Multiagent Systems

Course for Athens Programme

March 99, 15-18

Professor J. Cuena, DIA UPM
Professor M. Hermenegildo, DIA UPM
Associate Prof. A. García-Serrano, DIA UPM (Coordinator)
Assistant Prof. J. García-Martín, LSI UPM
Assistant Prof. C. Iglesias, DIT UPM
Assistant Prof. S. Ossowski, Computer Science Department UJI
Assistant Researcher, J.M. Serrano, DIA UPM

Program:

• Monday March 15
  • (p1) Distributed Artificial Intelligence
  • (p2) Agent Architectures
  • (p3) Agent Communication and Knowledge Sharing
  • (p4) Practical session: Tutoring of student projects
• Tuesday March 16
  • (p1) Models of agents interaction
  • (p2) Methodologies for MultiAgent Systems
  • (p3) Structural co-operation in Normative societies
  • (p4) Practical session: Tutoring of student projects
• Wednesday March 17
  • (p1) Using Prolog for Distributed Programming
  • (p2) Basic Software Support Tools
  • (p3) Intelligent Interface Agents
  • (p4) Practical session: Tutoring of student projects
• Thursday March 18
  • (p1) Design of Applications: Emergency management and Traffic management
  • (p2) Applications in Natural Language Processing
  • (p3) Evaluation session: students projects presentation
  • (p4) Evaluation session: students projects presentation and discussion

Hemiciclo 1002
Facultad de Informática UPM

Time Table:

• (p1): 11:30 -13:30 (2h)
• Lunch time (1h)
• (p2): 14:30-16:30 (2h)
• Coffe break (15m)
• (p3): 16:45-18:15 (1h30m)
• Coffe break (15m)
• (p4): 18:30-20:00 (1h30m)

References

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• Cuena J., Ossowski, S.: Distributed Models for Decision Support "Multiagent Systems - A Modern Approach to Distributed Artificial Intelligence" Sen, Weiss (eds), AAAI/MIT Press, 1999.
• Cuena J., Molina M.: A Multiagent System for Emergency Management in Floods, Conference on "Applications of Agent-based Systems Technology" en la "12th International Conference on Industrial and Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems", El Cairo, Mayo-Junio 1999
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• Ossowski S., Cuena J., García-Serrano A. A case of multi-agent decision support: Using autonomous agents for Urban Traffic Control, Progress in artificial Intelligence (Iberamia'98), pp: 100-112, Springer Verlag, LNAI 1484 ISBN: 3-540-64992-1.
• Ossowski, S.: On the Functionality of Social Structure in Artificial Agent Societies. LNAI 1535, Springer
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