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ATAL
2003
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
An asynchronous complete method for distributed constraint optimization
We present a new polynomial-space algorithm, called Adopt, for distributed constraint optimization (DCOP). DCOP is able to model a large class of collaboration problems in multi-a...
Pragnesh Jay Modi, Wei-Min Shen, Milind Tambe, Mak...
ATAL
2003
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Trade of a problem-solving task
This paper focuses on a task allocation problem, particularly in cases where the task is to find a solution to a search problem or a constraint satisfaction problem. If the searc...
Shigeo Matsubara
ATAL
2003
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Modeling coping behavior in virtual humans: don't worry, be happy
This article builds on insights into how humans cope with emotion to guide the design of virtual humans. Although coping is increasingly viewed in the psychological literature as ...
Stacy Marsella, Jonathan Gratch
ATAL
2003
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Self-Organization in Multi Agent Systems: A Middleware Approach
Self-organization is built upon two main building blocks: adaptive and uncoupled interaction mechanisms and context-awareness. Here we show how the middleware TOTA (Tuples On The ...
Marco Mamei, Franco Zambonelli
ATAL
2003
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Cooperative negotiation for soft real-time distributed resource allocation
In this paper we present a cooperative negotiation protocol that solves a distributed resource allocation problem while conforming to soft real-time constraints in a dynamic envir...
Roger Mailler, Victor R. Lesser, Bryan Horling
ATAL
2003
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Adjustable Autonomy Challenges in Personal Assistant Agents: A Position Paper
The successful integration and acceptance of many multi-agent systems into daily lives crucially depends on the ability to develop effective policies for adjustable autonomy. Adju...
Rajiv T. Maheswaran, Milind Tambe, Pradeep Varakan...
ATAL
2003
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Action selection in continuous state and action spaces by cooperation and competition of extended kohonen maps
This paper presents an action selection framework based on an assemblage of self-organizing neural networks called Cooperative Extended Kohonen Maps. This framework encapsulates t...
Kian Hsiang Low, Wee Kheng Leow, Marcelo H. Ang
ATAL
2003
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Towards model checking interpreted systems
We show how it is possible to pair the NuSMV model checker with Akka, a software platform used to check validity of propositional modal formulas, to verify properties of multi-age...
Alessio Lomuscio, Franco Raimondi, Marek J. Sergot
ATAL
2003
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Risk-averse auction agents
Auctions are an important means for purchasing material in the era of e-commerce. Research on auctions often studies them in isolation. In practice, however, auction agents are pa...
Yaxin Liu, Richard Goodwin, Sven Koenig