Advances in Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, and Social Good. The PAAMS Collection

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19th International Conference, PAAMS 2021, Salamanca, Spain, October 6-8, 2021, Proceedings

Frank Dignum Juan Manuel Corchado Fernando De la Prieta(Editor)

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Published on 24. September 2021

XVI, 400 pages

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Intro
Preface
Organization
Contents
Multi-agent Techniques to Solve a Real-World Warehouse Problem
1 Introduction
2 Problem Definition
3 Related Work
4 Proposed Solution
5 Experimental Setup
6 Evaluation
7 Conclusion
References
Towards Quantum-Secure Authentication and Key Agreement via Abstract Multi-Agent Interaction
1 Introduction
2 Related Work
3 Authentication via Multi-agent Interaction
4 Authentication via Hypothesis Testing
5 Protocol Security
6 Empirical Study: Authentication
6.1 Authentication Empirical Set-Up
6.2 Authentication Empirical Results
7 Optimizing Server Actions
8 Empirical Study: Optimized Probing
9 Conclusion and Future Work
References
HAIL: Modular Agent-Based Pedestrian Imitation Learning
1 Introduction
2 Related Work
2.1 Pedestrian Agent Engineering
2.2 Imitation of Pedestrians in Simulated Environment
3 HAIL Framework
3.1 Overview
3.2 Integration
3.3 AJAN Extensions
4 Application Example
4.1 Scenarios Description
4.2 Agent Model
4.3 Imitation Model
4.4 Experimental Evaluation
5 Conclusion
References
Towards Collaborative Creativity in Persuasive Multi-agent Systems
1 Introduction
2 Challenges
3 Opportunities and Building Blocks
4 Application Scenarios
5 Road-Map
References
Automated Planning and BDI Agents: A Case Study
1 Introduction
2 Related Work
3 Multi-Agent Programming Contest: Agents Assemble
4 Automated Planning and BDI Agents
4.1 Local Vision Planning
4.2 Plan Cache
5 Discussion
6 Conclusion
References
Auction Mechanisms for Management of Steam Generated by High Temperature Reactors
1 Introduction
2 System Overview and Agentification
3 Short-Term Auction Mechanisms
3.1 Prediction of Aggregated Supply and Demand
3.2 Algorithm for the First Auction Phase
3.3 Algorithm for the Second Auction Phase and Delivery Protocol
4 Implementation and Illustrative Scenario
5 Related Work
6 Conclusion and Perspectives
References
Dial4JaCa - A Communication Interface Between Multi-agent Systems and Chatbots
1 Introduction
2 Dial4JaCa - A Communication Interface Between Multi-agent Systems and Chatbots
3 Proof of Concept
3.1 Collaborative Environment
3.2 Bed Allocation
4 Related Work
5 Conclusion and Future Work
References
Are Exploration-Based Strategies of Interest for Repeated Stochastic Coalitional Games?
1 Introduction
2 State of the Art
2.1 Coalition Formation
2.2 Stochastic Characteristic Functions
2.3 Repeated Coalitional Games
3 A General Model of Repeated Stochastic Coalitional Game
3.1 Game and Solution
3.2 Coalition Formation Process
3.3 Estimating the Characteristic Function
3.4 Decision Strategies
4 Experimentations
4.1 Experimental Protocol
4.2 Performance Measure
4.3 Results
5 Conclusion
References
Typologies of Persuasive Strategies and Content: A Formalization Using Argumentation
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
2.1 Persuasive Content and Strategies (Phases 1 and 2)
2.2 Agent Design Background (Phase 3)
3 Results
3.1 Persuasive Content Typology and Strategies
3.2 Formal Framework for Content and Strategy Selection
3.3 Experimentation
4 Conclusions
References
A Practical Application of Market-Based Mechanisms for Allocating Harvesting Tasks
1 Introduction
2 Background
3 Methodology
3.1 Agents
3.2 Task Allocation Mechanisms
3.3 Allocation of Picking Tasks
3.4 Allocation of Transport Tasks
4 Experiments
5 Results
5.1 Workforce Composition
5.2 Transport Task Allocation Mode
5.3 Cost of Waiting
6 Discussion, Conclusions and Future Work
References
A Multi-agent Approach for Evacuation Support in Mountainous Areas Using UAV
1 Introduction
2 Background
2.1 Evacuation Route Guidance System
