This survey characterizes an emerging research area, sometimes called coordination
theory, that focuses on the interdisciplinary study of coordination. Research in this area uses …

This paper surveys the emerging science of how to design a``COllective
INtelligence''(COIN). A COIN is a large multi-agent system where:(i) There is little to no …

Social insects--ants, bees, termites, and wasps--can be viewed as powerful problem-solving
systems with sophisticated collective intelligence. Composed of simple interacting agents …

Related US Application Data(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Haynes and Boone, LLP (63)
Continuation-in-part of application No. 13/467,686, filed on May 9, 2012.(57) ABSTRACT A …

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In this survey, we summarize different modeling and solution concepts of networking games,
as well as a number of different applications in telecommunications that make use of or can …

Due to the increasing sophistication and miniaturization of computational components,
complex, distributed systems of interacting agents are becoming ubiquitous. Such systems …

We consider a class of weighted gradient methods for distributed resource allocation over a
network. Each node of the network is associated with a local variable and a convex cost …

Decentralized scheduling is the problem of allocating resources to alternative possible uses
over time, where competing uses are represented by autonomous agents. Market …

An auction-based apparatus and method for supplying temperature conditioned air. Each
room in an office building makes a bid based on a difference between an actual temperature …