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ATAL
2008
Springer
13 years 6 months ago
Optimized algorithms for multi-agent routing
Auction methods have been successfully used for coordinating teams of robots in the multi-robot routing problem, a representative domain for multi-agent coordination. Solutions to...
Akihiro Kishimoto, Nathan R. Sturtevant
ATAL
2008
Springer
13 years 6 months ago
Transfer of task representation in reinforcement learning using policy-based proto-value functions
Reinforcement Learning research is traditionally devoted to solve single-task problems. Therefore, anytime a new task is faced, learning must be restarted from scratch. Recently, ...
Eliseo Ferrante, Alessandro Lazaric, Marcello Rest...
ATAL
2008
Springer
13 years 6 months ago
Physical parameter optimization in swarms of ultra-low complexity agents
Physical agents (such as wheeled vehicles, UAVs, hovercraft, etc.) with simple control systems are often sensitive to changes in their physical design and control parameters. As s...
Ryan Connaughton, Paul W. Schermerhorn, Matthias S...
ATAL
2008
Springer
13 years 6 months ago
Using adaptive consultation of experts to improve convergence rates in multiagent learning
In this paper we study the use of experts algorithms in a multiagent setting. In this paper we allow agents to use multiple experts and explore different experts algorithms that a...
Greg Hines, Kate Larson
ATAL
2008
Springer
13 years 6 months ago
Modeling and managing collective cognitive convergence
When the same set of people interact frequently with one another, they grow to think more and more along the same lines, a phenomenon we call "collective cognitive convergenc...
H. Van Dyke Parunak, Theodore C. Belding, Rainer H...
ATAL
2008
Springer
13 years 6 months ago
Efficient approximate inference in distributed Bayesian networks for MAS-based sensor interpretation
The multiply sectioned Bayesian network (MSBN) framework is the most studied approach for distributed Bayesian Network inference in an MAS setting. This paper describes a new fram...
Norman Carver
ATAL
2008
Springer
13 years 6 months ago
Decommitment in multi-resource negotiation
This paper presents the design and implementation of negotiation agents that negotiate with other entities for acquiring multiple resources. In our approach, agents utilize a time...
Bo An, Victor R. Lesser, Kwang Mong Sim
ATAL
2008
Springer
13 years 6 months ago
Teaching multi-robot coordination using demonstration of communication and state sharing
Solutions to complex tasks often require the cooperation of multiple robots, however, developing multi-robot policies can present many challenges. In this work, we introduce teach...
Sonia Chernova, Manuela M. Veloso
ATAL
2008
Springer
13 years 6 months ago
Incorporating user utility into sponsored-search auctions
We study principled methods for incorporating user utility into the selection of sponsored search ads. We describe variations of the GSP allocation/pricing mechanism that accommod...
Yagil Engel, David Maxwell Chickering
ATAL
2008
Springer
13 years 6 months ago
Approximating mixed Nash equilibria using smooth fictitious play in simultaneous auctions
We investigate equilibrium strategies for bidding agents that participate in multiple, simultaneous second-price auctions with perfect substitutes. For this setting, previous rese...
Enrico H. Gerding, Zinovi Rabinovich, Andrew Byde,...