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ATAL
2008
Springer
15 years 9 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
15 years 9 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
15 years 9 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
15 years 9 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
15 years 9 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