among academic and industrial partners, via the dissemination of relevant information, fostering research collaborations, etc.

The Working Group is chaired by Pete Edwards of the University of Aberdeen (pedwards@csd.abdn.ac.uk).

For more detailed information on the Intelligent Information Agents SIG please contact the SIG Coordinator, Matthias Klusch (klusch@dfki.de).