CSCE 782 Schedule: Fall 2007

Date Topic Reading Homework
Aug. 27 Multiagent Problem Formulation Chapter 1  
Aug. 29 NetLogo Introduction: Building Prototype Multiagent Systems NetLogo Documentation  
Sep. 3 No Classes Chapter 2  
Sep. 5 Distributed Constraints    
Sep. 10 Distributed Constraints    
Sep. 12 Distributed Constraints
  • Adrian Petcu and Boi Faltings. A Scalable Method for Multiagent Constraint Optimization. In Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, aug; p. 266--271, 2005.
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    Sep. 17 Game Theory Chapter 3 PS 1 due
    Sep. 19 Game Theory Chapter 4  
    Sep. 24 Game Theory    
    Sep. 26 Learning in Multiagent Systems Chapter 5  
    Oct. 1 Learning in Multiagent Systems    
    Oct. 3 Learning in Multiagent Systems
  • Dipyaman Banerjee and Sandip Sen. Reaching pareto-optimality in prisoner's dilemma using conditional joint action learning. Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, 15(1):91--108, Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2007.
  • Blazej Bulka, Matthew Gaston, and Marie des Jardins. Local strategy learning in networked multi-agent team formation. Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, 15(1):29--45, Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2007.
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    Oct. 8 Test 1    
    Oct. 10 Negotiation Chapter 6 PS 2 due
    Oct. 15 Negotiation    
    Oct. 17 Negotiation    
    Oct. 22 Auctions Chapter 7  
    Oct. 24 Auctions    
    Oct. 29 Auctions
  • Tuomas Sandholm. Expressive Commerce and Its Application to Sourcing: How We Conducted $35 Billion of Generalized Combinatorial Auctions. AI Magazine, 28(3):45--58, 2007.
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    Oct. 31 Voting and Mechanism Design Chapter 8  
    Nov. 5 Voting and Mechanism Design    
    Nov. 7 GPGP and TAEMS Chapter 9  
    Nov. 12 Test 2    
    Nov. 14      
    Nov. 19     PS 3 due
    Nov. 21 No classes    
    Nov. 26     PS 3 due
    Nov. 28      
    Dec. 3      
    Dec. 5      
    Dec. 12 No classes   FP due

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