Agents are software processes that perceive and act in an environment, processing their perceptions to make intelligent decisions about actions to achieve their goals. Multi-agent systems have multiple agents that work in the same environment to achieve either joint or conflicting goals. Agent computing and technology is an exciting, emerging paradigm expected to play a key role in many society-changing practices from disaster response to manufacturing to agriculture. Agent and mul- agent researchers are focused on building working systems that bring together a broad range of technical areas from market theory to software engineering to user interfaces. Agent systems are expected to operate in real-world environments, with all the challenges complex environments present. After 11 successful PRIMA workshops/conferences (Pacific-Rim International Conference/Workshop on Multi-Agents), PRIMA became a new conference titled “International Conference on Principles of Practice in Multi-Agent Systems” in 2009. With over 100 submissions, an acceptance rate for full papers of 25% and 50% for posters, a demonstration session, an industry track, a RoboCup competition and workshops and tutorials, PRIMA has become an important venue for multi-agent research. Papers submitted are from all parts of the world, though with a higher representation of Pacific Rim countries than other major multi-agent research forums. This volume presents 34 high-quality and exciting technical papers on multimedia research and an additional 18 poster papers that give brief views on exciting research.
Author(s): Fenghui Ren, Minjie Zhang, Chunyan Miao, Zhiqi Shen (auth.), Jung-Jin Yang, Makoto Yokoo, Takayuki Ito, Zhi Jin, Paul Scerri (eds.)
Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science 5925 : Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 658
Tags: Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks; Simulation and Modeling; Software Engineering; Computer Communication Networks; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
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A Market-Based Multi-Issue Negotiation Model Considering Multiple Preferences in Dynamic E-Marketplaces....Pages 1-16
Designing Protocols for Collaborative Translation....Pages 17-32
An Affective Agent Playing Tic-Tac-Toe as Part of a Healing Environment....Pages 33-47
A Multi-agent Model for Emotion Contagion Spirals Integrated within a Supporting Ambient Agent Model....Pages 48-67
Statistical Utterance Selection Using Word Co-occurrence for a Dialogue Agent....Pages 68-79
On the Impact of Witness-Based Collusion in Agent Societies....Pages 80-96
Efficient Methods for Multi-agent Multi-issue Negotiation: Allocating Resources....Pages 97-112
Token Based Resource Sharing in Heterogeneous Multi-agent Teams....Pages 113-126
Gaia Agents Implementation through Models Transformation....Pages 127-142
ONTOMO: Development of Ontology Building Service....Pages 143-158
Syncretic Argumentation by Means of Lattice Homomorphism....Pages 159-174
Adaptive Adjustment of Starting Price for Agents in Continuous Double Auctions....Pages 175-190
SIM-MADARP: An Agent-Based Tool for Dial-a-Ride Simulation....Pages 191-199
An Empirical Study of Agent Programs....Pages 200-215
A Multiagent Model for Provider-Centered Trust in Composite Web Services....Pages 216-228
Memory Complexity of Automated Trust Negotiation Strategies....Pages 229-244
Layered Distributed Constraint Optimization Problem for Resource Allocation Problem in Distributed Sensor Networks....Pages 245-260
NegoExplorer: A Region-Based Recursive Approach to Bilateral Multi-attribute Negotiation....Pages 261-275
Applying User Feedback and Query Learning Methods to Multiple Communities....Pages 276-291
An Adaptive Human-Aware Software Agent Supporting Attention-Demanding Tasks....Pages 292-307
Designing a Two-Sided Matching Protocol under Asymmetric Information....Pages 308-321
Emotion Detection from Body Motion of Human Form Robot Based on Laban Movement Analysis....Pages 322-334
HoneySpam 2.0: Profiling Web Spambot Behaviour....Pages 335-344
A Modeling Tool for Service-Oriented Open Multiagent Systems....Pages 345-360
Analysis, Comparison and Selection of MAS Software Engineering Processes and Tools....Pages 361-375
A Synchronous Model of Mental Rhythm Using Paralanguage for Communication Robots....Pages 376-388
Generating Association-Based Motion through Human-Robot Interaction....Pages 389-402
SmartContractor : A Distributed Task Assignment System Based on the Simple Contract Net Protocol....Pages 403-415
Participatory Simulation Environment gumonji/Q: A Network Game Empowered by Agents....Pages 416-427
A Multi-Agent System Based Approach to Intelligent Process Automation Systems....Pages 428-442
Non-equity Joints among Small and Medium Enterprises and Innovation Management: An Empirical Analysis Based on Simulation....Pages 443-458
Wide-Area Traffic Simulation Based on Driving Behavior Model....Pages 459-470
An Agent-Based Framework for Healthcare Support System....Pages 471-486
Interpolation System of Traffic Condition by Estimation/Learning Agents....Pages 487-499
A Fuzzy Rule-Based System for Ontology Mapping....Pages 500-507
Where Are All the Agents? On the Gap between Theory and Practice of Agent-Based Referral Networks....Pages 508-515
SADE: A Development Environment for Adaptive Multi-Agent Systems....Pages 516-524
Recursive Adaptation of Stepsize Parameter for Non-stationary Environments....Pages 525-533
Mechanism Design Simulation for Healthcare Reform in China....Pages 534-541
Case Learning in CBR-Based Agent Systems for Ship Collision Avoidance....Pages 542-551
An Adaptive Agent Model for Emotion Reading by Mirroring Body States and Hebbian Learning....Pages 552-562
Agent Evacuation Simulation Using a Hybrid Network and Free Space Models....Pages 563-570
Designing Agent Behaviour in Agent-Based Simulation through Participatory Method....Pages 571-578
Influence of Social Networks on Recovering Large Scale Distributed Systems....Pages 579-586
Dynamic Evolution of Role Taxonomies through Multidimensional Clustering in Multiagent Organizations....Pages 587-594
Adaptation and Validation of an Agent Model of Functional State and Performance for Individuals....Pages 595-607
A Cooperation Trading Method with Hybrid Traders....Pages 608-615
GPGCloud: Model Sharing and Execution Environment Service for Simulation of International Politics and Economics....Pages 616-623
Creating and Using Reputation-Based Agreements in Organisational Environments....Pages 624-631
Directory Service in the Language Grid for System Integration....Pages 632-640
SBDO: A New Robust Approach to Dynamic Distributed Constraint Optimisation....Pages 641-648
Evacuation Planning Assist System with Network Model-Based Pedestrian Simulator....Pages 649-656
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