Cooperative multi-agent systems (MAS) are ones in which several agents attempt, through
their interaction, to jointly solve tasks or to maximize utility. Due to the interactions among the …

This paper proposes a review of the development and use of multi-agent simulations (MAS)
for ecosystem management. The use of this methodology and the associated tools …

This paper provides an overview of research and development activities in the field of
autonomous agents and multi-agent systems. It aims to identify key concepts and …

Abstract Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI) has existed as a subfield of AI for less than
two decades. DAI is concerned with systems that consist of multiple independent entities that …

Multi-agent systems in complex, real-time domains require agents to act effectively both
autonomously and as part of a team. This dissertation addresses multi-agent systems …

Research into virtual environments on the one hand and artificial intelligence and artificial
life on the other has largely been carried out by two different groups of people with different …

Since the first edition was published two years ago, much has been done on extend ing the
work done on SMART to address new and important areas [3-5, 54, 79, 80, 108 …

A novel optimisation technique inspired by natural ecosystems is presented, where the
optimisation works at two levels: a first optimisation, migration of services which are …

Higher education provides a common educational pattern to all students in colleges and
universities. However, under the general law of higher education, the teaching and …

Musically naive participants were scanned before and after a period of 15 weeks during
which they were taught to read music and play the keyboard. When participants played …