Authors:Victor Lesser, Charles L. Ortiz Jr., Milind Tambe,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: multiagent, societies, simulated, organizations, artificial, perspective, sensor, networks, distributed, systems
Number of Pages: 386
Published: 2003-07-31
List price: $124.00
ISBN-10: 1402074999
ISBN-13: 9781402074998

As computer networks (and computational grids) become increasingly complex, the problem of allocating resources within such networks, in a distributed fashion, will become more and more of a design and implementation concern. This is especially true where the allocation involves distributed collections of resources rather than just a single resource, where there are alternative patterns of resources with different levels of utility that can satisfy the desired allocation, and where this allocation process must be done in soft real-time. Distributed Sensor Networks is the first book of

Authors:Pawel Pawlewski, Vicente J. Julián, Florentino Ferná
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: multiagent, agents, systems, applications, practical, soft, computing, intelligent, conference, trends, international, advances
Number of Pages: 700
Published: 2010-06-07
List price: $349.00
ISBN-10: 3642124321
ISBN-13: 9783642124327

PAAMS, the International Conference on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems is an international yearly forum to present, to discuss, and to disseminate the latest developments and the most important outcomes related to real-world applications. It provides a unique opportunity to bring multi-disciplinary experts, academics and practitioners together to exchange their ex-perience in the development of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems. This volume presents the papers that have been accepted for the 2010 edition in the Special Sessions and Workshops. PAAMS’10 Special Se

Author: Michael Wooldridge
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: systems, multiagent, introduction
Number of Pages: 484
Published: 2009-07-07
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0470519460
ISBN-13: 9780470519462

The study of multi-agent systems (MAS) focuses on systems in which many intelligent agents interact with each other.  These agents are considered to be autonomous entities such as software programs or robots.  Their interactions can either be cooperative (for example as in an ant colony) or selfish (as in a free market economy).  This book assumes only basic knowledge of algorithms and discrete maths, both of which are taught as standard in the first or second year of computer science degree programmes.  A basic knowledge of artificial intelligence would useful to help understand some of t

Author: Gerhard Weiss
Publisher: The MIT Press
Keywords: artificial, intelligence, distributed, approach, systems, modern, multiagent
Number of Pages: 648
Published: 2000-07-31
List price: $58.00
ISBN-10: 0262731312
ISBN-13: 9780262731317

This is the first comprehensive introduction to multiagent systems and contemporary distributed artificial intelligence that is suitable as a textbook. The book provides detailed coverage of basic topics as well as several closely related ones. Unlike traditional textbooks, the book brings together many leading experts, guaranteeing a broad and diverse base of knowledge and expertise. It emphasizes aspects of both theory and application, and provides many illustrations and examples. Also included are thought-provoking exercises of varying degrees of difficulty and a twenty-page glossary of

Author: Yang Xiang
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: models, approach, graphical, systems, reasoning, multiagent, probabilistic
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2002-09-15
List price: $85.00
ISBN-10: 0521813085
ISBN-13: 9780521813082

Probalistic reasoning with graphical models, also known as Bayesian networks or belief networks, has become an active field of research and practice in artifical intelligence, operations research and statistics in the last two decades. The success of this technique in modeling intelligent decision support systems under the centralized and single-agent paradim has been striking. In this book, the author extends graphical dependence models to the distributed and multi-agent paradigm. He identifies the major technical challenges involved in such an endeavor and presents the results gleaned from a

Authors:Mehran Mesbahi, Magnus Egerstedt,
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Keywords: networks, multiagent, methods, theoretic, graph
Number of Pages: 424
Published: 2010-08-19
List price: $59.50
ISBN-10: 0691140618
ISBN-13: 9780691140612

This accessible book provides an introduction to the analysis and design of dynamic multiagent networks. Such networks are of great interest in a wide range of areas in science and engineering, including: mobile sensor networks, distributed robotics such as formation flying and swarming, quantum networks, networked economics, biological synchronization, and social networks. Focusing on graph theoretic methods for the analysis and synthesis of dynamic multiagent networks, the book presents a powerful new formalism and set of tools for networked systems. The book’s three sections look at f

Authors:Stefan Bussmann, Nicolas R. Jennings, Michael Wooldr
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: control, manufacturing, systems, multiagent
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 2004-11-19
List price: $139.00
ISBN-10: 3540209247
ISBN-13: 9783540209249

The ability of production companies to rapidly develop and deploy effective and efficient control systems is critical for success in the consumer-driven environment of contemporary manufacturing. This book presents a novel approach to the design of manufacturing control systems, based around the idea of agents, semiautonomous decision makers that cooperate to process goods and meet orders. This new methodology is DACS ? Designing Agent-based Control Systems. Developed at DaimlerChrysler?s research labs in Berlin, DACS is the first methodology specifically produced for the design of agent-base