In the RETSINA multi-agent system, each agent is provided with an internal planning component—the RETSINA planner. Each agent, using its internal planner, formulates detailed pla...
Massimo Paolucci, Onn Shehory, Katia P. Sycara, Di...
In a multi-agent system, agents must decide what to do and by what order. Autonomy is a key notion in such a system, since it is mainly the autonomy of the agents that makes the en...
In open distributed multi-agent systems, agents often coordinate using standardized agent communications. Thus, representing agent conversations is an important aspect of multi-age...
Abstract--In the network-centric computing era, applications often involve sets of autonomous, unpredictable, and possibly mobile entities interacting within open, dynamic, and pos...
The computer simulation of complex phenomena is a challenging issue for studying their properties. Several models and techniques have been developed in order to provide useful con...
Stefania Bandini, Flavio De Paoli, Sara Manzoni, C...