General Documentation

Conference Papers

• AAMAS03: Performance Measurement Tools [ AAMAS03-perf-measurement.pdf ]
  Description: Tools an Techniques for Performance Measurement of Large Distributed Multiagent Systems, as published in AAMAS03 proceedings.
• AAMAS04: Framework to Control Emergent Survivability of Multi Agent Systems (slides) [ aamas04-presentation-slides-presented.pdf ]
  Description: Slides presenting paper at AAMAS04 in NYC on preserving survivability in DMAS
• A Cougaar-Based Logistics Modeling Tool for Highly Adaptable Military Organizations [ OCC4519 - Cerys-Rozga-Berliner - FCS Supportability - final.pdf ]
  Description: Open Cougaar 04 paper by Cerys, Rozga, Berliner
• Adaptive Optimization of Solution Time In A Distributed Multi-agent System [ KimasFedyk.19.ahf.ppt ]
  Description: IEEE KIMAS'05 Conference Paper-Slide Presentation
• Adaptive Optimization Of Solution Time In A Distributed Multi-agent System [ 978-Fedyk-final.pdf ]
  Description: IEEE KIMAS'05 Conference Paper (April 2005)
• A Framework to Control Emergent Survivability of Multi Agent Systems [ helsingera_survivability.pdf ]
  Description: Paper on Cougaar survivability to be presented at AAMAS04 at Columbia, NYC
• An Infrastructure for Adaptive Control of Multi-Agent Systems [ Kimas03KKleinmann.pdf ]
  Description: IEEE KIMAS'03 Conference Paper (October 2003)
• An Infrastructure for Adaptive Control of Multi-Agent Systems - Presentation Slides [ KimasKKleinmann.ppt ]
  Description: IEEE KIMAS'03 Conference Presentation (October 2003)
• A Reconfigurable Multiagent Society for Transportation [ kimas_05_near_final_draft.pdf ]
  Description: Describes our work with the GLMTrans community in Ultralog
• Case Studies of Node-level QoS Adaptation in Cougaar [ 2004OpenCougaar-QoS-zinky.pdf ]
  Description: Open Cougaar Conference 2004. New York . July 2004 Zinky, Shapiro, Siracuse, Ford, Wells
• Complementary Methods for QoS Adaptation in Component-based Multi-Agent Systems [ MASS2004-QoS-zinky.pdf ]
  Description: First IEEE Symposium on Multi-Agent Security (MASS 2004), Philadelphia Aug, 2004 Zinky, Shapiro, Siracuse
• Coordination Artifacts in Multi-Agent Systems [ Kimas05-Sarah-Final.ppt ]
  Description: IEEE Kimas'05 Presentation
• [Cougaar: A Robust Configurable Multi Agent Platform [ BBN-Cougaar-aerospace-paper1412.pdf ]
  Description: IEEE Aerospace Conference 2005 paper
• [Cougaar: A Robust Configurable Multi Agent Platform [ cougaar-space.ppt ]
  Description: Slides for the IEEE Aerospace Conference
• [Cougaar: A Scalable Distributed Multiagent Architecture [ cougaar-smc-present.pdf ]
  Description: Presentation at 2004 IEEE SMC at The Hague, Agent Architectures session
• DISCEXII: Exploring Large Systems' IA Behavior [ DISCEXII-LDHS-IA-behavior.pdf ]
  Description: Exloring Large-Scale, Distributed System Behavior with a Focus on Information Assurance; published as part of DISCEXII
• FrameSet Overview Slides [ FrameSetOverview_Mar07.ppt ]
  Description: An overview of the Cougaar FrameSet? infrastructure
• Implementing QoS-Adaptation in Coordination Artifacts [ MASS05-CA-zinky.pdf ]
  Description: IEEE MASS (Aug 2005) Zinky, Shapiro, Siracuse, Wright
• Integrating a Distributed Agent-based Simulation into an HLA Federation [ 04S-SIW-018.ppt ]
  Description: SIW 2004 Paper by G. Kratkiewicz et al (slides)
• Integrating a Distributed Agent-based Simulation into an HLA Federation [ 04S-SIW-018.pdf ]
  Description: SIW 2004 Paper by G. Kratkiewicz et al
• JavaTM Technology-based Internet Applications Using Software Agents and P2P [ javaone02_2160.pdf ]
  Description: JavaOne? 2002 session, overview of Cougaar, P2P? , and JXTA
• Managing Applications Comprised of Untrusted Components [ javaone02_2883.ppt ]
  Description: JavaOne02? , Thome: overview of the Cougaar Component Model
• Multi-Resolutional Knowledge Representation Using Prototypes and Properties [ Kimas03Berliner-1.pdf ]
  Description: KIMAS03, Berliner et al
• Mult-Tier Communications Abstractions [ Kimas03Thome-1.ppt ]
  Description: KIMAS03, Thome: presentation
• Mult-Tier Communications Abstractions [ Kimas03Thome-1.pdf ]
  Description: KIMAS03, Thome: paper
• Naming Services in Multi-Agent Systems [ aamas04_wp_naming.pdf ]
  Description: AAMAS04 full paper on the Cougaar White Pages
• Open Cougaar 2004
  Description: Presentations from the Cougaar conference
• Scalability Aspects of Agent-based Naming Services [ scalability_paper_kimas_05.pdf ]
  Description: KIMAS05 performance analysis of the Cougaar naming service
• Scalability Aspects of Agent-based Naming Services - Presentation Slides [ Scalable_Naming_KIMAS_2005.ppt ]
  Description: KIMAS05 performance analysis of the Cougaar naming service
• Scalable MAS-Based Control Systems Using QoS-Adaptive Coordination Artifacts [ Siracuse-LSMAS05-ScalableCA.pdf ]
  Description: LSMAS05 (AAMAS Workshop 2005) Siracuse, Zinky, Shapiro, Wright
• Society Monitoring using FrameSets [ SocietyMonitoringDemo_Mar07.ppt ]
  Description: Example use of FrameSets? to monitor and display the agent layout and metrics
• Towards an Architecture for Extreme P2P Applications [ Extreme-PDCS-2007-Final.pdf ]
  Description: PDCS 2007 paper on the properties of highly scalable systems
• Using QoS-Adaptive Coordination Artifacts to Increase Scalability of Communication in Distributed Multi-Agent Systems [ Scalable-CAs.pdf ]
  Description: KIMAS 2005 paper describing QoS? -Adaptive Coordination Artifacts, implemented in Cougaar
• Watching Your Own Back [ kimas05Thome.pdf ]
  Description: KIMAS '05 Conference Paper: Watching Your Own Back: Self-Managing Multi-Agent Systems

Articles

• Testing the Survivability of Logistics Information Systems [ testing_survivability_of_logistics_information_systems.doc ]
  Description: Article in Army Logistician - "Testing the Survivability of Logistics Information Systems"

Journals

• Marshall Brinn, Jeff Berliner, Aaron Helsinger, Todd Wright, Mike Dyson, M. Susan Rho, David Wells, "Extending the limits of DMAS survivability: the UltraLog project" Intelligent Systems, IEEE Volume 19, Issue 5, Sep-Oct 2004
  Description: Widespread, confident deployment of distributed multiagent systems requires assuring their survivability in stressful environments. The DARPA UltraLog? program presents a methodology for making a given distributed military logistics application survivable, with general applicability for broad classes of DMASs.