1st International Workshop on Intelligent Agent Technology, Power Systems, and Energy Markets - IATEM 2012 - Preface

Intelligent software agents are a potentially powerful computational tool to provide new solutions to practical power systems engineering and energy market problems. This tool (and the associated technologies) creates an opportunity for cross-fertilization between power systems and energy markets. Accordingly, the purpose of the 1st International workshop on Intelligent Agent Technology, Power Systems, and Energy Markets is to provide a high-profile, internationally respected discussion forum on the most recent and innovative scientific research in the areas of power systems and energy markets that can benefit most from artificial intelligence (AI) and software agents. The unifying focus of the workshop is on methodological aspects; both theoretical and practical research are situated in the context of existing or new methodologies for agent-oriented software engineering. We received a broad spectrum of submissions and we are confident that the papers selected for publication and presentation contribute to a better understanding of the issues associated with the development of a new generation of power systems and energy markets - one that can adequately support human decisions through the use of AI technologies. All papers were reviewed by at least three reviewers, either members of the Program Committee or external experts in the field. We are grateful to all authors for their submissions.