CSCE 782 Schedule: Fall 2006

Date Topic Reading Homework
Aug. 28 Multiagent Problem Formulation Chapter 1  
Aug. 30 NetLogo Introduction: Building Prototype Multiagent Systems NetLogo Documentation  
Sep. 4 Multiagent Problem Formulation, Distributed Constraints Chapter 2  
Sep. 6 Distributed Constraints    
Sep. 11 Distributed Constraints    
Sep. 13 Distributed Constraints    
Sep. 18 Game Theory Chapter 3 PS 1 due
Sep. 20 Game Theory Chapter 4  
Sep. 25 Game Theory    
Sep. 27 Learning in Multiagent Systems Chapter 5  
Oct. 2 Learning in Multiagent Systems    
Oct. 4 Learning in Multiagent Systems    
Oct. 9 Test 1    
Oct. 11 No Class   PS 2 due
Oct. 16 Negotiation Chapter 6  
Oct. 18 Negotiation    
Oct. 23 Negotiation    
Oct. 25 No Class    
Oct. 30 Auctions Chapter 7  
Nov. 1 Auctions    
Nov. 6 Voting and Mechanism Design Chapter 8  
Nov. 8 Voting and Mechanism Design    
Nov. 13 GPGP and TAEMS
  • Chapter 9
  • Wei Chen and Keith S. Decker. Analyzing Characteristics of Task Structures to Develop GPGP Coordination Mechanisms. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, p. 662--670, 2006.
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    Nov. 15 Negotiation
  • Sarvapali D. Ramchurn, Carles Sierra, Lluis Godo, and Nicholas R. Jennings. Negotiating using Rewards. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, 2006.
  • Sylvia Estivie, Yann Chevaleyre, Ulle Endriss, and and Nicolas Maudet. How Equitable is Rational Negotiation?. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, 2006.
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    Nov. 20 Learning
  • Thuc Vu, Rob Powers, and Yoav Shoham. Learning Against Multiple Opponents. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, p. 752--760, 2006
  • Ron Katz and Sarit Kraus. Efficient Agents for Cliff-Edge Environments with a Large Set of Decision Options. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, p. 697--705, 2006.
  • PS 3 due
    Nov. 22 No classes    
    Nov. 27 No classes    
    Nov. 29 Test 2    
    Dec. 4      
    Dec. 6      

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