<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 25.8px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation]</span><b></b></span></p><p style="text-align:center;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 25.8px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><b><u>First CFP for JAAMAS Special Issue: When Foundation Models Meet Multi-Agent Systems</u></b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;font-weight:inherit;font-size:14.6667px"></span></span></p><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 25.8px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><b>Deadline:</b> February 28, 2026</span></p><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 25.8px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><b>CFP link:</b> </span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Fjournal%2F10458%2Fupdates%2F27805014&data=05%7C02%7Cs.ranathunga%40massey.ac.nz%7Cffad0b7127574a86106408ddf3f68267%7C388728e1bbd0437898dcf8682e644300%7C0%7C0%7C638934962318139755%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rw2HO0WYwFmHw29hIp26kkm9dOZ8Iv21mG2BDqCdO6Q%3D&reserved=0" title="Original URL: https://link.springer.com/journal/10458/updates/27805014. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank">https://link.springer.com/journal/10458/updates/27805014</a></span></p><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 25.8px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><b>Call for Papers</b></span></p><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 32px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)">The recent advancements in foundation models (FMs), including Large Language Models and multimodal models, mark a significant milestone in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Their capabilities in language understanding, generation and reasoning open new avenues for addressing long-standing challenges in Multi-Agent Systems (MASs). Conversely, the theories, concepts, methodologies of MASs hold the potential to further enhance FM capabilities, enabling multi-agent collaboration to solve complex tasks beyond single-agent limits. However, integrating FMs into MASs introduces new challenges such as managing the risks of hallucinations, bias, unfair decisions and behaviour that is not aligned with norms and ethical principles.</span></p><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 32px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)">This special issue delves into the intersection of FMs and MASs. We invite researchers from across the AI community to explore this exciting frontier. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:</span></p><ul style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;list-style-type:none"><li style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 9px;color:rgb(26,26,26)">1) FMs as solutions to MASs: How can FMs help address coordination, cooperation, optimization, and learning within MASs? How can they enhance the modelling and simulation of societies within MAS frameworks? How can they expand the application of game theory and mechanism design, and enable novel MAS applications?</li><li style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 9px;color:rgb(26,26,26)">2) MASs as solutions to FMs: How can theories, concepts, architectures and methodologies of agents, MASs, and game theory contribute to improving FM capabilities, particularly in planning, reasoning, and decision-making? How can MASs help mitigate issues, like hallucination and bias, within FMs, and improve accountability and transparency of FMs?</li><li style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 9px;color:rgb(26,26,26)">3) Societal implications: What are the potential societal impacts of combining FMs with MAS technology? How can these impacts be rigorously assessed, and what strategies can mitigate negative outcomes?</li></ul><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 32px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Authors are encouraged to submit original research papers, survey papers and viewpoint papers that discuss an ongoing trend or spark interest in new ideas or areas.</span></p><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 32px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)">It is strongly encouraged that papers focus on the synergy between FMs and MASs. Papers related to recent LLM developments based on agent concepts (e.g. on “Agentic AI”) are expected to make explicit connections to existing theory and practice in MASs. A cover letter explicitly stating how the paper makes connections with prior work on autonomous agents and multi-agent systems is required during the formal submission process.</span></p><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 32px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)">The Guest Editors can be contacted (at <a href="mailto:fm-mas-special-issue@googlegroups.com">fm-mas-special-issue@googlegroups.com</a>) for pre-submission inquiries (including brief descriptions—no full paper required) to assess whether a manuscript is a good fit for this special issue.</span></p><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 25.8px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><b>Timeline </b></span></p><ul style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size:12pt;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:25.8px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)">February 28, 2026: Submission deadline</span></p></li><li style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size:12pt;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:25.8px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)">May 31, 2026: First round review notification </span></p></li><li style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size:12pt;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:25.8px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)">July 31, 2026: Revised manuscript deadline</span></p></li><li style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size:12pt;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:25.8px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)">August 30, 2026: Final decision notification</span></p></li></ul><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:normal;margin:0px 0px 25.8px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><b>Guest Editors</b></span></p><ul style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:15px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size:12pt;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:32px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Stephen Cranefield, University of Otago, New Zealand</span></p></li><li style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size:12pt;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:32px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Shuyue Hu, Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Lab, China</span></p></li><li style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size:12pt;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:32px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Bastin Tony Roy Savarimuthu, University of Otago, New Zealand</span></p></li><li style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size:12pt;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><p role="presentation" style="line-height:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:32px;font-family:Aptos,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Surangika Ranathunga, Massey University, New Zealand</span></p></li></ul><div><font color="#1a1a1a" face="Helvetica Neue"><span style="font-size:16px"><b>Inquiries should be sent to</b> </span></font><a href="mailto:fm-mas-special-issue@googlegroups.com">fm-mas-special-issue@googlegroups.com</a></div></div>
</div>