Technical Program HoloMAS 2003

 

Monday, September 1, 2003

 

14.00 – 14.15   Opening of HoloMAS 2003

 

14.15 – 15.15   Invited Talk – S. Bussmann

 

15.30 – 16.00   Coffee Break

 

Session 1:           Holonic Manufacturing Systems – Device Control

16.00 – 18.00

 

Holonic Manufacturing Systems: Phase II

W.A. Gruver, D.B. Kotak, E.H. van Leeuwen, and D.H. Norrie

 

A Mechanism for Ensuring Safe Behaviors of Holonic Manufacturing Systems

S. Tamura, N. Nishi, and T. Yanase

 

A Real-Time Interface for Holonic Control Devices

R.W. Brennan, K. Hall, V. Mařík, F. Maturana, and D.H. Norrie

 

Integration of Automation Resources in Holonic Manufacturing Applications

P. Leităo, R. Boissier, F. Casais, and F. Restivo

 

 

Tuesday, September 2, 2003

 

Session 2:           Foundations/Platforms

10.30 – 12.30

 

JAVA-based Agent Platform Evaluation

P. Vrba

 

An Approach to the Formal Specification of Holonic Control Systems

P. Leităo, A.W. Colombo, and F. Restivo

 

Holonic Multiagent Systems: A Foundation for the Organisation of Multiagent Systems

K. Fischer, M. Schillo and J. Siekmann

 

The Link between Autonomy and Organisation in Multiagent Systems

M. Schillo, K. Fischer, and J. Siekmann

 

12.30 – 14.00   Lunch

 

Session  3A:     Simulation and Integration

14.00 – 15.30

 

A Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Modelling for Distributed Simulation of Supply Chains

O. Labarthe, E. Tranvouez, A. Ferrarini, B. Espinasse, and B. Montreuil

 

Integration of Shop Floor Holons with automated Business Processes

K. Glanzer, T. Schmidt, G. Wippel, and C. Dutzler

 

Proposal of Holonic Manufacturing Execution Systems Based on Web Service Technologies for Mexican SMEs

L. Gaxiola, M. de J. Ramírez, G. Jimenez, and A. Molina

 

Session 3B:       Multi-agent Systems I

14.00 – 15.30 

 

Secure FIPA Compliant Agent Architecture Draft

T. Vlček and J. Zach

 

Agent Exchange – Virtual Trading Environment

J. Hodík, M. Rollo, M. Pěchouček, and P. Novák

 

Adding Semantics to Ontologies Used in Multi-Agent Systems for Manufacturing

M. Obitko and V. Mařík

 

15.30 – 16.00   Coffee Break

 

Session 4A:       Scheduling and Resource Allocation

16.00 – 18.00

 

Fault-Tolerant Behaviour in Holonic Manufacturing Systems: A Simulation Study

T. Neligwa and S.M. Deen  

 

Multiagent-Based Process Planning and Scheduling in Context of Supply Chains

B. Denkena, M. Zwick, and P.-O. Woelk

 

Improving Multi-Agent Based Scheduling by Neurodynamic Programming

B.C. Csáji, B. Kádár, and L. Monostori

 

Agent Architecture for Dynamic Job Routing in Holonic Environment Based on the Theory of Constraints

L.B. Sheremetov, J. Martínez, and J. Guerra

 

Session 4B:       Multi-agent Systems II

16.00 – 18.00

 

Complex Data Integration based on a Multi-Agent System

O. Boussaid, F. Bentayeb, A. Duffoux, and F. Clerc

 

A Multi-Agent Architecture for Distributed Design

O. Chira, C. Chira, D. Tormey, A. Brennan, and T. Roche

 

AgentAllocator: An Agent-Based Multi-criteria Decision Support System for Task Allocation

N.F. Matsatsinis and P. Delias

 

 

Wednesday, September 3, 2003

 

10.30 – 11.30   Invited Talk – R. Tharumarajah

 

Session 5:           Applications I

11.30 12.30

 

An Approach to Process Automation Based on Cooperating Subprocess Agents

I. Seilonen, T. Pirttioja, P. Appelqvist, A. Halme, and K. Koskinen

 

Evaluating a Holonic Packing Cell

M. Fletcher, D. McFarlane, A. Thorne, D. Jarvis, and A. Lucas

 

12.30 – 14.00   Lunch

 

Session 6:           Applications II

14.00 – 15.30

 

FABMAS: an Agent-Based System for Production Control of Semiconductor Manufacturing Processes

L. Mönch, M. Stehli, and J. Zimmermann

 

A Case Study for Modular Plant Control

C. Zamfirescu, P. Valckenaers, H.H. Van Brussel, and B.S. Germain

 

Implementation of Mobile-Agent-Based Network Management Systems for National Broadband Experimental Networks in Taiwan

L.-D. Chou, K.-C. Shen, K.-C. Tang, and C.-C. Kao

 

15.30 – 16.00   Coffee Break

 

Session 7:           Applications III

16.00 – 17.30

 

An Agent-based Simulator for Electricity Markets: Seller, Buyer and Trader Players

I. Praça, C. Ramos, Z. Vale, and M. Cordeiro

 

AgenTec – Concepts for Agent Technology in Automation

A. Braatz, M. Höpf, and A. Ritter

 

Cost-based Dynamic Reconfiguration System for Evolving Holarchies

F.P. Maturana, P. Tichý, P. Šlechta, R.J. Staron, F.M. Discenzo, K. Hall, and V. Mařík