We adopt the decision-theoretic principle of expected utility maximization as a paradigm for designing autonomous rational agents operating in multi-agent environments. We use the...
Abstract—Social conventions are useful self-sustaining protocols for groups to coordinate behavior without a centralized entity enforcing coordination. We perform an in-depth stu...
We present an auction-based approach to manufacturing control. Workpieces auction off their current task, while machines bid for tasks. When awarding a machine, a workpiece takes ...
We illustrate with two simple examples how Interactive Evolutionary Computation (IEC) can be applied to Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA). IEC is particularly valuable in an EDA cont...
Securing multicast communications in ad hoc networks has become one of the most challenging research directions in the areas of wireless networking and security. This is especiall...
Giovanni Di Crescenzo, Maria Striki, John S. Baras