Publisher's Synopsis
The study of Multi-Agent Systems has become an important new field of computer science. It is now realized that topics such as Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) and Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI) have a universal appeal because they investigate the more social side of computer systems. This social aspect ranges from Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Organizational Processing and Distributed Problem Solving (DPS), to Simulation of Social Systems and Organizations. All of these fields benefit from the study of multi-agent systems ranging from very simple to very complex agents and agent organizations. The papers in this volume address some basic issues in MAS research. Contributions range from theoretical studies to the practical applications of this new technology.
