CmpE 593 Multiagent Systems
Spring 2006
Prerequisites
There are no course prerequisites. A
working knowledge of database systems, distributed systems, and
artificial intelligence will considerably help. You will be doing a
project. You need to be fluent in one programming language,
preferably in Java.
Course Material
- Recommended: Service-Oriented Computing, Munindar P. Singh and
Michael Huhns, John Wiley & Sons, 2004.
- Recommended: Introduction to Multiagent System, 2nd Ed., Gerhard Weiss
ed. 1999. (On reserve in the library)
- Recommended: Introduction to Multiagent System, Michael
Wooldridge, John Wiley & Sons, 2002. (On reserve in the library)
- Required: Lecture Slides that are available on the course web
page. Try to have them in front of you during class.
Course Work
Each meeting will have two hours of lecture
and an hour of discussion on previously selected papers. The
discussions will be led by a different person each time. Everyone
will do a project. The project will constitute a significant part of
this course. The project can either be an original research paper or
an implementation of an existing approach. There will be three in-class
project presentations. There will be a midterm and a final.
Grading
| Midterm |
20% |
| Project |
35% |
| Readings |
10% |
| Class participation |
15% |
| Final |
20% |
Academic Integrity
Please read the university policy
on cheating and what counts as cheating. Do not copy your answers from
other sources (including friends, Web pages or books). If you think
the answer to a question exists in a book, then read the section
carefully and write down the answer in your own words. The same policy
holds for the projects and the exams.