2.2 Priority in Coastal Areas
3 Evacuation Support System
3.1 UAV1: UAV for Movement Among Area Points
3.2 UAV2: UAV Searching for Evacuees
4 Experiments
5 Conclusion and Future Work
References
A Simple Agent Based Modeling Tool for Plastic and Debris Tracking in Oceans
1 Introduction
2 Related Work
3 Input Data
4 Model Implementation
4.1 Simulation of Plastic Movement
5 Model Validation
6 Discussions and Future Work
References
Multi-agent CHANS: BDI Farmer Intentions and Decision Making
1 Introduction
2 Social Simulation and BDI Architectures
3 Multi-agent Farmer Interaction Model
3.1 General Vision of MAS
3.2 Farmer Interactions
4 Farmer's BDI Goal Model
5 Decision-Making Model
5.1 Modulating Variables
5.2 Decision Making with Fuzzy Logic
6 Results
7 Conclusions
References
Modelling Individual Preferences to Study and Predict Effects of Traffic Policies
1 Introduction and Motivation
2 Related Work
3 Gaps and Limitations in the Modelling of Individuals
4 Modelling Individuals with AGADE Traffic
5 Proof-of-Concept
6 Conclusion and Future Work
References
Dynamical Perceptual-Motor Primitives for Better Deep Reinforcement Learning Agents
1 Introduction
2 Modeling Perceptual-Motor Behaviors
2.1 Dynamical Perceptual-Motor Primitives in Individual Behavior
2.2 DPMPs in Multiagent Tasks
2.3 Use of Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) in Conjunction with DPMPs
3 The Herding Problem
3.1 Modeling Human Behavior Using DPMPs
3.2 Target Selection (Decision Dynamics)
3.3 Hybrid DRL Agents for Herding
4 Simulation Experiments
4.1 Task Environment
4.2 DRL Models and Training
4.3 Comparison Between Modeling Methodologies
5 Discussion
References
Inference of the Intentions of Unknown Agents in a Theory of Mind Setting
1 Introduction
2 Background and Related Work
3 Method
3.1 Maximization of Rationality
3.2 E-M Importance Sampling
3.3 Training Algorithm
4 Implementation in PDDL
5 Experiments
6 Discussion
7 Conclusions
References
SMASH: A Semantic-Enabled Multi-agent Approach for Self-adaptation of Human-Centered IoT
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
3 The Proposed Architecture
3.1 Value-Reasoning Layer
3.2 Goal-Reasoning Layer
3.3 Planning Layer
3.4 Acting Layer
4 Proof of Concept
4.1 Scenario
4.2 Technical Overview
4.3 Discussion and Validation
5 Related Work
6 Conclusion
References
Agent-Based Modelling and Simulation of Airport Terminal Operations Under COVID-19-Related Restrictions
1 Introduction
2 Related Work
3 The Agent-Based Model
3.1 Specification of the Environment, and the Agents
3.2 Specification of the Interactions Between Passenger Agents
4 Case Studies
4.1 Case Study 1: Check-In
4.2 Case Study 2: Security Check Point
4.3 Case Study 3: Boarding
5 Discussion and Conclusion
References
Semantic Services Catalog for Multiagent Systems Society
1 Introduction
2 Background
2.1 Semantic Service Discovery
2.2 Semantic Service Description
3 Semantic Services Catalog
4 Case Study
5 Conclusions
References
Fully Decentralized Planner-Guided Robot Swarms
1 Introduction
2 Previous Work
3 Method
3.1 Definitions
3.2 Decentralized Plan Monitoring
3.3 Dynamic Task Switching
3.4 Agent-Initiated Replanning
4 Experiments
4.1 Letters: Runtime-Decentralized Planning, Coordination, and Monitoring
4.2 Refineries: Dynamic Task Switching in Response to Group Failure
4.3 Smart Sorting: Self-initiated Replanning to Handle Changed Situation
5 Conclusions and Future Work
6 Appendix: PDDL Files
References
Winning at Any Cost - Infringing the Cartel Prohibition with Reinforcement Learning
1 Introduction
2 Related Work
2.1 Infringing the Cartel Prohibition
2.2 Multi Agent Reinforcement Learning
3 Methodology
3.1 Problem Definition
3.2 Approach
3.3 Implementation
4 Results
4.1 Collusion Between All Agents
4.2 Collusion Between Two Agents
5 Discussion
6 Limitations and Outlook
References
Swarm of Satellites: Implementation and Experimental Study of Multi-Agent Solution for Adaptive Scheduling of Large-Scale Space Observation Systems
1 Introduction
2 The Problem of Planning Space Observation Systems
2.1 Model
