This is the first comprehensive introduction to multiagent systems and contemporary distributed artificial intelligence that is suitable as a textbook.

The study of multi-agent systems (MAS) focuses on systems in which many intelligent agents interact with each other. These agents are considered to be autonomou

This book will introduce students to intelligent agents, explain what these agents are, how they are constructed and how they can be made to co-operate effectiv

This book looks at multiagent systems that consist of teams of autonomous agents acting in real-time, noisy, collaborative, and adversarial environments. This b

Multiagent systems is an expanding field that blends classical fields like game theory and decentralized control with modern fields like computer science and ma