From intelligent agents to trustworthy human-centred multiagent systems

Issue title: Multi-agent systems research in the United Kingdom

Guest editors: Stefano V. Albrecht and Michael Woolridge

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Divband Soorati, Mohammad | Gerding, Enrico H. | Marchioni, Enrico | Naumov, Pavel | Norman, Timothy J. | Ramchurn, Sarvapali D. | Rastegari, Bahar | Sobey, Adam | Stein, Sebastian | Tarpore, Danesh | Yazdanpanah, Vahid^{; *} | Zhang, Jie

Affiliations: Agents, Interaction and Complexity Research Group, School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, UK

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. E-mail: v.yazdanpanah@soton.ac.uk.

Abstract: The Agents, Interaction and Complexity research group at the University of Southampton has a long track record of research in multiagent systems (MAS). We have made substantial scientific contributions across learning in MAS, game-theoretic techniques for coordinating agent systems, and formal methods for representation and reasoning. We highlight key results achieved by the group and elaborate on recent work and open research challenges in developing trustworthy autonomous systems and deploying human-centred AI systems that aim to support societal good.

Keywords: Multiagent systems, intelligent agents, distributed artificial intelligence, trustworthy autonomous systems

DOI: 10.3233/AIC-220127

Journal: AI Communications, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 443-457, 2022