Publication - Learning Organizational Roles in a Heterogeneous Multi-Agent System

Authors: Nagendra, Prasad, M.V., Lesser, V.R., Lander, S.
Title: Learning Organizational Roles in a Heterogeneous Multi-Agent System
Abstract: 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 organizational roles in negotiated search for mutually acceptable designs. We tested the system on a steam condenser design domain and empirically demonstrated its usefulness. L-TEAM produced better results than its non-learning Predecessor. TEAM, which required elaborate knowledge engineering to hand-code organizational roles for its agent set. In addition, we discuss experiments with L-TEAM that highlight the importance of certain learning issues in multi-agent systems.
Keywords: Learning, Multi-Agent Systems, Organizational Design
Publication: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Multi-Agent Systems, pp. 291 - 298
Location: California
Publisher: AAAI Press
Date: January 1996
Sources: PS: /Documents/Nagendra_icmas96.ps
PDF: /Documents/Nagendra_icmas96.pdf
Reference: Nagendra, Prasad, M.V., Lesser, V.R., Lander, S.. Learning Organizational Roles in a Heterogeneous Multi-Agent System. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Multi-Agent Systems, AAAI Press, pp. 291-298. January 1996.
bibtex: 
@article{Nagendra-105,
  author    = "Prasad Nagendra and Lesser M.V. and Lander V.R.
               and S.",
  title     = "{Learning Organizational Roles in a Heterogeneous
               Multi-Agent System}",
  journal   = "Proceedings of the Second International Conference
               on Multi-Agent Systems",
  publisher = "AAAI Press",
  pages     = "291-298",
  month     = "January",
  year      = "1996",
  address   = "California",
  url       = "http://mas.cs.umass.edu/paper/105",
}