CSCE 782 Calendar

Date Topic Reading Homework
Aug. 25 Introduction to MultiAgent Systems
  • Michael Wooldridge. Introduction to MultiAgent Systems. John Wiley and Sons;. 2002. Chapters 1-2.
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    Aug. 27 NetLogo for MAS
  • NetLogo User's Manual
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    Sep. 1 No classes    
    Sep. 3 Reasoning Agents
  • Michael Wooldridge. Introduction to MultiAgent Systems. John Wiley and Sons;. 2002. Chapters 3-4.
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    Sep. 8 Reasoning Agents (cont.), Reactive and Hybrid Agents
  • Ibid. Chapters 3-5
  • PS 1 due
    Sep. 10 XML, RDF, DAML, and OWL
  • Michel Klein. Tutorial: The Semantic Web. IEEE Intelligent Systems,(16)2. 2001.
  • Stefan Decker, Sergey Melnik, Frank Van Harmelen, Dieter Fensel, Michel Klein, Jeen Broekstra, Michael Erdmann, and Ian Horrocks. The Semantic Web: The Roles of XML and RDF. IEEE Internet Computing,(4)5. 2000.
  • Frank van Harmelen, Peter F. Patel-Schneider, and Ian Horrocks. DAML+OIL Walkthru. 2001.
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    Sep. 15 XML, RDF, DAML, and OWL (cont.), Semantic Web
  • Tim Berners-Lee, James Hendler, and Ora Lasilla. The Semantic Web. Scientific American, 2001.
  • James Hendler. Agents and the Semantic Web. IEEE Intelligent Systems, (16)2. 2001.
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    Sep. 17 DAML-S
  • The DAML Services Coalition. DAML-S 0.6: Technical Overview and WalkThrough
  • Massimo Paolucci and Katia Sycara. Autonomous Semantic Web Services. IEEE Internet Computing, 7(5):34--41, 2003.
  • Katia Scara Autonomous Semantic Web Services. A presentation. Optional Reading
  • PS 2 due
    Sep. 22 DAML-S (cont.), Agent Communication
  • Michael Wooldridge. Introduction to MultiAgent Systems. John Wiley and Sons;. 2002. Chapter 8
  • FIPA ACL Message Structure Specification. 2002.
  • FIPA Communicative Act Library Specification. 2002.
  • FIPA Contract Net Interaction Protocol Specification. 2002.
  • FIPA Iterated Contract Net Interaction Protocol Specification. 2002.
  • FIPA English Auction Interaction Protocol Specification. 2001.
  • James Odell, H. Van Dyke Parunak, and Bernhard Bauer. Representing Agent Interaction Protocols in UML. Paolo Ciancarini and Michael Wooldridge ed.In Agent-Oriented Software Engineering, p. 121--140, Springer-Verlag. 2001.
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    Sep. 24 Agent Communication (cont.), FIPA
  • Jonathan Dale and Ebrahim Mamdani. Open Standards for Interoperating Agent-Based Systems. Software Focus, 1(2), 2001.
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    Sep. 29 Game Theory
  • Michael Wooldridge. Introduction to MultiAgent Systems. John Wiley and Sons. 2002. Chapter 6.
  • Nikos Vlassis. A Concise Introduction to Multiagent Systems and Distributed AI. Chapter 3.
  • David Rondfelt, Social Science at 190MPH on NASCAR's Biggest Superspeedways. First Monday. 5(2), 2000. Optional reading, just for fun.
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    Oct. 1 Game Theory (cont.), Coordination
  • Nikos Vlassis. A Concise Introduction to Multiagent Systems and Distributed AI. Chapter 4.
  • PS 3 due
    Oct. 6 Questions.    
    Oct. 8 Test 1    
    Oct. 13 No classes    
    Oct. 15 Robocup, Biter
  • Stacy Marsella, Milind Tambe, Jafar Adibi, Yaser Al-Onaiza, Gal A. Kaminka, and Ion Muslea. Experiences Acquired in the Design of RoboCup Teams: A Comparison of Two Fielded Teams. Journal of Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems,(4)1/2:115--129, 2001.
