a growing need to study abstract problems in distributed multi-agent systems in a systematic way, as well as to provide a qualitative mathematical framework in which to compare po...
Optimization of performance in collective systems often requires altruism. The emergence and stabilization of altruistic behaviors are dicult to achieve because the agents incur ...
Multiagent software systems are known to exhibit a system-level behavior that rarely can be predicted from the description of individual agents but must be observed in simulation o...
Decentralized agent groups typically require complex mechanisms to accomplish coordinated tasks. In contrast, biological systems can achieve intelligent group behaviors with each ...
Abstract. Open systems are becoming increasingly important in a variety of distributed, networked computer applications. Their characteristics, such as agent diversity, heterogenei...