Decentralized Artificial Intelligence

Introduction (Y. Demazeau, J.-P. Muller) Features of the Autonomous Agent. Distributed Cooperation Algorithms (E. Werner). The Positive Role of Conflict in Cooperative Multi-Agent Systems (J.R. Galliers). Interactions between Decision Capabilities. Social Power: A Point Missed in Multi-Agent, DAI and HCI (C. Castelfranchi). Knowledge Interchange Protocols (J.A. Campbell, M.P. D'Inverno). Distributed AI and Manufacturing Control: Some Issues and Insights (H. Van Dyke Parunak). Interactions between Reasoning Capabilities. Interactions Among Autonomous Planning Agents (F. von Martial). A Temporal Planner for Modelling Autonomous Agents (M. Lizotte, B. Moulin). Motion Planning in a Multi-Agent World (T. Fraichard, Y. Demazeau). A Framework for the Recognition of Actions and Plans from Visual Information (M. Di Manzo, A. Cucchiarelli, S. Valenti). Interaction between Perceiving Capabilities. Cooperation between Distributed Agents through Self-Organisation (L. Steels). An Experiment in Cooperation (D. Connah, P. Wavish). Practical Issues for Information Exchange. Modelling Autonomous Agents and their Groups (T. Maruichi, M. Ichikawa, M. Tokoro). Experiences on Semi-Autonomous User Agents (H. Hammainen, J. Alasuvanto, R. Mantyla). Cooperating Expert Problem-Solving in Blackboard Systems: ATOME Case Study (B. Maitre, H. Laasri).