Mobile agents offer unique opportunities for structuring and implementing distributed systems.
A wide range of applications has been indicated for mobile agent technology, including electronic commerce, telecommunications services, network management, group work and work flow management. The Second Workshop on Mobile Agents follows the successful MA'97 held in Berlin. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of research work in the area of mobile software agents. Contributions are solicited in the fields of mobile agent models and languages, agent systems, as well as applications of mobile agent technology. The submission should not exceed 5000 words.