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  • Gaganpreet Jhajj replied on the discussion topic MAS in Transit Systems - REM December 25, 2023 - 4:43pm
    Regarding MAS in transportation systems, I wanted to discuss the formation of traffic jams. Some experiments were done on a closed loop in simulations and real life on how inconsistent vehicle speeds can cause traffic jams [1],[2]. If all cars were...
  • Gaganpreet Jhajj added a new discussion topic Google Deepmind AlphaStar December 25, 2023 - 4:41pm
    I am sharing this work I learned about a few years ago as it strongly pertains to MAS. The team at Google Deepmind worked on a series of agents to play the game Starcraft 2 and trained them to the point where they could routinely beat the best of...
  • Gaganpreet Jhajj added a new discussion topic Auction theory - 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics December 24, 2023 - 5:26pm
    After watching some videos on the Nobel prize given for the Vickrey auction I looked into other prominent advancements in auction theory. I found that the 2020 nobel prize in economics was given for recent work in a format known as simultaneous...
  • Gaganpreet Jhajj added a new discussion topic Google Deepmind MARL Work - Fruit Market December 24, 2023 - 5:25pm
    I came across this work on MARL by Google Deepmind and wanted to share it with the class [1]. They showed how agents in their environment could simulate microeconomic behaviours, namely production, consumption, and trading. This environment, called...
  • Gaganpreet Jhajj added a new discussion topic Course Unit Discussion Question Post - Programming language December 23, 2023 - 9:09pm
    Discuss the following questions in the discussion forum: What programming language and tool would you use in your proposed course project? Why?   In my project, the assignment description says: “The topic of the final project need not...
  • Gaganpreet Jhajj added a new discussion topic Course Unit Discussion Question Post - MAS vs Distributed Systems December 23, 2023 - 9:09pm
    Discuss the following questions in the discussion forum: Why should we be interested in distributed systems of agents? MAS should be interesting to anyone due to their scalability and the robustness that comes with MAS. When you have a collection...
  • Gaganpreet Jhajj added a new discussion topic Project Proposal December 23, 2023 - 9:09pm
    I wanted to make this post and share a bit of my project proposal with the class for the final project in 667. Maybe it could inspire future students and provide some insight and ideas into scope.   For this project, I aim to explore...
  • Gaganpreet Jhajj added a new discussion topic The Power Grid December 22, 2023 - 6:04pm
    One thing often not talked about in MAS is the power grid. The role that different power generation utilities and users interact on a large scale and the pricing mechanisms that allow users and governments to buy and sell power across large...
  • Gaganpreet Jhajj replied on the discussion topic Open AI Gym December 22, 2023 - 6:03pm
    In a similar vein to all the other OpenAI-related papers I wanted to discuss, I implore anyone interested further in their work on MAS to check out this source [1]. While OpenAI has not worked on as many recent studies on MAS, some of these papers...
  • Gaganpreet Jhajj replied on the discussion topic Open AI Gym December 21, 2023 - 10:30pm
    On this previously posted topic, I wanted to discuss some work by OpenAI that some students might find interesting. This paper, "Neural MMO: A Massively Multiagent Game Environment for Training and Evaluating Intelligent Agents," presents an AI...
  • Gaganpreet Jhajj added a new discussion topic AI-powered skin paper December 21, 2023 - 10:28pm
    The other day, I saw this exciting paper in my feed and wanted to share it with the class. This paper discusses how AI can be used to power electronic skin and how different ML models play into various components, such as flexible patches and smart...
  • Gaganpreet Jhajj added a new discussion topic Real Dutch Auction December 19, 2023 - 5:22am
    Hi everyone, after learning more about auctions in the course I wanted to share this recent video I watched explaining the 1996 nobel prize in economics which regards the Vickrey auction [1]. It is a great watch and I think it puts more of the class...
  • Gaganpreet Jhajj added a new discussion topic Open AI Gym December 14, 2023 - 7:36pm
    I wanted to share a gym environment I have been playing around with for a while when looking at topics on goal-conditioned reinforcement learning [1]. Gymnasium is a maintained fork of OpenAI’s gym, allowing users to look into implementing...
  • Gaganpreet Jhajj added a new discussion topic Swarm Robotics December 13, 2023 - 9:04pm
    Swarm Robotics is an exciting area of research in MAS. Finding ways that fleets of robots can work together in specific tandem fashions can enable higher-order operation and task completion. Often mimicking the collective social behaviors displayed...
  • Oscar Lin replied on the discussion topic Open AI Hide and Seek December 10, 2023 - 10:23am
    Thanks Gagan. These are really interesting and the future direction of research and development ! The best way to learn is learning from the best.  Dr Lin
  • Gaganpreet Jhajj added a new discussion topic Open AI Hide and Seek December 7, 2023 - 9:26pm
      I wanted to share a paper published by Open AI a few years ago that is highly relevant to MAS.    Researchers at OpenAI developed multiple agents to play the game of hide and seek in a controlled environment [1]. Through both...
  • Oscar Lin replied on the discussion topic Introduction December 6, 2023 - 8:50am
    Thanks Gagan for your warm and passionate introduction!  MAS is a relative new area and has a bright future for building hybrid human-AI intellent decision-making systems.  Looking forward to working with you. Dr Lin
  • Gaganpreet Jhajj added a new discussion topic MAS in Transit Systems - REM December 6, 2023 - 1:25am
    One recent transit development that will significantly improve ridership in Montreal is the Réseau Express métropolitain, or REM for short. The REM enables faster connections from the south shore to the main island with planned future...
  • Gaganpreet Jhajj replied on the discussion topic POST - Autonomous Surface Vessels. December 6, 2023 - 1:24am
    Hi Duncan,   I found your discussion on MAS in autonomous surface vessels quite interesting. One thing I immediately thought of in this context was drone light shows, which are becoming increasingly commonplace, incorporating ideas from MAS,...
  • Gaganpreet Jhajj added a new discussion topic Introduction December 6, 2023 - 1:24am
    Hello Everyone!   My name is Gagan, and I am a student in the MSc program. I am taking this course as part of my focus area in intelligent systems. I am very interested in game theory and game AI. I took many courses focused on this during my...
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COMP667  Multiagent Systems

COMP667 Multiagent Systems

This group is created for complementing COMP667 Course in Moodle, providing additional course material, and facilitating discussions.