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Real-time computations in multi-agent systems have been studied from different perspectives of reasoning, message passing , resource management and negotiations. Separate treatment of all these perspectives may result in performance amelioration in one dimension while over-passing others. Here we propose an integrated “real-time” mechanism where all dimensions of temporal behavior are suggested in one unified model.
Here in this position paper, we argue for an integrated and comprehensive treatment of “real-time” issue under the title of coordination. Our position regarding real-time agent coordination would result in overall performance betterment and overhead lessening, if all sub-processes are made to respect “notion of time” in design. We analyze current approaches and options as well as present an outline for an integrated and comprehensive view of “real-time coordination”.
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Mahdi, G., Gouaïch, A., Michel, F. (2010). Towards an Integrated Approach of Real-Time Coordination for Multi-agent Systems. In: Jędrzejowicz, P., Nguyen, N.T., Howlet, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) Agent and Multi-Agent Systems: Technologies and Applications. KES-AMSTA 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 6070. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13480-7_27
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