Massively Multi-Agent Systems I: First International Workshop, MMAS 2004, Kyoto, Japan, December 10-11, 2004, Revised Selected and Invited Papers

Gaku Yamamoto (auth.), Toru Ishida, Les Gasser, Hideyuki Nakashima (eds.)3540269746, 9783540269748

In the era of ubiquitous computing and networking, millions of electronic devices with computing facilities in the public space are connected with each other in ad hoc ways, but are required to behave coherently. Massively multi-agent systems, MMAS can be a major design paradigm or an implementation method for ubiquitous computing and ambient intelligence. As the infrastructure of massively multi-agent systems, technologies such as grid computing together with semantic annotation can be combined with agent technology. A new system design approach, society-centered design, may be realized by embedding participatory technologies in human society.

This book originates from the First International Workshop on Massively Multi-Agent Systems, MMAS 2004, held in Kyoto, Japan in December 2004. The 25 revised full selected and invited papers give an excellent introduction and overview on massively multi-agent systems. The papers are organized in parts on massively multi-agent technology, teams and organization, ubiquitous computing and ambient intelligence, and massively multi-agent systems in the public space.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages –
Agent Server Technology for Managing Millions of Agents….Pages 1-12
Exploring Flows in the Intelligent Agent Grid Environment….Pages 13-24
Adaptive Agent Allocation for Massively Multi-agent Applications….Pages 25-39
Hierarchical Resource Usage Coordination for Large-Scale Multi-agent Systems….Pages 40-54
Towards Fault-Tolerant Massively Multiagent Systems….Pages 55-69
Virtual Space Ontologies for Scripting Agents….Pages 70-85
Challenges in Building Very Large Teams….Pages 86-103
Maximal Clique Based Distributed Coalition Formation for Task Allocation in Large-Scale Multi-agent Systems….Pages 104-120
Quantitative Organizational Models for Large-Scale Agent Systems….Pages 121-135
Adaptive Modeling: An Approach and a Method for Implementing Adaptive Agents….Pages 136-148
Multi-agent Based Participatory Simulations on Various Scales….Pages 149-160
A Massively Multi-agent System for Discovering HIV-Immune Interaction Dynamics….Pages 161-173
A Massive Multi-agent System for Brain MRI Segmentation….Pages 174-186
Mobile Agents for Ambient Intelligence….Pages 187-201
Himalaya Framework: Hierarchical Intelligent Mobile Agents for Building Large-Scale and Adaptive Systems Based on Ambients….Pages 202-216
Multi-agent Human-Environment Interaction Framework for the Ubiquitous Environment….Pages 217-223
Agent Server for a Location-Aware Personalized Notification Service….Pages 224-238
Needs and Benefits of Massively Multi Book Agent Systems for u-Libraries….Pages 239-253
Social Network and Spatial Semantics for Real-World Information Service….Pages 254-268
A Massively Multi-agent Simulation System for Disaster Mitigation….Pages 269-282
Designing Emergency Guidance in a Social Interaction Platform….Pages 283-294
SmartRescue: Multi Agent System Based on Location and Context Aware Information….Pages 295-308
Multiagent-Based Demand Bus Simulation for Shanghai….Pages 309-322
Scalability of Dial-a-Ride Systems—A Case Study to Assess Utilities of Ubiquitous Mass User Support….Pages 323-334
Distributed Visitors Coordination System in Theme Park Problem….Pages 335-348
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