We consider optimizing the coalition structure in Coalitional Skill Games (CSGs), a succinct representation of coalitional games (Bachrach and Rosenschein 2008). In CSGs, the valu...
Although there are some research efforts toward resource allocation in multi-agent systems (MAS), most of these work assume that each agent has complete information about other ag...
In this paper, we present a mechanism to fly a swarm of UAVs with the aim of establishing a wireless backbone over a pre-specified area. The backbone is aimed at connecting interm...
This paper investigates cooperative search strategies for agents engaged in costly search in a complex environment. Searching cooperatively, several search goals can be satisfied w...
This work presents a set of protocols for scheduling a meeting among agents that represent their respective user's interests. Four protocols are discussed: a) the full inform...
Jacques Wainer, Paulo Roberto Ferreira Jr., Everto...