Proceedings of the International Conference on Web Intelligence, Mining and Semantics
Computers in Industry
Composite service adaptation: a QoS-driven approach
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Communication System Software and Middleware
PROSA and delegate MAS in robotics
HoloMAS'11 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Industrial applications of holonic and multi-agent systems for manufacturing
Towards robust service workflows: a decentralized approach
OTM'11 Proceedings of the 2011th Confederated international conference on On the move to meaningful internet systems - Volume Part I
(No) more design patterns for multi-agent systems
Proceedings of the compilation of the co-located workshops on DSM'11, TMC'11, AGERE!'11, AOOPES'11, NEAT'11, & VMIL'11
Delegate MAS patterns for large-scale distributed coordination and control applications
Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs
Maintaining a distributed symbiotic relationship using delegate multiagent systems
Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference
Multi-agent approach to distributed ant colony optimization
Science of Computer Programming
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Delegate MAS has been proposed and investigated as an integrated coordination technique for so-called self-organizing coordination-and-control applications. Delegate MAS consist of three types of light weight, ant-like agents that assist domain agents in their coordination tasks - the types are exploration, intention and feasibility ants. The technique is especially suitable for distributed applications in large-scale, dynamic systems. Literature shows that, for various application domains, solution approaches based on self-organization have been proposed that have several similarities to delegate MAS, yet are not identical. In this paper, we specify three reusable solution patterns for coordination in distributed, large-scale, dynamic systems. To motivate the patterns, we first visit several solution approaches from various domains that bear resemblance with respect to coordination. We then identify common application characteristics as well as common technical challenges that underlie the approaches. We describe recurring solution techniques, and consolidate these in three solution patterns. The patterns are "smart messages", "delegate MAS", and "delegate ant MAS" which rely on stigmergic ant agents. Identifying the patterns fosters reuse of particularly useful coordination techniques, and can serve as a catalyst for new or altered approaches.