Title :
Tractable Optimal Multiagent Collaborative Design
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Guelph, Guelph
Abstract :
Optimal design is intractable in general. We identify a tractable class of design problems and propose the first framework for efficient, decision-theoretically optimal, collaborative design.
Keywords :
CAD; decision theory; design engineering; groupware; multi-agent systems; decision theory; multiagent collaborative design; tractable optimal design; Algorithm design and analysis; Couplings; Environmental factors; Graphical models; Intelligent agent; International collaboration; Protocols; Supply chains; Tree graphs; Utility theory;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Agent Technology, 2007. IAT '07. IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Fremont, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3027-7
DOI :
10.1109/IAT.2007.27
