Special Session on Practical Applications of Agents and Multiagent Systems

The Special Session on Practical Applications of Agents and Multiagent Systems (http://iwann.usal.es/mas), in the framework of the 10th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (IWANN 2009) provided a unique opportunity to bring multi-disciplinary experts and practitioners together to exchange their experience in all aspects of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems.

Table of Contents

Practical applications of agents and MAS: methods, techniques and tools for open MAS — Bajo Pérez, Javier; Corchado Rodríguez, Juan Manuel; Botti Navarro, Vicente; Ossowski, Sascha

Towards an electricity market simulator — Trigo, Paulo; Marques, Paulo; Coelho, Helder

A metrics suite for the communication of multi-agent systems — Gutiérrez Cosio, Celia; García Magariño, Iván

Multi-agent system theory for resource management in home automation systems — Conte, Giuseppe; Morganti, Gianluca; Perdon, Anna Maria; Scaradozzi, David

A THOMAS based multi-agent system for recommendations and guidance in malls — Rodríguez González, Sara; Fernández Gil, Alberto; Julián Inglada, Vicente; Corchado Rodríguez, Juan Manuel; Ossowski, Sascha; Botti Navarro, Vicente

Mobile agents and mobile devices: friendship or difficult relationship? — Urra, Óscar; Ilarri Artigas, Sergio; Trillo Lado, Raquel; Mena Nieto, Eduardo

Ubik: a multi-agent based simulator for ubiquitous computing applications — Serrano Fernández, Emilio; Botía Blaya, Juan Antonio; Cadenas Figueredo, José Manuel

Interpretation of user’s feedback in human-robot interaction — De Carolis, Bernardina; Cozzolongo, Giovanni

A flexible control architecture for extended autonomy of robotic assistants — King, Christopher; Palathingal, Xavier; Nicolescu, Monica; Nicolescu, Mircea