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The Coalition Formation with Spatial and Temporal constraints Problem (CFSTP) is a multi-agent task allocation problem in which few agents have to perform many tasks, each with its deadline and workload. To maximize the number of completed…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2021-06-02 Luca Capezzuto , Danesh Tarapore , Sarvapali D. Ramchurn

Coalition formation typically involves the coming together of multiple, heterogeneous, agents to achieve both their individual and collective goals. In this paper, we focus on a special case of coalition formation known as Graph-Constrained…

Coalition formation is a fundamental type of interaction that involves the creation of coherent groupings of distinct, autonomous, agents in order to efficiently achieve their individual or collective goals. Forming effective coalitions is…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2014-01-16 Talal Rahwan , Sarvapali Dyanand Ramchurn , Nicholas Robert Jennings , Andrea Giovannucci

The Collaborative Task Sequencing and Multi-Agent Path Finding (CTS-MAPF) problem requires agents to accomplish sequences of tasks while avoiding collisions, posing significant challenges due to its combinatorial complexity. This work…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-27 Junkai Jiang , Yitao Xu , Ruochen Li , Shaobing Xu , Jianqiang Wang

In task allocation for real-time domains, such as disaster response, a limited number of agents is deployed across a large area to carry out numerous tasks, each with its prerequisites, profit, time window and workload. To maximize profits…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2021-08-26 Luca Capezzuto , Danesh Tarapore , Sarvapali D. Ramchurn

Multi-Agent Path Finding in Continuous Time (\mapfr) extends the classical MAPF problem by allowing agents to operate in continuous time. Conflict-Based Search with Continuous Time (CCBS) is a foundational algorithm for solving \mapfr…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-08-29 Andy Li , Zhe Chen , Danial Harabor , Mor Vered

Multi-agent Path Finding (MAPF) is the problem of planning collision-free movements of agents so that they get from where they are to where they need to be. Commonly, agents are located on a graph and can traverse edges. This problem has…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-03 Alvin Combrink , Sabino Francesco Roselli , Martin Fabian

Imagine we want to split a group of agents into teams in the most \emph{efficient} way, considering that each agent has their own preferences about their teammates. This scenario is modeled by the extensively studied \textsc{Coalition…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-05-29 Foivos Fioravantes , Harmender Gahlawat , Nikolaos Melissinos

In this article, we address the problem of collaborative task assignment, sequencing, and multi-agent pathfinding (TSPF), where a team of agents must visit a set of task locations without collisions while minimizing flowtime. TSPF…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-10-28 Yifan Bai , Shruti Kotpalliwar , Christoforos Kanellakis , George Nikolakopoulos

Multi-Agent Pathfinding (MAPF) is the problem of finding paths for multiple agents such that every agent reaches its goal and the agents do not collide. Most prior work on MAPF was on grids, assumed agents' actions have uniform duration,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-06-17 Anton Andreychuk , Konstantin Yakovlev , Dor Atzmon , Roni Stern

Coalition formation is a key capability in multi-agent systems. An important problem in coalition formation is coalition structure generation: partitioning agents into coalitions to optimize the social welfare. This is a challenging problem…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2024-07-24 Redha Taguelmimt , Samir Aknine , Djamila Boukredera , Narayan Changder , Tuomas Sandholm

Multi-robot systems are integral to modern logistics, but their capabilities are often limited to tasks executable by individual agents. This paper addresses a critical gap in existing frameworks like Multi-Agent Path Finding (MAPF) and…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-05-18 Ning Zhou , Nikolai W. F. Bode , Edmund R. Hunt

The Multi-Agent Path Finding (MAPF) problem entails finding collision-free paths for a set of agents, guiding them from their start to goal locations. However, MAPF does not account for several practical task-related constraints. For…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-04-23 Yu Quan Chong , Jiaoyang Li , Katia Sycara

This paper addresses a generalization problem of Multi-Agent Pathfinding (MAPF), called Collaborative Task Sequencing - Multi-Agent Pathfinding (CTS-MAPF), where agents must plan collision-free paths and visit a series of intermediate task…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-27 Junkai Jiang , Ruochen Li , Yibin Yang , Yihe Chen , Yuning Wang , Shaobing Xu , Jianqiang Wang

Coalition formation is a key topic in multiagent systems. One would prefer a coalition structure that maximizes the sum of the values of the coalitions, but often the number of coalition structures is too large to allow exhaustive search…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Tuomas Sandholm , Kate Larson , Martin Andersson , Onn Shehory , Fernando Tohme

Multi-agent systems can be extremely efficient when solving a team-wide task in a concurrent manner. However, without proper synchronization, the correctness of the combined behavior is hard to guarantee, such as to follow a specific…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-04-10 Zesen Liu , Meng Guo , Zhongkui Li

This paper presents an efficient algorithm, naming Centralized Searching and Decentralized Optimization (CSDO), to find feasible solution for large-scale Multi-Vehicle Trajectory Planning (MVTP) problem. Due to the intractable growth of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-24 Yibin Yang , Shaobing Xu , Xintao Yan , Junkai Jiang , Jianqiang Wang , Heye Huang

As a new tool in the NextGen portfolio, the Collaborative Trajectory Options Programs (CTOP) combines multiple features from its forerunners including Ground Delay Program (GDP), Airspace Flow Program (AFP) and reroutes, and can manage…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-08-09 Guodong Zhu , Peng Wei , Robert Hoffman , Bert Hackney

The problem of planning a set of paths for the coalition of robots (agents) with different capabilities is considered in the paper. Some agents can modify the environment by destructing the obstacles thus allowing the other ones to shorten…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-07-03 Anton Andreychuk , Konstantin Yakovlev

The coalition structure formation problem represents an active research area in multi-agent systems. A coalition structure is defined as a partition of the agents involved in a system into disjoint coalitions. The problem of finding the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2010-04-19 Nicola Di Mauro , Teresa M. A. Basile , Stefano Ferilli , Floriana Esposito
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