Authored Books

R. Jakob and G. Weiss. Agentenorientierte Softwareentwicklung. Methoden und Werkzeuge. Xpert.press (Springer-Verlag). 2004.

G. Weiss. Distributed machine learning. Sankt Augustin: Infix Verlag. (ISBN 3-929037-75-0). 1995.

Edited Books

M. Wooldridge, G. Weiss and P. Ciancarini (Eds.). Agent-oriented software engineering II, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 2222. State-of-the-Art Survey. Springer-Verlag. 2002.

S. Jablonski, S. Kirn, M. Plaha, E.J. Sinz, G. Weiss and A. Ulbrich-vom Ende (Eds.). Verteilte Informationssysteme auf der Grundlage von Objekten, Komponenten und Agenten, Proceedings der Verbundtagung VertIS 2001. GI-Fachgruppenrundbriefe. 2001. [click here for cover page (70KB)]

M. Klusch, O. Shehory and G. Weiss (Eds.). Cooperative information agents III. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Volume 1652. Springer-Verlag. (ISBN 3-540-66325-8). 1999.

G. Weiss (Ed.). Multiagent systems. A modern approach to distributed artificial intelligence. The MIT Press. (ISBN 0-262-23203-0). 1999.

G. Weiss, W. van der Hoek and M. Wooldridge (Eds.). Proceedings of the First European Agent Systems Summer School (EASSS'99). University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. 1999. [cover page (110KB)]

K. Klusch and G. Weiss (Eds.). Cooperative information agents II. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Volume 1435. Springer-Verlag. (ISBN 3-540-64676-0). 1998.

G. Weiss (Ed.). Distributed artificial intelligence meets machine learning. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Volume 1221. Springer-Verlag. (ISBN 3-540-62934-3). 1997.

G. Weiss and S. Sen (Eds.). Adaptation and learning in multi-agent systems. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Volume 1042. Springer-Verlag. (ISBN 3-540-60923-7). 1996.

Edited Journal Special Issues

M. Huhns and G. Weiss (Eds.). Special Issue on Multiagent Learning, Machine Learning Journal. Vol. 33(2-3). 1998.

G. Weiss (Ed.). Special Issue on Learning in Distributed Artificial Intelligence Systems, Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 10(3). 1998.

G. Weiss and M. Wooldridge (Eds.), Special Issue on Agent-Oriented Software Development. International Journal on Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. Vol. 18, Issue 2, 2005.

Journal Contributions

C. Gonzalez-Morcillo, G. Weiss, D. Vallejo-Fernandez, L. Jimenez-Linares and J. Albursac-Jimenez. 3D distributed rendering and optimization using free software. European Journal for the Informatics Professional, Vol. VIII, no. 6, 45-53, 2007.

M. Nickles, M. Rovatsos, M. Schmitt, W. Brauer, F. Fischer, T. Malsch, K. Paetow and G. Weiss. The empirical semantics approach to communication structure learning and usage: individuals- versus system-views. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, Vol. 10(1). 2007.

G. Weiss, M. Nickles, M. Rovatsos and F. Fischer. Specifying the intertwining of coordination and autonomy in agent-based systems. International Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Vol. 30(3), 1196-1215, 2007.

M. Nickles, F. Fischer and G. Weiss. Communication attitudes: a formal approach to ostensible intentions and individual and social opinions. Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science, Vol. 157(4), 95-115, 2006.

T. Froehner, M. Nickles, G. Weiss, W. Brauer und R. Franken. Integration of ontologies and knowledge from autonomous sources. Künstliche Intelligenz, Special Issue zu ”Knowledge representation, reasoning and management“, Heft 1/05, 18–23, 2005.

M. Nickles, M. Rovatsos and G. Weiss. Expectation-oriented modeling. International Journal on Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 18(8), 891-918. 2005.

M. Nickles, M. Rovatsos, W. Brauer and G. Weiss. Towards a unified model of sociality in multiagent systems. International Journal of Computer and Information Science, Vol. 5(2), 73–88. 2004.

G. Weiss, J. Duscher, M. Nickles and M. Rovatsos. Spezifikation von Softwareautonomie. Künstliche Intelligenz, Heft 4/04, 44–50. 2004.

G. Weiss. Agent Orientation in Software Engineering. Knowledge Engineering Review, Vol. 16(4), 349–373. 2001.

G. Weiss. Agentenorientiertes Software Engineering. Informatik Spektrum, Band 24, Heft 2, 98–101. 2001.

G. Weiss. An action-oriented perspective of learning in classifier systems. Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence, 8(1), 43–62. 1996.

