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ATAL
2004
Springer
16 years 5 hour ago
A Scalable Petri Net Representation of Interaction Protocols for Overhearing
In open distributed multi-agent systems, agents often coordinate using standardized agent communications. Thus, representing agent conversations is an important aspect of multi-age...
Gery Gutnik, Gal A. Kaminka
SIGECOM
2003
ACM
154views ECommerce» more  SIGECOM 2003»
15 years 12 months ago
Exploring bidding strategies for market-based scheduling
A market-based scheduling mechanism allocates resources indexed by time to alternative uses based on the bids of participating agents. Agents are typically interested in multiple ...
Michael P. Wellman, Jeffrey K. MacKie-Mason, Danie...
ATAL
2003
Springer
15 years 12 months ago
Commitments and causality for multiagent design
This paper unifies two recent strands of research in multiagent system design. One, commitments are widely recognized as capturing important aspects of interactions among agents,...
Feng Wan, Munindar P. Singh
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GECCO
2010
Springer
183views Optimization» more  GECCO 2010»
15 years 11 months ago
Neuroevolution of mobile ad hoc networks
This paper describes a study of the evolution of distributed behavior, specifically the control of agents in a mobile ad hoc network, using neuroevolution. In neuroevolution, a p...
David B. Knoester, Heather Goldsby, Philip K. McKi...
SIGECOM
2000
ACM
227views ECommerce» more  SIGECOM 2000»
15 years 11 months ago
Combinatorial auctions for supply chain formation
Supply chain formation presents difficult coordination issues for distributed negotiation protocols. Agents must simultaneously negotiate production relationships at multiple lev...
William E. Walsh, Michael P. Wellman, Fredrik Ygge