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A Scalable, Distributed Algorithm for Efficient Task Allocation
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2002)
We present a distributed algorithm for task allocation in multi-agent systems for settings in which agents and tasks are geographically dispersed in two-dimensional space. We describe a method that enables agents to determine ...
A Combinatorial Auction for Collaborative Planning
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2000)
When rational, utility-maximizing agents encounter an opportunity to collaborate on a group activity they must determine whether to commit to that activity. We refer to this problem as the initial-commitment decision problem ...
Learning and Decision-Making for Intention Reconciliation
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2002)
Rational, autonomous agents must be able to revise their commitments in the light of new opportunities. They must decide when to default on commitments to the group in order to commit to potentially more valuable outside ...
Intention Reconciliation by Collaborative Agents
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2000)
Research on resource-bounded agents has established that rational agents need to be able to revise their commitments in the light of new opportunities. In the context of collaborative activities, rational agents must be ...
Efficiently Determining the Appropriate Mix of Personal Interaction and Reputation Information in Partner Choice
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2008)
Many multi-agent settings require that agents identify appropriate partners or teammates with whom to work on tasks. When selecting potential partners, agents may benefit from obtaining information about alternative ...
Effective Information Value Calculation for Interruption Management in Multi-Agent Scheduling.
(Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), 2008)
This paper addresses the problem of deciding effectively whether to interrupt a teammate who may have information that is valuable for solving a collaborative scheduling problem. Two characteristics of multi-agent scheduling ...
Discourse structure and intention recognition.
(Marcel Dekker, 2000)
Rational Coordinated Anaphora Theory
(2008)
Rational Coordinated Anaphora theory is a novel explanatory theory that predicts how speakers generate anaphoric referring expressions in discourse, how hearers interpret them, and how all conversational participants ...
The Influence of Contexts on Decision-Making
(2007)
Many environments in which people and computer agents interact involve deploying resources to accomplish tasks and satisfy goals. This paper investigates the way that the contextual setting in which decisions are made ...
The Dynamics of Intentions in Collaborative Intentionality
(Elsevier, 2006)
An adequate formulation of collective intentionality is crucial for understanding group activity and for modeling the mental state of participants in such activities. Although work on collective intentionality in philosophy, ...