In this paper, multi-agent simulation is applied to explore how people organize themselves when they have to perform a task. The multi-agent model that we used is based on the formalization of psychological and organizational theories. Three experiments are presented in which multi-agent simulation is being used to study processes of self-organization. This article is structured as follows. Fir...

The computational cost of large-scale multi-agent based simulations (MABS) can be extremely important, especially if simulations have to be monitored for validation purposes. In this paper, two methods, based on self-observation and statistical survey theory, are introduced in order to optimize the computation of observations in MABS. An empirical comparison of the computational cost of these m...

The design of self-organizing systems and particular multiagent systems (MAS) is a non trivial task. On the one hand the particular system should show a dynamic behavior according to its environment, to gain a central advantage of distributed systems, on the other hand it has to act on behalf of its user and the final results have to possess acceptable quality. Especially the quality of the ove...

provide adequate facilities for addressing the problems of unpredictable changes taking place in a global market. The lack of cohesive self-organized coordination mechanisms at the local and global levels does not pro-vide efficient and cost-effective responses on time. This paper addresses the conceptual question of multiplatform integration for designing worldwide network of supply chain and ...

This paper presents studies in learning a form of organizational knowledge called organizational roles in a multi-agent agent system. It attempts to demonstrate the viability and utility of self-organization in an agent-based system involving complex interactions within the agent set. We present a multi-agent parametric design system called L-TEAM where a set of heterogeneous agents learn their...

Traditional evolutionary game theory describes how certain strategy spreads throughout the system where individual player imitates the most successful strategy among its neighborhood. Accordingly, player doesn’t have own authority to change their state. However in the human society, peoples do not just follow strategies of other people, they choose their own strategy. In order to see the decisi...

An Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) is a device that is a giant tactile and projection screen. It can be considered as one of the main elements for pedagogical innovation with information technology. IWB allows to transform the classical classroom environment into a working and learning interactive environment. This pedagogical tool is particularly pertinent in higher school especially in scientifi...

Managing traffic in cities is nowadays a complex problem involving considerable physical and economical resources. Multi-agent Systems (MAS) consist of a set of distributed, usually co-operating, agents that act autonomously. The traffic in a city can be simulated by a MAS with different agents, cars and traffic lights, that interact to obtain an overall goal: to reduce average waiting times fo...

The values shared within a society influence the (social) behaviour of the agents in that society. In this paper we focus on the effect of norms on behaviour, taking into account the different types of norms: implicit norms that emerge among the people, norms that are explicitly imposed on the community (by a governing body) on the other, and norms that agents develop privately over their lives...

In this paper, a protection system adopting a MultiAgent concept for the distribution systems is proposed. An overcurrent relay(OCR) is developed as an agent by adding its own intelligence, self-tuning and communication ability. The proposed OCR agent is able to detect a fault or a change in the network in an autonomous manner and changes its operating parameters adapting to the new operation c...