1.Outline:
This course introduces the theory, construction, and application of multiagent systems.

Agent-oriented software engineering
Multiagent interaction technology
Agent communication
Collaboration, competition, and negotiation
Trust, privacy, and security
Distributed computing infrastructure
P2P networking
Semantic web and web services
Agent-related standard protocol
Distributed artificial intelligence
Social networks
Multiagent system applications
Electronic marketplace
Supply-chain management
Multiagent game: robot soccer, rescue etc.

2.Textbook:
An Introduction to MultiAgent Systems by Michael Wooldridge, John Wiley & Sons, 2002.

References:
Multiagent Systems: A Modern Approach to Distributed Artificial Intelligence edited by Gerhard Weiss, MIT Press, 1999.

Selected papers from AAMAS and other conferences/journals.

3.Grades:
Paper reading 20%
Participation 20%
Midterm report 20%
Term project 40%

4.Restrictions: graduate or advanced undergraduate students only