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AAMAS
2004
Springer
13 years 4 months ago
MARP: A Multi-Agent Routing Protocol for Mobile Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
ACT Supporting mobility in a multi hop wireless environment like the MANET still remains a point of research, especially in the context of time-constrained applications. The incapa...
Romit Roy Choudhury, Krishna Paul, Somprakash Band...
AAMAS
2004
Springer
13 years 4 months ago
Multi-Dimensional, MultiStep Negotiation
We present a multi-dimensional, multi-step negotiation mechanism for task allocation among cooperative agents based on distributed search. This mechanism uses marginal utility gai...
Xiaoqin Zhang, Victor R. Lesser, Rodion M. Podoroz...
AAMAS
2004
Springer
13 years 4 months ago
Challenges and Research Directions in Agent-Oriented Software Engineering
Abstract. Agent-based computing is a promising approach for developing applications in complex domains. However, despite the great deal of research in the area, a number of challen...
Franco Zambonelli, Andrea Omicini
AAMAS
2004
Springer
13 years 4 months ago
From a Conceptual Framework for Agents and Objects to a Multi-Agent System Modeling Language
In this paper we propose a multi-agent system modeling language (MAS-ML) that extends UML (Unified Modeling Language) based on structural and dynamic properties presented in a conc...
Viviane Torres da Silva, Carlos José Pereir...
AAMAS
2004
Springer
13 years 4 months ago
Agent-Mediated Electronic Commerce
Abstract. Electronic commerce has been one of the traditional arenas for agent technology. The complexity of these applications has been a challenge for researchers that have devel...
Carles Sierra
AAMAS
2004
Springer
13 years 4 months ago
Autonomous Agents that Learn to Better Coordinate
A fundamental difficulty faced by groups of agents that work together is how to efficiently coordinate their efforts. This coordination problem is both ubiquitous and challenging,...
Andrew Garland, Richard Alterman
AAMAS
2004
Springer
13 years 4 months ago
Temporal Development Methods for Agent-Based
In this paper we overview one specific approach to the formal development of multi-agent systems. This approach is based on the use of temporal logics to represent both the behavio...
Michael Fisher
AAMAS
2004
Springer
13 years 4 months ago
The Dynamic Selection of Coordination Mechanisms
This paper presents and evaluates a decision making framework that enables autonomous agents to dynamically select the mechanism they employ in order to coordinate their inter-rela...
Cora B. Excelente-Toledo, Nicholas R. Jennings
AAMAS
2004
Springer
13 years 4 months ago
Automated Assistants for Analyzing Team Behaviors
Multi-agent teamwork is critical in a large number of agent applications, including training, education, virtual enterprises and collective robotics. The complex interactions of ag...
Ranjit Nair, Milind Tambe, Stacy Marsella, Taylor ...
AAMAS
2004
Springer
13 years 4 months ago
The dMARS Architecture: A Specification of the Distributed Multi-Agent Reasoning System
The Procedural Reasoning System (PRS) is the best established agent architecture currently available. It has been deployed in many major industrial applications, ranging from fault...
Mark d'Inverno, Michael Luck, Michael P. Georgeff,...