Abstract. In this paper we address a model of self interested information agents competing to perform tasks. The agents are situated in an uncertain environment while different tas...
It is self-evident that in numerous Multiagent settings, selfish agents stand to benefit from cooperating by forming coalitions. Nevertheless, negotiating a stable distribution of...
We describe the objectives and organization of the CLEF 2006 ad hoc track and discuss the main characteristics of the tasks offered to test monolingual, bilingual, and multilingual...
Giorgio Maria Di Nunzio, Nicola Ferro, Thomas Mand...
Any order parameter quantifying the degree of organisation in a physical system can be studied in connection to source extraction algorithms. Independent component analysis (ICA) b...
This paper discusses the use of simulation in a new context. Most often QUEST is viewed as a stand-alone simulation tool to analyze and understand shop floor behavior. It has rare...