Multiagent Systems (CMPE562) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Multiagent Systems CMPE562 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Computer Engineering Elective Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
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Course Objectives The objective of this course is to introduce the concepts of agent and multi-agent systems and their applications and the basic design issues related to agent and multi-agent systems.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Explain the agent notion, the difference between agent and other software paradigms
  • Review approaches for developing agents
  • Comprehend how agent societies communicate, cooperate, negotiate and coordinate for solving problems
  • Design and develop multi-agent systems
Course Content Agent paradigm, abstract agent architectures, design of intelligent agents, agent cooperation, auction systems, negotiation, argumentation, interaction languages and protocols, distributed problem solving, coordination, applications for multi-agent systems.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction Chapters 1 (main text)
2 Intelligent Agents Chapter 2
3 Intelligent Agents Chapter 2
4 Deductive Reasoning Agents Chapter 3
5 Practical Reasoning Agents Chapter 4
6 Reactive and Hybrid Agents Chapter 5
7 Multiagent Interactions Chapter 6
8 Multiagent Interactions Chapter 6
9 Reaching Agreements Chapter 7
10 Reaching Agreements Chapter 7
11 Communication Chapter 8
12 Working Together Chapter 9
13 Methodologies Chapter 10
14 Applications Chapter 11
15 Review
16 Review

Sources

Course Book 1. An Introduction to MultiAgent Systems, Wooldridge, M., John Wiley & Sons, 2002, ISBN: 047149691X.
Other Sources 2. G.Weiss, Multi-Agent Systems, The MIT Press, 1999.
3. Readings in Agents, Singh, M. and Huhns, M., Morgan-Kaufmann Publishers, 1997.
4. Ferber, J., Multi-Agent Systems: An Introduction to Distributed Artificial Intelligence, Ferber, J., Addison-Wesley, 1999, ISBN: 0-201-36048-9
5. Shoham, Y. and Leyton-Brown, Kevin, Multiagent Systems: Algorithmic, Game–Theoretic and Logical Foundations, Cambridge University Press, 2009.
6. Shoham, Y. and Leyton-Brown, Kevin, Essentials of Game Theory, Morgan and Claypool, 2008.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation 1 10
Project 1 20
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 25
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 45
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 55
Percentage of Final Work 45
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 An ability to apply advanced knowledge of computing and/or informatics to solve software engineering problems. X
2 Develop solutions using different technologies, software architectures and life-cycle approaches. X
3 An ability to design, implement and evaluate a software system, component, process or program by using modern techniques and engineering tools required for software engineering practices. X
4 An ability to gather/acquire, analyze, interpret data and make decisions to understand software requirements. X
5 Skills of effective oral and written communication and critical thinking about a wide range of issues arising in the context of working constructively on software projects. X
6 An ability to access information in order to follow recent developments in science and technology and to perform scientific research or implement a project in the software engineering domain. X
7 An understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering.
8 Skills in project and risk management, awareness about importance of entrepreneurship, innovation and long-term development, and recognition of international standards of excellence for software engineering practices standards and methodologies. X
9 An understanding about the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions.
10 Promote the development, adoption and sustained use of standards of excellence for software engineering practices. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 2 32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 7 7
Project 1 10 10
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 127