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ATAL
2007
Springer
16 years 18 days ago
Q-value functions for decentralized POMDPs
Planning in single-agent models like MDPs and POMDPs can be carried out by resorting to Q-value functions: a (near-) optimal Q-value function is computed in a recursive manner by ...
Frans A. Oliehoek, Nikos A. Vlassis
ATAL
2007
Springer
16 years 18 days ago
Periodic real-time resource allocation for teams of progressive processing agents
In this paper, we focus on the problem of finding a periodic allocation strategy for teams of resource-bounded agents. We propose a real-time dynamic algorithm RTDA , that exploi...
Jilles Steeve Dibangoye, Abdel-Illah Mouaddib, Bra...
GECCO
2007
Springer
143views Optimization» more  GECCO 2007»
16 years 17 days ago
Learning and exploiting knowledge in multi-agent task allocation problems
Imagine a group of cooperating agents attempting to allocate tasks amongst themselves without knowledge of their own capabilities. Over time, they develop a belief of their own sk...
Adam Campbell, Annie S. Wu
OTM
2007
Springer
16 years 16 days ago
Decentralised Commitment for Optimistic Semantic Replication
Abstract. We study large-scale distributed cooperative systems that use optimistic replication. We represent a system as a graph of actions (operations) connected by edges that rei...
Pierre Sutra, João Barreto, Marc Shapiro
AINA
2006
IEEE
16 years 14 days ago
Distributed Key Management for Secure Role based Messaging
Secure Role Based Messaging (SRBM) augments messaging systems with role oriented communication in a secure manner. Role occupants can sign and decrypt messages on behalf of roles....
Gansen Zhao, Sassa Otenko, David W. Chadwick