The Laboratory for Distributed Intelligent Agent Systems

Journal Papers

Wu J, Hu B, Carley K and Zhang Y, The Dynamics of Mobile Viral Advertising: Maximizing the Performance of Advertisements Diffusion in Social Networks, Decision Support System, 2008 (in review). [PDF]

Wu J, Hu B, Carley K and Zhang Y, Wu J, Hu B, Zhang Y, Spense C, Hall S and Carley K, An Agent-based Simulation Study for Exploring Organizational Adaptation, Simulation, 2008 (in review). [PDF]

Zhang Y, Coleman P and Pellon M, A New Load Balancing Scheme for Distributed Multi-Agent Simulations, Journal of Simulation, 2008 (accept). [PDF]

Zhang Y and Foster S, A History Sensitive Cascade Model for Social Networks, Special Issues on Agent-Directed Simulation, International Journal of Intelligent Control Systems, 2008 (accept).

Zhang Y, A Role-Based Approach in Dynamic Task Delegation in Agent Teamwork, Journal of Software, 3(6): 9-20, 2008. [PDF]

Zhang Y, Observation-Based Proactive Communication in Multi-Agent Teamwork, Scalable Computing: Practice and Experience, 8(1): 63-78, 2007. [PDF]

Books and Book Chapters

Zhang Y, Lewis M and Sierhuis M, Programming Languages, Environments, and Tools for Agent-Directed Simulation, Yilmaz L and Ören T (Eds.), Agent-Directed Simulation and Systems Engineering, Wiley Series in Systems Engineering, 2009 (to appear). [PDF]

Zhang, Y., Lewis, M., Drennon, C., Scholz, C. and Pellon, M., Modeling Cognitive Agents for Social Systems and A Simulation in Urban Dynamics, Trajkovski, G. and Collins, S. G. (Eds.), Agent-Based Societies: Social and Cultural Interactions, IGI Publishing, 2008. [PDF]

Refereed Conference Papers

2008

Zhang Y, Pellon M, Coleman P and Leezer J, Agent-Based Simulations of Social Systems, World Congress on Social Simulation 2008 (WCSS-08), George Mason University, July 14-17, 2008. [PDF]

Zhang Y, Pellon M, Leezer J, and Coleman P, A Multi-Agent Simulation for Social Agents, SCS Spring Simulation Conference, Ottawa, Canada, April 14-17, 2008. [PDF]

Coleman P, Pellon M and Zhang Y, A New Load Balancing Scheme for Distributed Multi-Agent Simulations, International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI’08), July 14-17, 2008 (acceptance rate 29%). [PDF]

Zhang, Y., Pellon, M., Coleman, P., Leezer, J., Simulating Agent Social Behaviors in Multi-Agent Systems, IEEE International Conference on Distributed Human-Machine Systems, Athens, Greece, March 9-12, 2008 (acceptance rate 45%). [PDF]

Zhang Y, Role-Based Shared Mental Models, International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems, Irvine, CA, May 19-23, 2008 (invited paper). [PDF]

2007

Zhang, Y., Mark Lewis, Pellon, M. and Coleman, P., A Preliminary Research on Modeling Cognitive Agents for Social Environments in Multi-Agent Systems, 2007 AAAI Fall Symposium, Emergent Agents and Socialities: Social and Organizational Aspects of Intelligence, November 9-11, Westin Arlington Gateway in Arlington, Virginia, 2007 (acceptance rate 50%). [PDF]

Zhang, Y., Pellon, M. and Coleman, P., Decision Under Risk in Multi-Agent Systems, International Conference on System of Systems Engineering, San Antonio, Texas, April 16-18, 2007, pp. 133-138 (acceptance rate 65%). [PDF]

Zhang, Y., Modeling Role-Based Agent Team, The 20th Canadian Conference on Artificial Intelligence (Canadian AI'07), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 28-30, 2007, pp. 1-13 (acceptance rate 17%). [PDF]

