Distributed Intelligent Systems

ENSC 891-3

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to special topics in multi-agent systems and distributed AI and distributed algorithms. A project will be selected by the student to strengthen understanding. The course is intended for graduate students in Engineering Science.

Course Objectives

This course is intended to provide background for graduate research in distributed intelligent systems.

Course Instructor

William A. Gruver
ASB 9809
Tel: 604-291-4339
Fax: 604-291-4951
Internet: gruver@cs.sfu.ca
www.ensc.sfu.ca/research/idea/personnel/gruver.html
Office hours by appointment (via e-mail)

Prerequisites

Permission of the instructor

References

1. Joel M. Crichlow, The Essence of Distributed Systems, 1999
2. Gerhard Weiss, Multiagent Systems: A Modern Approach to Distributed Artificial Intelligence, MIT Press, 2001
3. G.M.P. O'Hare and N.R. Jennings, Foundations of Distributed Artificial Intelligence, 1996
4. Afsaneh Haddadi, Communication and Cooperation in Agent Systems: A Pragmatic Theory, 1996
5. Ti-Yen Yen and Wayne Wolf, Hardware-Software Co-synthesis of Distributed Embedded Systems, 1996
6. Gerard Tel, Introduction to Distributed Algorithms, 1994.
7. Selected journal articles and conference proceedings
   

Grading Policy

Presentations - 50%
Project - 50%

Revised: January 19, 2005