{"588777":{"#nid":"588777","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Ph.D. Dissertation Defense - Matthew Hale","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eitle\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E:\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMixed Centralized\/Decentralized Coordination Protocols for Multi-agent Systems\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Magnus Egerstedt, ECE, Chair , Advisor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Yorai Wardi, ECE, Co-Advisor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Aaron Ames, ECE\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Jeff Shamma, ECE\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Mark Davenport, ECE\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Eric Feron, AE\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe objective of this research is to develop coordination strategies\u0026nbsp;for multi-agent systems that use a mixture of centralized and\u0026nbsp;decentralized architectures and algorithms. Conventionally, centralized\u0026nbsp;and decentralized methods are regarded as distinct paradigms,\u0026nbsp;each with its own features and drawbacks, and multi-agent coordination\u0026nbsp;algorithms are typically classified as being exclusively one or the other.\u0026nbsp;However, emerging technologies such as cloud computing make it feasible to\u0026nbsp;incorporate some centralization into an otherwise decentralized system,\u0026nbsp;and one may ask how to embrace this mix of centralized and decentralized\u0026nbsp;information that is rapidly being integrated into various systems such as the smart power grid, teams of robots, and cyber-physical systems.\u0026nbsp;To address this question, two problem domains are considered. The first\u0026nbsp;is that of asynchronous coordination, in which agents generate and share\u0026nbsp;information with arbitrary timing. The second concerns private\u0026nbsp;coordination, in which teams of agents must work together without\u0026nbsp;revealing sensitive information. In both cases, the mixture of\u0026nbsp;centralized and decentralized information enables successful coordination\u0026nbsp;despite the challenges imposed by asynchrony and privacy, and theoretical\u0026nbsp;performance guarantees are derived in both cases. Complementing these\u0026nbsp;theoretical developments, robotic experiments are included that demonstrate\u0026nbsp;the utility of these algorithms in practice.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Mixed Centralized\/Decentralized Coordination Protocols for Multi-agent Systems"}],"uid":"28475","created_gmt":"2017-03-14 21:06:23","changed_gmt":"2017-03-14 21:06:23","author":"Daniela Staiculescu","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2017-03-29T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2017-03-29T15:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2017-03-29T15:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2017-03-29 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2017-03-29 19:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2017-03-29 19:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"434381","name":"ECE Ph.D. Dissertation Defenses"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"100811","name":"Phd Defense"},{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}