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9783540423126

Multi-Agent Systems and Applications : 9th ECCAI Advanced Course, ACAI 2001 and Agent Link's 3rd European Agent Systems Summer School, EASSS 2001, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2-13, 2001: Selected Tutorial Papers

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    9783540423126

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    3540423125

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-07-01
  • Publisher: Springer Verlag
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Summary

This book presents selected tutorial lectures given at the summer school on Multi-Agent Systems and Their Applications held in Prague, Czech Republic, in July 2001 under the sponsorship of ECCAI and Agent Link.The 20 lectures by leading researchers in the field presented in the book give a competent state-of-the-art account of research and development in the field of multi-agent systems and advanced applications. The book offers parts on foundations of MAS; social behaviour, meta-reasoning, and learning; and applications.

Table of Contents

Foundations of Multi-agent Systems
Perspectives on Organizations in Multi-agent Systems
1(16)
L. Gasser
Multi-agent Infrastructure, Agent Discovery, Middle Agents for Web Services and Interoperation
17(33)
K. Sycara
Logical Foundations of Agent-Based Computing
50(24)
W. van der Hoek
Standardizing Agent Communication
74(24)
Y. Labrou
Standardizing Agent Interoperability: The FIPA Approach
98(20)
S. Poslad
P. Charlton
Distributed Problem Solving and Planning
118(32)
E. H. Durfee
Automated Negotiation and Decision Making in Multiagent Environments
150(23)
S. Kraus
Agents' Advanced Features for Negotiation and Coordination
173(14)
E. Oliveira
Social Behaviour, Meta-reasoning, and Learning
Towards Heterogeneous Agent Teams
187(24)
M. Tambe
D.V. Pynadath
Social Knowledge in Multi-agent Systems
211(35)
V. Marik
M. Pechoucek
O. Stepankova
Machine Learning and Inductive Logic Programming for Multi-agent Systems
246(25)
D. Kazakov
D. Kudenko
Relational Reinforcement Learning
271(10)
K. Driessens
From Statistics to Emergence: Exercises in Systems Modularity
281(20)
J. Kelemen
Emotions and Agents
301(16)
P. Petta
R. Trappl
Applications
Multi-agent Coordination and Control Using Stigmery Applied to Manufacturing Control
317(18)
P. Valckenaers
H. Van Brussel
M. Kollingbaum
O. Bochmann
Virtual Enterprise Modeling and Support Infrastructures: Applying Multi-agent System Approaches
335(30)
L.M. Camarinha-Matos
H. Afsarmanesh
Specialised Agent Applications
365(18)
K. Fischer
P. Funk
C. Rub
Agent-Based Modelling of Ecosystems for Sustainable Resource Management
383(21)
J. Doran
Cooperating Physical Robots: A Lesson in Playing Robotic Soccer
404(11)
B. Nebel
A Multi-agent Study of Interethnic Cooperation
415(22)
V. Kvasnicka
J. Pospichal
Author Index 437

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