2.2 Problem Statement
3 State of the Art Review
4 Adaptive Planning Method
4.1 Conflict-Free Planning
4.2 Proactive Planning
5 Software Implementation and Experimental Studies
5.1 Investigation of the Method's Performance and Ability to Adapt the Schedule
5.2 Comparison with Centralized Scheduling Algorithms
6 Conclusion
References
Towards an Online Agent Based Collision Avoidance by Mobile Edge Computing
1 Introduction
2 Related Work
3 System Architecture
3.1 Base Station Artifact
3.2 Vehicle Agent
3.3 MEC Agent
4 Experimentation
4.1 Time Lag of 5G for Vehicle-MEC Interaction
4.2 The Added Value of In-Memory Preprocessing
5 Conclusion and Future Works
References
Formal Specification of Fault-Tolerant Multi-agent Systems
1 Introduction
2 Fault Tolerant MAS
2.1 Fault Tolerance
2.2 Fault Tolerant MAS
3 Formal Specification in Event B
4 Specification of Fault Tolerant MAS in Event-B
5 Related Work
6 Conclusion
References
Integrating Valence and Arousal Within an Agent-Based Model of Emotion Contagion
1 Introduction
2 Methods
2.1 Emotion Contagion in the ASCRIBE Model
2.2 The Proposed Model
3 Results
3.1 Contagion in a Multi-emotion Environment
3.2 Attention Bias Towards Emotional Salient Stimuli
4 Discussion
Appendix
References
Towards a Versatile Intelligent Conversational Agent as Personal Assistant for Migrants
1 Introduction
2 Design of the MyWelcome Agent
3 Knowledge and Data Models and Agent Services
3.1 Knowledge and Data Models of the MyWelcome Agent
3.2 Agent Interaction Services and Dialogue Management
4 Language Technology Services
5 Conclusions and Ongoing Work
References
Comparing Thread Migration, Mobile Agents, and ABM Simulators in Distributed Data Analysis
1 Introduction
2 Migration of Execution Entities over Memory
2.1 Thread Migration
2.2 Mobile Agents
2.3 ABM Simulators
2.4 MASS Java
3 Parallelization of Benchmark Programs
3.1 2D Contiguous Space Problem: Closet Pair of Points
3.2 Graph Problem: Triangle Counting
4 System Comparisons
4.1 Programmability
4.2 Execution Performance
5 Conclusions
References
Demonstrating Exception Handling in JaCaMo
1 Introduction
2 Main Purpose
3 Demonstration
4 Conclusions
References
Dial4JaCa - A Demonstration
1 Introduction
2 Main Purpose
3 Demonstration
4 Conclusions
References
Experiments on User-Centered Control of Lights in Open-Plan Office Spaces Using IoT Devices and Distributed Constraint Optimization
1 Introduction
2 Our Approach to Solve the Problem
3 Demonstration Scenario
4 Implementation
5 Summary and Outlook
References
A DBDN with the MAS Ellipsis
1 Introduction
2 Main Purpose
3 Demonstration
4 Conclusions
References
Demo Paper: A Tool for Analyzing COVID-19-Related Measurements Using Agent-Based Support Simulator for Airport Terminal Operations
1 Introduction
2 Main Purpose
3 Demonstration
4 Conclusion
1. References
Using AGADE Traffic to Analyse Purpose-Driven Travel Behaviour
1 Introduction
2 Main Purpose
3 Demonstration
4 Conclusion
References
re:Mobidyc - Reconstructing MOdeling Based on Individual for the DYnamics of Community
1 Introduction
2 Main Purpose
3 Demonstration
3.1 Modeling Language
3.2 Memory Model
4 Conclusions
References
Mobile Device Approach for the Measurement of Jump Flight Time
1 Introduction
2 Main Purpose
3 Demonstration
4 Conclusion
References
Nego-Bot: A Human-Robot Negotiation System
1 Introduction
2 Robot Trading Assistant
3 Conclusions and Future Work
References
Fully Decentralized Planner-Guided Robot Swarm Demonstration
1 Introduction
2 Main Purpose
3 Demonstration
4 Conclusion
References
An Agent-Based Game Engine Layer for Interactive Fiction
1 Introduction
2 Main Purpose
3 Demonstration
3.1 Chatbot Agents
3.2 Autonomous (Background) Agents
3.3 Expert Systems
3.4 Generating Content
4 Conclusion
References
Sim-Env: Decoupling OpenAI Gym Environments from Simulation Models
1 Introduction
2 Main Purpose
3 Demonstration
4 Conclusions
References
SIMALL Demonstration: Emotional BDI Simulation of a Mall
1 Introduction
2 Main Purpose
3 Demonstration
4 Conclusions
References
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