AAMAS
2002
Springer
13 years 11 months ago
2002
Springer
Abstract. One of the main questions concerning learning in a Multi-Agent System's environment is: "(How) can agents benefit from mutual interaction during the learning pr...
AEI
2005
13 years 11 months ago
2005
Intelligent agents provide a means to integrate various manufacturing software applications. The agents are typically executed in a computer-based collaborative environment, refer...
ITSSA
2006
13 years 11 months ago
2006
: The problem of patient scheduling in hospitals is characterized by high uncertainty and dynamics in patient treatments. Additional complexity in the planning and coordination pro...
INFSOF
2006
13 years 11 months ago
2006
In the domain of multi-user and agent-oriented information systems, personalized information systems aim to give specific and customized responses to individual user requests. In ...
CCIA
2009
Springer
14 years 19 days ago
2009
Springer
We explore a rule-based formalisation for contracts: the rules capture conditional norms, that is, they describe situations arising during the enactment of a multi-agent system, an...
ATAL
2010
Springer
14 years 19 days ago
2010
Springer
This paper proposes a combined mechanism for coordinating agents in timed normative multi-agent systems. Timing constraints in a multi-agent system make it possible to force actio...
ATAL
2009
Springer
14 years 19 days ago
2009
Springer
Abstract. Workflows represent the coordination requirements of various distributed operations in an organisation; workflows neatly capture business processes, and are particularly ...
ICMAS
2000
14 years 26 days ago
2000
Brokers are used in many multi-agent systems for locating agents, for routing and sharing information, for managing the system, and for legal purposes, as independent third partie...
ICMAS
2000
2000
An Experimental Evaluation of Domain-Independent Fault Handling Services in Open Multi-Agent Systems
14 years 26 days ago
A critical challenge to creating effective open multi-agent systems is allowing them to operate effectively in the face of potential failures. In this paper we present an experimen...
ICMAS
1998
14 years 26 days ago
1998
This paper presents a generic architecture for an agent capable of designing and creating new agents. The design agent itself is based on an existing generic agent model, and inclu...