@inproceedings{1c029c4077184f329a15829678a05538,
title = "Engineering self-organizing multi-agent systems",
abstract = "In this demo session, we will present two examples of how one can systematically program self-organizing multi-agent systems, using inspiration from biology. The first system is a modular robot that autonomously adapts to satisfy complex environmentally-adaptive goals through the cooperation of multiple module agents. The second is a global-to-local compiler that can transform a user-specified pattern formation goal into a multi-agent program and reason about the agent resources required. These systems show (1) how biological design principles can be formally captured and theoretically analyzed, and (2) how global goals can be translated into local interactions amongst many simple agents. Both systems will be demonstrated in real-time and interactively with the audience.",
keywords = "Cellular automata, Global-to-local compilers, Self-organization",
author = "Radhika Nagpal and Yu, {Chih Han} and Daniel Yamins",
year = "2008",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781605604701",
series = "Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS",
publisher = "International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (IFAAMAS)",
pages = "1667",
booktitle = "7th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS 2008",
note = "7th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS 2008 ; Conference date: 12-05-2008 Through 16-05-2008",
}