mobile-ad-hoc-networks (manets) are self-configuring networks of mobile nodes, which communicate through wireless links. the infrastructure of a mobile ad hoc network (manet) has no routers for routing, and all nodes must share the same routing protocol to assist each other when transmitting messages. the main issues in manets include the mobility of the network nodes, the scarcity of computati...

This paper presents our rst step towards agent-oriented software engineering, focusing on the area of coordinated multi-agent systems. In multi-agent systems, the interactions between the agents are crucial in determining the eeectiveness of the system. Hence the adoption of an appropriate coordination mechanism is pivotal in the design of multi-agent system architectures. This paper does not f...

In now multi-agent systems, the underlying networks are always dynamic and the network topologies are always changed in the operation. Therefore, the coordination of agents shall be adjusted for the dynamic network topology. Aiming at the dynamics of underlying network topology, a novel adaptive multi-agents coordination model is explored in this paper. In the paper, a series of algorithms for ...

The paradigm of self-optimization introduces flexible systems of objectives to the area of mechatronics. From this flexiblity new coordination problems arise. Such a problem is the coordination of function modules in such a way that the overall system of objectives is met as good as possible. Multi-agent planning offers mechanisms to provide this coordination. In this paper we introduce the app...

Organic Computing (OC) has the objective to use principles that are detected in natural systems. Consequently, OC tries to develop systems that are adaptive, flexible and robust at the same time utilising advantage of the organic properties of OC. In this regard, the robustness of OC systems is a key property, because the environments of such systems are dynamic. In this paper, we propose an in...

Coordination in multi-agent system is very essential, in order to perform complex tasks and lead MAS towards its goal. Also, the member agents of multi-agent system should be autonomous as well as collaborative to accomplish the complex task for which multi-agent system is designed specifically. Contract-Net Protocol (CNP) is one of the coordination mechanisms which is used by multi-agent syste...

Significant research progress and understanding about the nature of coordination has been made over the years. Development of the DCOP and DEC-MDP frameworks in the past decade has been especially important. Although these advances are very important for multi-agent coordination theory, they overlook a set of coordination behaviors and phenomena that have been observed empirically by many resea...

Logic languages have already proved to be effective in developing single agents and enabling inter-agent communication in multiagent systems. In this paper, we show how LP can also be exploited for multi-agent coordination, by ruling inter-agent communication so as to build social behaviours. For this purpose, we present the LP-based LuCe model and technology for the coordination of Internet ag...

We present a novel architecture to design multi–agent systems. Each agent is described by features that can dynamically change, while it is participating to the common activity. Basing on these features, a coordination system assigns agents to jobs and schemas, i.e., complex activities which require the collaboration of more than one agent. The coordination system can be distributed on the agen...

Timed coordination is an important issue in the developement of multi-agent systems. However, introducing a formalism for modelling time and achieving coordination while respecting the autonomy of the agents is still a challenge. This paper describes a formalism for a timed coordination mechanism which conciliates the “free thinking”of an agent.