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Multi-modal multi-agent systems (MM-MAS) have gained increasing attention for their capacity to enable complex reasoning and coordination across diverse modalities. As these systems continue to expand in scale and functionality,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-05-15 Hao Zhou , Tiru Wu , Yan Jiang , Wanqi Zhou , Junxing Hu , Ai Han

Large Language Model (LLM)-empowered multi-agent systems extend the cognitive boundaries of individual agents through disciplined collaboration and interaction, while constructing these systems often requires labor-intensive manual designs.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-10 Guibin Zhang , Luyang Niu , Junfeng Fang , Kun Wang , Lei Bai , Xiang Wang

AI agent frameworks connecting large language model (LLM) reasoning to host execution surfaces -- shell, filesystem, containers, and messaging -- introduce security challenges structurally distinct from conventional software. We present a…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-15 Surada Suwansathit , Yuxuan Zhang , Guofei Gu

This paper aims at investigating a novel type of cyber attack that is injected to multi-agent systems (MAS) having an underlying directed graph. The cyber attack, which is designated as the controllability attack, is injected by the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-15 Mahdi Taheri , Khashayar Khorasani , Iman Shames , Nader Meskin

As AI systems gain increasing autonomy and execution capability, the number of discovered security vulnerabilities continues to rise. However, many of these vulnerabilities are not fundamentally novel, but instead reflect recurring classes…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-27 Kevin Eykholt , Dhilung Kirat , Xiaokui Shu , Jiyong Jang , Frederico Araujo , Ian Molloy

Agentic AI and Multi-Agent Systems are poised to dominate industry and society imminently. Powered by goal-driven autonomy, they represent a powerful form of generative AI, marking a transition from reactive content generation into…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-12-29 Brian Bowers , Smita Khapre , Jugal Kalita

Multi-agent collaboration systems (MACS), powered by large language models (LLMs), solve complex problems efficiently by leveraging each agent's specialization and communication between agents. However, the inherent exchange of information…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-04 Jian Cui , Zichuan Li , Luyi Xing , Xiaojing Liao

Advancements in generative models have enabled multi-agent systems (MAS) to perform complex virtual tasks such as writing and code generation, which do not generalize well to physical multi-agent robotic teams. Current frameworks often…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-05 Yuanchen Bai , Zijian Ding , Angelique Taylor

Evaluating the security of multi-agent systems (MASs) powered by large language models (LLMs) is challenging, primarily because of the systems' complex internal dynamics and the evolving nature of LLM vulnerabilities. Traditional attack…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-06-04 Parth Atulbhai Gandhi , Akansha Shukla , David Tayouri , Beni Ifland , Yuval Elovici , Rami Puzis , Asaf Shabtai

Artificial Intelligence's dual-use nature is revolutionizing the cybersecurity landscape, introducing new threats across four main categories: deepfakes and synthetic media, adversarial AI attacks, automated malware, and AI-powered social…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-08 Sai Teja Erukude , Viswa Chaitanya Marella , Suhasnadh Reddy Veluru

LLM-based Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in solving complex tasks. Central to MAS is the communication topology which governs how agents exchange information internally. Consequently, the security of…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-04-15 Yongxuan Wu , Xixun Lin , He Zhang , Nan Sun , Kun Wang , Chuan Zhou , Shirui Pan , Yanan Cao

Transformer-based large language models (LLMs) and multi-agent systems (MAS) are increasingly embedded across the software development lifecycle (SDLC), yet their fairness implications for developer-facing tools remain underexplored despite…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-04-16 Corey Yang-Smith , Ronnie de Souza Santos , Ahmad Abdellatif

Fairness in Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) has been extensively studied, particularly in reward distribution among agents in scenarios such as goods allocation, resource division, lotteries, and bargaining systems. Fairness in MAS depends on…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2024-10-18 Gabriele La Malfa , Jie M. Zhang , Michael Luck , Elizabeth Black

Agentic AI prototypes are being deployed across domains with increasing speed, yet no methodology for their structured design, governance, and prospective evaluation has been established. Existing AI documentation practices and guidelines…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-03-02 Sebastian Lobentanzer

Multi-agent systems (MAS) leveraging the impressive capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) hold significant potential for tackling complex tasks. However, most current MAS depend on manually designed agent roles and communication…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Zixuan Ke , Austin Xu , Yifei Ming , Xuan-Phi Nguyen , Ryan Chin , Caiming Xiong , Shafiq Joty

Security Operations Centers (SOCs) increasingly encounter difficulties in correlating heterogeneous alerts, interpreting multi-stage attack progressions, and selecting safe and effective response actions. This study introduces AgentSOC, a…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-23 Joyjit Roy , Samaresh Kumar Singh

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence, intelligent decision-making techniques have gradually surpassed human levels in various human-machine competitions, especially in complex multi-agent cooperative task scenarios.…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-03-18 Weiqiang Jin , Hongyang Du , Biao Zhao , Xingwu Tian , Bohang Shi , Guang Yang

While Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) show potential for complex clinical decision support, the field remains hindered by architectural fragmentation and the lack of standardized multimodal integration. Current medical MAS research suffers from…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Yunhang Qian , Xiaobin Hu , Jiaquan Yu , Siyang Xin , Xiaokun Chen , Jiangning Zhang , Peng-Tao Jiang , Jiawei Liu , Hongwei Bran Li

Agentic AI systems are increasingly capable of performing professional and personal tasks with limited human involvement. However, tracking these developments is difficult because the AI agent ecosystem is complex, rapidly evolving, and…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-05-07 Leon Staufer , Kevin Feng , Kevin Wei , Luke Bailey , Yawen Duan , Mick Yang , A. Pinar Ozisik , Stephen Casper , Noam Kolt

Computer Use Agents (CUAs), autonomous systems that interact with software interfaces via browsers or virtual machines, are rapidly being deployed in consumer and enterprise environments. These agents introduce novel attack surfaces and…

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