G. Weiss. Distributed reinforcement learning. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 15, 135–142. 1995.

Book Contributions – Chapters in Lexicons/Handbooks/etc

G. Weiss, L. Braubach and P. Giorgini. Intelligent agents. In H. Bidgoli (Ed.), The Handbook of Technology Management (3 Volume Set). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2009.

G. Weiss, G. Pomberger, W. Beer, et al. Software engineering – processes and tools. In B. Buchberger et al. (Eds.), Hagenberg Research (Chapter IV, pp. 157–235), Springer-Verlag. 2009.

G. Weiss. Agentenorientierte Softwareentwicklung. In H. Schulte (Ed.), Lexikon Informationstechnik und Telekommunikation. Interest Verlag. 2007.

M. Rovatsos and G. Weiss. Autonomous software. In S.K. Chang (Ed.), Handbook of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, Volume 3 (Recent Advances, pp. 63–84). World Scientific Pub. Co. 2005.

J.J. Gomez, M.-P. Gervais and G. Weiss. A survey of agent-oriented software engineering research. In F. Bergenti, M.-P. Gleizes & F. Zambonelli (Eds.), Methodologies and software engineering for agent systems (Chapter 3, pp. 33-62). Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2004.

T. Malsch and G. Weiss. Conflicts in social theory and multiagent systems: on importing sociological insights into distributed artificial intelligence (Chapter 4, pp. 111–149). In C. Tessier, L. Chaudron & H.-J. M¨uller (Eds.), Conflicting agents. Conflict management in multi-agent systems. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2000.

S. Sen and G. Weiss. Multiagent learning. In G. Weiss (Ed.), Multiagent systems (Chapter 6, pp. 259–298). The MIT Press.1999.

G. Weiss and P. Dillenbourg. What is ‘multi’ in multiagent learning? In P. Dillenbourg (Ed.), Collaborative learning. Cognitive and computational approaches (Chapter 4, pp. 64–80). Pergamon Press. 1999.

G. Weiss. Towards the synthesis of neural and evolutionary learning. In O. Omidvar & C. Wilson (Eds.), Progress in neural networks (Volume V, Chapter 6, pp. 145–176). Norwood, New Jersey: Ablex Publ. Corp. 1997.

G. Weiss. Several contributions to Wörterbuch der Kognitionswissenschaft (ed. by G. Strube et al.), Klett-Cotta. 1996.
 

Book Contributions – Other

F. Fischer, M. Rovatsos and G. Weiß. Adaptiveness in agent communication: application and adaptation of conversation patterns. In F. Dignum, R.M. van Eijk and R. Flores (Eds.), Agent communication II (pp. 211-226). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 3859. Springer-Verlag. 2006.  

M. Rovatsos, I. Rahwan, F. Fischer and G. Weiß. Practical strategic reasoning and adaptation in rational argument-based negotiation. In S. Parsons, N. Maudet, P. Moraitis and I. Rahwan (Eds.) Argumentation in multiagent systems (pp. 122-137). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 4049. Springer-Verlag. 2006.  

M. Nickles, M. Rovatsos, W. Brauer and G. Weiß. Communication systems: a unified model of socially intelligent agents. In K. Fischer, M. Florian and T. Malsch (Eds.), Socionics (pp. 289-313). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 3413. Springer-Verlag. 2005.  

M. Nickles and G. Weiß. Multiagent systems without agents: Mirror-holons for the compilation and enactment of communication structures. In K. Fischer, M. Florian and T. Malsch (Eds.), Socionics (pp. 263-288). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 3413. Springer-Verlag. 2005.  

M. Rovatsos, M. Nickles and G. Weiß. Formulating agent communication semantics and pragmatics as behavioral expectations. In F. Dignum, R. van Eijk and M.-P. Huget (Eds.), Agent communication languages (pp. 167-188). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 3396. Springer-Verlag. 2005.

M. Rovatsos, M. Nickles and G. Weiß. An empirical model of communication in multiagent systems. In F. Dignum (Ed.), Agent communication languages (pp. 18–36). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 2922. Springer-Verlag. 2004.  

M. Rovatsos, G. Weiß and M. Wolf. Multiagent learning for open systems: a study in opponent classification. In E. Alonso, D. Kudenko and D. Kazakov (Eds.), Adaptive agents (pp. 66-87). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 2636. Springer-Verlag, 2003.  

G. Weiß. Cognition, Sociability, and Constraints. In M. Hannebauer, J. Wendler and E. Pagello (Eds.), Balancing reactivity and social deliberation in multiagent systems (pp. 217–235). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 2103. Springer-Verlag. 2001.  

G. Weiß. Learning to coordinate actions in multi-agent systems. In M.N. Huhns and M.P. Singh

(Eds.), Readings in agents (pp. 481–486). Morgan Kaufmann Publ. 1998.  

