"Evolution of Generic Partial Global Planning (GPGP)"

3/3/1999: [time not recorded]
[location not recorded]

Abstract: The GPGP/TAEMS domain-independent coordination architecture for small agent groups was first detailed in an ICMAS95 paper. In this talk, we discuss the evolution of this framework over the last four years motivated by its use in a number of applications, including: information gathering and management, coordination of concurrent engineering activities, distributed situation assessment, and hospital scheduling. First, we review the basic architecture of GPGP and then present extensions to the TAEMS domain-independent representation of agent activities. We next describe new coordination mechanisms for use in resource sharing and contracting and the need for more complex coordination mechanisms. Finally, extensions to GPGP that permit the description and learning of situation-specific coordination strategies are detailed along with techniques for using GPGP in large agent organizations.

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