Bounded response time is an important requirement when rule-based expert systems are used in real-time applications. In the case the rule-based system cannot terminate in bounded ...
In this paper, we propose a multi-agent approach for solving a class of optimization problems involving expensive resources, where monolithic local search schemes perform miserabl...
Abstract. SharedPlans is an agent teamwork model that provides a formalization of the conditions under which a group of agents has a collaborative plan. This paper describes a gene...
Groups of collaborative agents need to create group beliefs (acceptances) in order to act as a single entity. The notion of mutual or collective belief, which has been used extensi...
Discussions of agent interactions frequently characterize behavior as “coherent,” “collaborative,” “cooperative,” “competitive,” or “coordinated.” We propose a...
H. Van Dyke Parunak, Sven Brueckner, Mitchell Flei...