G. Weiß. The job assignment problem: A study in parallel and distributed machine learning. In C. Freksa, M. Jantzen and R. Valk (Eds.), Foundations of Computer Science. Potential – Theory – Cognition (pp. 445–454). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 1337. Springer-Verlag. 1997.

G. Weiß. Lernen und Aktionskoordinierung in Mehragentensystemen. In J. Müller (Ed.), Verteilte Künstliche Intelligenz – Methoden und Anwendungen (pp. 122–132). BI Verlag. 1993.  

Conference Contributions

C. Gonzalez-Morcillo, G. Weiss, L. Jimenez & D. Vallejo. A multiagent approach to distributed rendering optimization. Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI, pp. 1775-1780). 2007.

C. Gonzalez-Morcillo, G. Weiss, D. Vallejo, L. Jimenez & J.A. Fdez-Sorribes. 3D distributed rendering and optimization using free software. Proceedings of the International Conference on Free/Libre/Open Source Systems (FLOSS, pp. 52–66). 2007.

F. Fischer, M. Rovatsos and G. Weiss. Acquiring and adapting probabilistic models of agent conversation. Proceedings of the Fourth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS, pp. 106–113). 2005.

M. Nickles, T. Froehner, R. Cobos and G. Weiss. Multi-source knowledge bases and ontologies with multiple individual and social viewpoints. Proceedings of the IEEE/WIC/ACM Conference on Web Intelligence (WI, pp. 62-66). 2005.

M. Rovatsos, F. Fischer and G. Weiss. An integrated framework for adaptive reasoning about conversation patterns. Proceedings of the Fourth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS, pp. 1123–1124). 2005.

M. Nickles, T. Froehner and G. Weiss. Open ontologies and open knowledge bases for modeling the social layer of the Semantic Web. Proceedings of the Third International Semantic Web Conference (ISCW). 2004.

M. Nickles, M. Rovatsos and G. Weiss. Empirical-rational semantics of agent communication. Proceedings of the Third International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS, pp. 94-101). 2004.

F. Fischer, M. Rovatsos and G. Weiss. Hierarchical reinforcement learning in communication-mediated multiagent coordination. Proceedings of the Third International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS, pp. 1334–1335). 2004.

T. Froehner, M. Nickles and G. Weiss. Open ontologies – The need for modeling heterogeneous knowledge. Proceedings of the International Conference on Information and Knowledge Engineering (IKE, pp. 91-97). 2004.
 

M. Rovatsos, M. Nickles and G. Weiss. Interaction is meaning: A new model for communication in open systems. Proceedings of the Second International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS, pp. 536-543). 2003.

M. Rovatsos, M. Schillo, K. Fischer and G. Weiss. Indicators for self-diagnosis: Communication-based performance measures. Proceedings of the First German Conference on Multiagent System Technologies (MATES, pp. 25-37). Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer-Verlag. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 2831. 2003.

M. Nickles, M. Rovatsos, W. Brauer and G. Weiss. Towards a unified model of sociality in multiagent systems. Proceedings of the 4th ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking, and Parallel/Distributed Computing (SNPD, pp. 177-187). 2003.

G. Weiss, M. Rovatsos, M. Nickles and C. Meinl. Capturing agent autonomy in roles and XML. Proceedings of the Second International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS, pp. 105-112). 2003.

M. Rovatsos, G. Weiss and M. Wolf. An approach to the analysis and design of multiagent systems based on interaction frames. Proceedings of the First International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS, pp. 682–689). 2002.

F. Brandt and G. Weiss. Vicious strategies for Vickrey auctions. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Autonomous Agents (Agents, pp. 71–72). 2001.

G. Weiss. Achieving coordination through combining joint planning and joint learning. In Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI, pp. 388–392). IOS Press. 2000.

G. Weiss. A multiagent variant of Dyna-Q. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Multi-Agent Systems (ICMAS, pp. 461–462). IEEE Computer Society. 2000.

G. Weiss. Planning and learning together. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Autonomous Agents (Agents, pp. 102–103). ACM Press. 2000.

W. Brauer and G. Weiss. Multi-machine scheduling – A multi-agent learning approach. In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Multi-Agent Systems (ICMAS, pp. 42–48). IEEE Computer Society. 1998.

G. Weiss. A multiagent perspective of parallel and distributed machine learning. In Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Autonomous Agents (Agents, pp. 226–230). ACM Press. 1998.

G. Weiss. Hierarchical chunking in classifier systems. In Proceedings of the 12th National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI, Vol. 2, pp. 1335–1340). AAAI Press/MIT Press. 1994.

G. Weiss. Neural networks and evolutionary computation. Part I: Hybrid approaches in artificial intelligence. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Evolutionary Computation (Vol. 1, pp. 268–272). IEEE Press. 1994.

