Massively Multi-agent Systems I: First International Workshop, Mmas 2004, Kyoto, Japan, December 10-11, 2004, Revised Selected And Invited Papers

by Ishida, Toru; Gasser, Les; Nakashima, Hideyuki

• ISBN13: 9783540269748
• ISBN10: 3540269746
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-15
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

In the era of ubiquitous computing and networking, millions of electronic devices with computing facilities in the public space are connected with each other in ad hoc ways, but are required to behave coherently. Massively multi-agent systems, MMAS can be a major design paradigm or an implementation method for ubiquitous computing and ambient intelligence. As the infrastructure of massively multi-agent systems, technologies such as grid computing together with semantic annotation can be combined with agent technology. A new system design approach, society-centered design, may be realized by embedding participatory technologies in human society. This book originates from the First International Workshop on Massively Multi-Agent Systems, MMAS 2004, held in Kyoto, Japan in December 2004. The 25 revised full selected and invited papers give an excellent introduction and overview on massively multi-agent systems. The papers are organized in parts on massively multi-agent technology, teams and organization, ubiquitous computing and ambient intelligence, and massively multi-agent systems in the public space.

Table of Contents

Massively Multi-agent Technology
Agent Server Technology for Managing Millions of Agents (Invited Talk)
Gaku Yamamoto	1	(12)
Exploring Flows in the Intelligent Agent Grid Environment (Invited Talk)
Zhuge Hai	13	(12)
Adaptive Agent Allocation for Massively Multi-agent Applications
Myeong-Wuk Jang, Gul Agha	25	(15)
Hierarchical Resource Usage Coordination for Large-Scale Multi-agent Systems
Nadeem Jamali, Xinghui Zhao	40	(15)
Towards Fault-Tolerant Massively Multiagent Systems
Zahia Guessoum, Jean-Pierre Briot, Nora Faci	55	(15)
Virtual Space Ontologies for Scripting Agents
Zhiqiang Gao, Liqun Ren, Yuzhong Qu, Toru Ishida	70	(16)
Team and Organization
Challenges in Building Very Large Teams (Invited Talk)
Paul Scerri, Katia Sycara	86	(18)
Maximal Clique Based Distributed Coalition Formation for Task Allocation in Large-Scale Multi-agent Systems
Predrag T. Tošic, Gul A. Agha	104	(17)
Quantitative Organizational Models for Large-Scale Agent Systems
Bryan Horling, Victor Lesser	121	(15)
Adaptive Modeling: An Approach and a Method for Implementing Adaptive Agents
Reza Razavi, Jean-François Perrot, Nicolas Guelfi	136	(13)
Multi-agent Based Participatory Simulations on Various Scales
Paul Guyot, Alexis Drogoul	149	(12)
A Massively Multi-agent System for Discovering HIV-Immune Interaction Dynamics
Shiwu Zhang, Jiming Liu	161	(13)
A Massive Multi-agent System for Brain MRI Segmentation
Radia Haroun, Fatima Boumghar, Salima Hassas, Latifa Hamami	174	(13)
Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence
Mobile Agents for Ambient Intelligence (Invited Talk)
Ichiro Satoh	187	(15)
Himalaya Framework: Hierarchical Intelligent Mobile Agents for Building Large-Scale and Adaptive Systems Based on Ambients
Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, Alexandru Suna	202	(15)
Multi-agent Human-Environment Interaction Framework for the Ubiquitous Environment
Satoshi Kurihara, Kensuke Fukuda, Toshio Hirotsu, Shigemi Aoyagi, Toshihiro Takada, Toshiharu Sugawara	217	(7)
Agent Server for a Location-Aware Personalized Notification Service
Teruo Koyanagi, Yoshiaki Kobayashi, Sachiko Miyagi, Gaku Yamamoto	224	(15)
Needs and Benefits of Massively Multi Book Agent Systems for u-Libraries
Toshiro Minami	239	(15)
Social Network and Spatial Semantics for Real-World Information Service
Yutaka Matsuo	254	(15)
Massively Multi-agent Systems in Public Space
A Massively Multi-agent Simulation System for Disaster Mitigation (Invited Talk)
Ikuo Takeuchi	269	(14)
Designing Emergency Guidance in a Social Interaction Platform
Hideyuki Nakanishi, Toru Ishida	283	(12)
SmartRescue: Multi Agent System Based on Location and Context Aware Information
Jung-fin Yang, Dong-Hoon Lee	295	(14)
Multiagent-Based Demand Bus Simulation for Shanghai
Zhiqiang Liu, Toru Ishida, Huanye Sheng	309	(14)
Scalability of Dial-a-Ride Systems — A Case Study to Assess Utilities of Ubiquitous Mass User Support
Noda Itsuki	323	(12)
Distributed Visitors Coordination System in Theme Park Problem
Takashi Kataoka, Hidenori Kawamura, Koichi Kurumatani, Azuma Ohuchi	335	(14)
Authors Index	349