W10: HoloMas

Second International Workshop on Industrial Applications of  Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems

Organizer: Vladimir Marik, Czech Technical University/Rockwell Automation, CZ

 

 

Thursday, September 6, 2001

 

9:00 –9:15 Opening

 

Holons & Agents: Mutual Impacts

Vladimir Marik, and Michal Pechoucek

 

9:15 – 10:30 Holonic Manufacturing Systems I

 

Reconfiguring Real-time Holonic Manufacturing Systems

R.W.Brennan, M.Fletcher, and D.H.Norrie

 

Rationales for Holonic Manufacturing Systems in Chemical Process Industries

N. N. Chokshi, and D. C. McFarlane

 

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break

 

11.00 - 12.30 Holonic Manufacturing Systems II

 

Deadline Control in Holonic Manufacturing using Mobile Agents

M.Fletcher, R.W. Brennan, and D.H. Norrie

 

The Appliance of ZEUS Agents in Manufacturing Systems

Klaus Glanzer, Alexander Hämmerle, and Ralf Geurts

 

12.30 - 14.00 Lunch

 

14.00 - 15.30 Agent-Based Solutions

 

Material Handling Problem: FIPA Compliant Agent Implementation

Pavel Vrba, and Vaclav Hrdonka

 

Adoption of an Agent-Based Production Planning Technology in the Manufacturing Industry

A. Riha, M. Pechoucek, H. Krautwurmova, P. Charvat and A.Koumpis

 

15.30 - 16.00 Coffee Break

 

16.00 - 17.30 Design & Modelling

 

A Realistic Substrate for Small-world Networks Modelling

Carlos Aguirre, and Ramon Huerta

 

Towards an Axiomatic Framework to Support the Design of an Holonic System

G.Nucci Franco, and  A.Batocchio