An Application Science for Multi-Agent Systems

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wagner, Thomas A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2004.
• Series: Multiagent Systems, Artificial Societies, and Simulated Organizations, 10
• Subjects: Computer science.; Science.; Software engineering.; Artificial intelligence.; Computer Science.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Science, general.; Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.; Computer Science, general.

An Application Science For Multi-Agent Systems addresses the complexity of choosing which multi-agent control technologies are appropriate for a given problem domain or a given application. Without such knowledge, when faced with a new application domain, agent developers must rely on past experienc...

Table of Contents:

• An Application Science for Multi-Agent Systems
• Coordination Challenges for Autonomous Spacecraft
• A Framework for Evaluation of Multi-Agent System Approaches to Logistics Network Management
• Centralized VS. Decentralized Coordination: Two Application Case Studies
• A Complex Systems Perspective on Collaborative Design
• Multi-Agent System Interaction Protocols in a Dynamically Changing Environment
• Challenges to Scaling-Up Agent Coordination Strategies
• Roles in Mas
• An Evolutionary Framework for Large-Scale Experimentation in Multi-Agent Systems
• Application Characteristics Motivating Adaptive Organizational Capabilities Within Multi-Agent Systems
• Applying Coordination Mechanisms for Dependency Relationships Under Various Environments
• Performance Models for Large Scale Multi-Agent System: A Distributed Pomdp-Based Approach.