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[PBS+05] Global Convergence of Local Agent Behaviors

Parunak.aamas05 (In proceedings)
Author(s)	Parunak, H. Van Dyke and Brueckner, Sven A. and Sauter, John A. and Matthews, Robert
Title	« Global Convergence of Local Agent Behaviors »
In	4th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents & Multi-Agent Systems
Page(s)	183
Year	2005
Publisher	ACM Press

Parunak.aamas05 (In proceedings)

Author(s)

Parunak, H. Van Dyke and Brueckner, Sven A. and Sauter, John A. and Matthews, Robert

Title

« Global Convergence of Local Agent Behaviors »

4th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents & Multi-Agent Systems

Page(s)

183

Year

2005

Publisher

ACM Press

Abstract & Keywords
Many multi-agent systems seek to reconcile two apparently inconsistent constraints. The system has a global overall objective. However, the agents have only local information to guide their actions. Such systems are presently more art than science. They often exhibit regularities (such as exponential convergence) that we do not understand, and we do not know how to improve their functioning in a disciplined manner. In this paper, we develop a simple statistical model for such systems that can enhance both our intuitions about their functioning and our ability to engineer them, and apply it to three systems that we have constructed. Keywords: Convergence, Emergent Bahvior, Clustering, Graph Coloring, Vehicle Routing

Abstract & Keywords

Many multi-agent systems seek to reconcile two apparently inconsistent constraints. The system has a global overall objective. However, the agents have only local information to guide their actions. Such systems are presently more art than science. They often exhibit regularities (such as exponential convergence) that we do not understand, and we do not know how to improve their functioning in a disciplined manner. In this paper, we develop a simple statistical model for such systems that can enhance both our intuitions about their functioning and our ability to engineer them, and apply it to three systems that we have constructed.

Keywords: Convergence, Emergent Bahvior, Clustering, Graph Coloring, Vehicle Routing

BibTeX code

@inproceedings{Parunak.aamas05,
  author = {Parunak, H. Van Dyke and Brueckner, Sven A. and Sauter, John A. and
            Matthews, Robert},
  ddress = {Utrecht, The Netherlands},
  booktitle = {4th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents \&
               Multi-Agent Systems},
  domains = {Multi-Agent Systems:Simulation/Multilevel:},
  title = {Global Convergence of Local Agent Behaviors},
  publisher = {{ACM} Press},
  pages = {183},
  year = 2005,
}

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