G. Weiss. Neural networks and evolutionary computation. Part II: Hybrid approaches in the neurosciences. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Evolutionary Computation (Vol. 1, pp. 273–277). IEEE Press. 1994.

G. Weiss. Learning to coordinate actions in multi-agent systems. In Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI, Vol. 1, pp. 311–316). Morgan Kaufmann Publ. 1993.

G. Weiss. Action selection and learning in multi-agent environments. In J.-A. Meyer, H.L. Roitblat, & S.W. Wilson (Eds.), From animals to animats 2 – Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior (pp. 502–510). The MIT Press. 1993.
 

Workshop Contributions

M. Geipel and G. Weiss. A generic framework for argumentation-based negotiation. In M. Klusch, K. Hindriks, M.P. Papazoglou and L. Sterling (Eds.), Proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Cooperative Information Agents (CIA, pp. 209-224). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 4676. Springer-Verlag. 2007.

C. Gonzalez-Morcillo, G. Weiss, L. Jimenez, D. Vallejo and J. Albusac. A multiagent system for physically based rendering optimization. In M. Klusch, K. Hindriks, M.P. Papazoglou and L. Sterling (Eds.), Proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Cooperative Information Agents (CIA, pp. 149-163). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 4676. Springer-Verlag. 2007.

G. Weiss, F. Fischer, M. Nickles and M. Rovatsos. Operational modeling of agent autonomy: theoretical aspects and a formal language. In J.P. M¨uller and F. Zambonelli (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Agent-oriented Software Engineering (pp. 1-15). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 3950. Springer-Verlag. 2006.

M. Nickles, F. Fischer and G. Weiss. Communication attitudes: a formal approach to ostensible intentions and individual and social opinions. In W. van der Hoek, A. Lomuscio, E. de Vink and M. Wooldridge (Eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Logic and Communication in Multi-Agent Systems (LCMAS). 2005.

M. Rovatsos, I. Rahwan, F. Fischer and G. Weiss. Adaptive strategies for practical
argument-based negotiation. 3rd International Workshop on Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems (ArgMAS). 2005.

 
T. Froehner, M. Nickles and G. Weiss. Towards modeling the social layer of emergent knowledge using open ontologies. ECAI Workshop on Agent-Mediated Knowledge Management (AMKM, pp. 10-19), 2004.

M. Nickles, T. Froehner and G. Weiss. Social annotation of semantically heterogeneous knowledge. Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Knowledge Markup and Semantic Annotation (SemAnnot). 2004.

M. Nickles and G. Weiss. Agent-based social assessment of shared resources. Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Agents and Peer-to-Peer Computing (AP2PC, pp. 35-40). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 2872. Springer-Verlag. 2004.

M. Rovatsos, F. Fischer and G. Weiss. Hierarchical reinforcement learning for communicating agents. Proceedings of the 2nd European Workshop on Multiagent Systems (EUMAS. pp. 593-604). 2004.

M. Nickles and G. Weiss. A framework for the social description of resources in open environments. Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Cooperative Information Agents (CIA, pp. 206-221). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 2782. Springer-Verlag. 2003.

M. Nickles and G. Weiss. Empirical semantics of agent communication in open systems. 2nd International Workshop on Challenges in Open Agent Environments (Challenge). 2003.

M. Nickles, M. Rovatsos and G. Weiss. A schema for specifying computational autonomy. Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Engineering Societies in the Agents World (ESAW, pp. 82–95). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 2577. Springer-Verlag. 2003.

F. Brandt and G. Weiss. Antisocial agents and Vickrey auctions. Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Agent Theories, Architectures, and Languages (ATAL, pp. 335–347). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 2333. Springer-Verlag. 2002.

W. Brauer, M. Nickles, M. Rovatsos, G. Weiss and K.F. Lorentzen. Expectation-oriented analysis and design. Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Agent-Oriented Software Engineering (AOSE, pp. 226–244). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 2222. Springer-Verlag. 2002.

M. Rovatsos and G. Weiss. Achieving multiagent organisation by organising agent
experience. Notes of 10th European Workshop on Modelling Autonomous Agents in a Multi-Agent World (MAAMAW). 2001.

G. Weiss. An architectural framework for integrated multiagent planning, reacting, and learning. In Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Agent Theories, Architectures, and Languages (ATAL, pp. 320–330). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 1986. Springer-Verlag. 2001.

F. Brandt, W. Brauer and G. Weiss. Task assignment in multiagent systems based on Vickrey-type auctioning. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Cooperative Information Agents (CIA, pp. 95–106). Lecture Notes in Computer Science,
Volume 1860. Springer-Verlag. 2000.