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E4MAS
2006
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
Establishing Global Properties of Multi-Agent Systems Via Local Laws
Abstract. This paper is part of a long term research program on multiagent systems (MASs), based on the proposition that the interactions among the members of a large and heterogen...
Wenxuan Zhang, Constantin Serban, Naftaly H. Minsk...
E4MAS
2006
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
A Reference Architecture for Situated Multiagent Systems
Abstract. A reference architecture integrates a set of architectural patterns that have proven their value for a family of applications. Such family of applications is characterize...
Danny Weyns, Tom Holvoet
E4MAS
2006
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
Environment as Active Support of Interaction
Indirect interactions have been shown to be of interest in MultiAgent Systems (MAS), in the simulation area as well as in real apns. The environment is also emerging as a first-ord...
Julien Saunier, Flavien Balbo, Fabien Badeig
E4MAS
2006
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
Cognitive Stigmergy: Towards a Framework Based on Agents and Artifacts
Stigmergy has been adopted in MAS (multi-agent systems) and in other fields as a technique for realising forms of emergent coordination in societies composed by a large amount of a...
Alessandro Ricci, Andrea Omicini, Mirko Viroli, Lu...
E4MAS
2006
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
Spatially Distributed Normative Infrastructure
Abstract. In previous works we have presented a model to describe and simulate environment for situated multi-agent systems, that we called ELMS. Here, we present an extensions to ...
Fabio Y. Okuyama, Rafael H. Bordini, Antônio...
E4MAS
2006
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
Exploiting the Environment for Coordinating Agent Intentions
One large and quite interesting family of MAS applications is characterized (1) by their large scale in terms of number of agents and physical distribution, (2) by their very dynam...
Tom Holvoet, Paul Valckenaers
E4MAS
2006
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
Urban Traffic Control with Co-Fields
Traffic control can be regarded as a multiagent application in which car-agents and traffic-light-agents need to coordinate with each other to optimize the traffic flow and to avoi...
Marco Camurri, Marco Mamei, Franco Zambonelli
E4MAS
2006
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
A Unified Model for Physical and Social Environments
Abstract. The AGRE model proposed by Ferber et al. is based on an interesting generalization of both physical and social environments. In this paper we revisit the AGRE model and e...
José-Antonio Báez-Barranco, Tiberiu ...
E4MAS
2006
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
E4MAS Through Electronic Institutions
Abstract. Today, the concept of an environment for multi-agent systems is in its pioneering phase. Consequently, the development of supporting software technologies is still rather...
Josep Lluís Arcos, Pablo Noriega, Juan A. R...
E4MAS
2006
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
Enhancing the Environment with a Law-Governed Service for Monitoring and Enforcing Behavior in Open Multi-Agent Systems
Environment is an essential part of any multi-agent system (MAS), since it provides the surrounding conditions for agents to exist. For some sort of systems, the environment can be...
Rodrigo B. de Paes, Gustavo R. de Carvalho, Ma&iac...