AAMAS
2002
Springer
13 years 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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
13 years 5 months 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
13 years 5 months 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
13 years 5 months 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
13 years 5 months 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
13 years 5 months 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
13 years 5 months 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...