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This work addresses the synchronization/consensus problem of identical multi-agent system (MAS) where the agents' dynamics are linear and the communication network is arbitrarily switching among connected topologies. The approach uses a…

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In this paper, multi-agent systems minimizing a sum of objective functions, where each component is only known to a particular node, is considered for continuous-time dynamics with time-varying interconnection topologies. Assuming that each…

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This paper presents the design and analysis of the finite/fixed-time scaled consensus for multiagent systems. A study on a generic attracting law, the certain classes of nonlinear systems that admit attractors with finite/fixed-time…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-25 Mingxuan Sun , Xing Li

The leader-following consensus of multiple linear time invariant (LTI) systems under switching topology is considered. The leader-following consensus problem consists of designing for each agent a distributed protocol to make all agents…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-11-08 Wei Ni , Xiaoli Wang , Chun Xiong

Accurately simulating human opinion dynamics is crucial for understanding a variety of societal phenomena, including polarization and the spread of misinformation. However, the agent-based models (ABMs) commonly used for such simulations…

This paper investigates some aspects of a recently proposed nonlinear mathematical model of opinion dynamics. The main objective is to identify the network structures that maximize the average equilibrium opinion (HMO). We prove that…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-19 David N. Reynolds , Pedro J. Torres

With recent advances in Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic AI has become phenomenal in real-world applications, moving toward multiple LLM-based agents to perceive, learn, reason, and act collaboratively. These LLM-based Multi-Agent…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-01-14 Khanh-Tung Tran , Dung Dao , Minh-Duong Nguyen , Quoc-Viet Pham , Barry O'Sullivan , Hoang D. Nguyen

We consider the problem of synchronizing a multi-agent system (MAS) composed of several identical linear systems connected through a directed graph.To design a suitable controller, we construct conditions based on Bilinear Matrix…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2024-01-24 Nicola Zaupa , Luca Zaccarian , Isabelle Queinnec , Sophie Tarbouriech , Giulia Giordano

This article deals with model- and data-based consensus control of heterogenous leader-following multi-agent systems (MASs) under an event-triggering transmission scheme. A dynamic periodic transmission protocol is developed to…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-15 Xin Wang , Jian Sun , Gang Wang , Jie Chen

This paper addresses the leader-following consensus problem for discrete-time positive multi-agent systems over time-varying graphs. We assume that the followers may have mutually different positive dynamics which can also be different from…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-17 Ruonan Li , Yichen Zhang , Yutao Tang , Shurong Li

We introduce a novel non-cooperative game to analyse opinion formation and resistance, incorporating principles from social psychology such as confirmation bias, resource constraints, and influence penalties. Our simulation features Large…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Amin Qasmi , Usman Naseem , Mehwish Nasim

To model the interdependent couplings of multiple topics, we develop a set of rules for opinion updates of a group of agents. The rules are used to design or assign values to the elements of interdependent weighting matrices. The…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-25 Hyo-Sung Ahn , Quoc Van Tran , Minh Hoang Trinh , Kevin L. Moore , Mengbin Ye , Ji Liu

Multi-agent AI systems can be used for simulating collective decision-making in scientific and practical applications. They can also be used to introduce a diverse group discussion step in chatbot pipelines, enhancing the cultural…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-08-16 Razan Baltaji , Babak Hemmatian , Lav R. Varshney

Can classical consensus models predict the group behavior of large language models (LLMs)? We examine multi-round interactions among LLM agents through the DeGroot framework, where agents exchange text-based messages over diverse…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2026-01-30 Iris Yazici , Mert Kayaalp , Stefan Taga , Ali H. Sayed

In this paper, from the structural perspective, we propose a new stability analysis approach for the consensus of linear multi-agent systems. Different from the general tools: the Laplacian matrix based method and the Lyapunov's method,…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2015-04-17 Wang Yong , Li Guiming

This paper addresses the bipartite consensus-control problem in open multi-agent systems containing both cooperative and antagonistic interactions. In these systems, new agents can join and new interactions can be formed over time.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-01 Pelin Sekercioglu , Angela Fontan , Dimos V. Dimarogonas

Recent advancements in Large Language Models offer promising capabilities to simulate complex human social interactions. We investigate whether LLM-based multi-agent simulations can reproduce core human social dynamics observed in online…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-07-31 Hsien-Tsung Lin , Pei-Cing Huang , Chan-Tung Ku , Chan Hsu , Pei-Xuan Shieh , Yihuang Kang

This paper proposes the matrix-weighted consensus algorithm, which is a generalization of the consensus algorithm in the literature. Given a networked dynamical system where the interconnections between agents are weighted by nonnegative…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-01-09 Minh Hoang Trinh , Hyo-Sung Ahn

Exploring the collective behavior of interacting entities is of great interest and importance. Rather than focusing on static and uniform connections, we examine the co-evolution of diverse mobile agents experiencing varying interactions…

Physics and Society · Physics 2023-10-16 Guram Mikaberidze , Sayantan Nag Chowdhury , Alan Hastings , Raissa M. DSouza

Multi-agent systems have demonstrated exceptional performance in downstream tasks beyond diverse single agent baselines. A growing body of work has explored ways to improve their reasoning and collaboration, from vote, debate, to complex…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-02-13 Yu Yao , Jiayi Dong , Yang Yang , Ju Li , Yilun Du