  • Paul Buhler and José M. Vidal. Biter: A Platform for the Teaching and Research of Multiagent Systems' Design using RoboCup. A. Birk and S. Coradeschi and S. Tadokoro ed.In RoboCup 2001: Robot Soccer World Cup V. LNCS/LNAI Lecture Notes Volume 2377, Springer-Verlag. 2002.
  • Hrishikesh J. Goradia and José M. Vidal. Building Blocks for Agent Design. Paolo Giorgini ed.In Agent-Oriented Software Engineering, Springer-Verlag. 2004.
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    Oct. 20 Auctions
  • Michael Wooldridge. Introduction to MultiAgent Systems. John Wiley and Sons;. 2002. Chapter 7.2
  • Gerhard Weiss. Multiagent Systems: A Modern Approach to Distributed Artificial Intelligence. MIT Press. 1999. Chapter 5.4
  • Peter R. Wurman, Michael P. Wellman, and William E. Walsh. Specifying Rules for Electronic Auctions. AI Magazine, Fall; 23(3):15--23, 2002.
  • Amy Greenwald and Peter Stone. Autonomous Bidding Agents in the Trading Agent Competition. IEEE Internet Computing,(5)2. 2001.
  • Tuomas Sandholm. An Algorithm for Winner Determination in Combinatorial Auctions. In Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, p. 542--547, 1999.
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    Oct. 22 Auctions (cont.)
  • Ibid.
  • PS 4 due
    Oct. 28 Negotiation, Voting
  • Michael Wooldridge. Introduction to MultiAgent Systems. John Wiley and Sons;. 2002. Chapter 7.3
  • Gerhard Weiss. Multiagent Systems: A Modern Approach to Distributed Artificial Intelligence. MIT Press. 1999. Chapter 5.1--5.3
  • Is there a fair voting system?. Scientific American asks the experts.
  • Economist. Democratic Symmetry: The Mathematics of Voting. The Economist,:83, 2000.
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    Oct. 29 Agent Search
  • Gerhard Weiss. Multiagent Systems: A Modern Approach to Distributed Artificial Intelligence. MIT Press. 1999. Chapter 4.
  • Makoto Yokoo, Edmund H. Durfee, Toru Ishida, and Kazuhiro Kuwabara. The Distributed Constraint Satisfaction Problem: Formalization and Algorithms. IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 10(5):673--685, 1998.
  • Pragnesh Jay Modi, Wei-Min Shen, Milind Tambe, and Makoto Yokoo. An Asynchronous Complete Method for Distributed Constraint Optimization. In Proceedings of Second International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and MultiAgent Systems, July; 2003.
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    Nov. 3 Agent Search (cont.) Ibid.  
    Nov. 5 Agent Search (cont.) Ibid. PS 5 due
    Nov. 10 Learning in Multiagent Systems
  • José M. Vidal. Learning in multiagent systems: An introduction from a game-theoretic perspective. In Eduardo Alonso, editor, Adaptive Agents. Springer Verlag, 2003.
  • Gerhard Weiss. Multiagent Systems: A Modern Approach to Distributed Artificial Intelligence. MIT Press. 1999. Chapter 6.
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    Nov. 12 Learning in Multiagent Systems (cont.) Pitfalls of Agent Development
  • Michael Wooldridge. Introduction to MultiAgent Systems. John Wiley and Sons;. 2002. Chapter 10
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    Nov. 17 Introduction to Mechanism Design
  • Nikos Vlassis. A Concise Introduction to Multiagent Systems and Distributed AI. Chapter 7.
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    Nov. 19 Questions   PS 6 due
    Nov. 24 Test 2    
    Nov. 26 No classes    
    Dec. 1 SoccerBeans Q&A, led by Hrishikesh Goradia    
    Dec. 3 No class. Prepare for tournament.    
    Dec. 5 Robocup Tournament    
    Dec. 11 No classes   FP due

    A funny comic strip.

    José M Vidal
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