Distributed artificial intelligence (DAI) is a subfield of artificial intelligence that deals with
interactions of intelligent agents. Precisely, DAI attempts to construct intelligent agents that …

This paper characterizes a new research area, called coordination theory, that focuses on
the interdisciplinary study of coordination. Research in this area uses and extends ideas …

While there is ample evidence that Multi-agent Systems and Technologies (MAS&T) are
vigorous as a research area, it is unclear what practical application impact this research …

The aim of this thesis is to investigate logical formalisms for describing, reasoning about,
specifying, and perhaps ultimately verifying the properties of systems composed of multiple …

Decentralized Artificial Intelligence (DzAI) is concerned with the activity of an autonomous
agent in a multi-agent world. Since DzAI focuses on mod-elling an agent we introduce a very …

There can be no doubt that in 1896 John Dewey was anticipating important aspects of what
we now know as activity theory.(Tolman & Pikkola, 1989, p. 46) I find myself these days as a …

RoboCup is an international initiative devoted to advancing the state of the art in artificial
intelligence and robotics. The ultimate, long range goal is to build a team of robot soccer …

Advances in Computer Science often arise from new ideas and concepts, that prove to be
advantageous for the design of complex software systems. The con ception of multi agent …

Conflict is a common phenomenon in interactions both between individuals, and between
groups of individuals. As computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) is concerned with …

Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI) is a vibrant sub-field of Artificial Intelligence concerned
with coordinating the knowledge and actions of multiple interacting agents. Although DAI …