ATAL
2009
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
2009
Springer
Decentralized partially observable Markov decision processes (Dec-POMDPs) constitute a generic and expressive framework for multiagent planning under uncertainty. However, plannin...
ATAL
2009
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
2009
Springer
This paper details the implementation of a software framework that aids the development of distributed and self-configurable software systems. This framework is an instance of a n...
ATAL
2009
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
2009
Springer
We consider the setting of multiple collaborative agents trying to complete a set of tasks as assigned by a centralized controller. We propose a scalable method called“Assignmen...
ATAL
2009
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
2009
Springer
Game theoretic approaches to patrolling have become a topic of increasing interest in the very last years. They mainly refer to a patrolling mobile robot that preserves an environ...
ATAL
2009
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
2009
Springer
The Modular Architecture for Bootstrapped Learning Experiments (MABLE) is a system that is being developed to allow humans to teach computers in the most natural manner possible: ...
ATAL
2009
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
2009
Springer
The ability to guarantee that a system will continue to operate correctly under degraded conditions is key to the success of adopting multi-agent systems (MAS) as a paradigm for d...
ATAL
2009
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
2009
Springer
Hybrid Scheduling Problems (HSPs) combine temporal and finite-domain variables via hybrid constraints that dictate that specific bounds on temporal constraints rely on assignments...
ATAL
2009
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
2009
Springer
The ability to proactively offer assistance promises to make personal agents more helpful to their users. We characterize the properties desired of proactive behaviour by a person...
ATAL
2009
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
2009
Springer
This paper argues that the agent-based simulation approach is just the one appropriate to the social sciences (including economics). Although there were many predecessor approache...
ATAL
2009
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
2009
Springer
This paper describes the design, implementation, visualizations, results and lessons learned of a novel real-world socio-technical research system for the purpose of rescheduling ...