Zhang, Y., Achieving Flexible Task Delegation in Role-Based Agent Teams, Workshop on Role-Based Collaboration, 2007 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 7-10, 2007 (accepted). [PDF]

Coleman, P., Pellon, M. and Zhang, Y., Towards Human Decision-Making in Multi-Agent Systems, 2007 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IC-AI' 07), Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 25-28, 2007, pp. 535-540 (acceptance rate 29%). [PDF]

2006

Zhang, Y., Cao, S. and Volz, R. A., Towards A Role-Based Framework in Agent Teams, Workshop of Role-Based Collaboration, The 20th International Conference in Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW'06), Alberta, Canada, November 4-8, 2006. [PDF]

Zhang, Y., Observant and Proactive Communication in Multi-Agent Teamwork, short paper, in Proceedings of IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology (IAT'06), Hong Kong, China, December 18-22, 2006 (acceptance rate 21%). [PDF]

Zhang, Y., and Yin, J., A Role-Based Modeling for Agent Teams, Proceedings of the IEEE Workshop on Distributed Intelligent Systems (DIS'06), Prague, Czech Republic, June 15-16, 2006, pp. 348-353 (acceptance rate 70%). [PDF]

Pellon, M., Coleman, P. and Zhang, Y., POOH: A Robust Hybrid Agent Model, Proceedings of the 10th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI'06), Orlando, FL, July 16-19, 2006, (acceptance rate 59%). [PDF]

2005

Zhang, Y., Ioerger, T. R. and Volz, R. A., Decision-Theoretic Proactive Communication in Multi-Agent Teamwork, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC'05), pp. 3903-3908, Hawaii, Oct. 10-12, 2005 (acceptance rate 70%). [PDF]

Zhang, Y. and Volz, R. A., Modeling Cooperation by Observation in Agent Team, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC'05), pp. 536-541, Hawaii, Oct. 10-12, 2005 (acceptance rate 70%). [PDF]

Zhang, Y. and Volz, R. A., Forming Proactive Team Cooperation by Observations, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Knowledge-Based & Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems (KES'05), Melbourne, Australia, Sep. 14-16, 2005. Reprinted in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), Intelligent Agent Technology and Applications I, Editors: Rajiv Khosla, Robert J. Howlett, Lakhmi C. Jain, Volume 3681, pp. 247-254, 2005. [PDF]

Zhang, Y. and Volz, R. A., Observation-Based Proactive Communication in Team Cooperation, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Autonomous Agent and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS'05), poster, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Jul. 25-29, 2005 (acceptance rate 23%). [PDF]

Zhang, Y. and Volz, R. A., Modeling Utility for Decision-theoretic Proactive Communication in Agent Team, Proceedings of the 9th Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI'05), pp. 266-270, Orlando, FL, July 11-13, 2005 (acceptance rate 59%). [PDF]

Zhang, Y., Volz, R. A., Proactive Communication in Observation-Based Team Cooperation, Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI'05), Las Vegas, NV, June 27-30, 2005 (acceptance rate 30%). [PDF]

2004 and Before

Zhang, Y., Volz, R. A., Ioerger, T. R. and Yen, J., A Decision-Theoretic Approach for Designing Proactive Communication in Multi-Agent Teamwork, Proceedings of the 19th ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC'04), Nicosia, Cyprus, March 14-17, 2004, pp. 64-71 (acceptance rate 29%). [PDF]

Volz, R. A., Zhang, Y., Sehgal A., An A Petri Net Driven Graphic Simulation Tool, Invited paper, in the Proceeding of the International Workshop on Logistics and Supply Chain Management, New Delhi, India, December 13-15, 2003. [PDF]

Zhang, Y., Volz, R. A., Ioerger, T. R., Cao, S., and Yen, J., Proactive Information Exchange in Team Cooperation, Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI'02), pp. 341-346, Las Vegas, NV, June 24-27, 2002 (acceptance rate 30%). [PDF]

Cao, S., Volz, R. A., Ioerger, T.R., Zhang, Y. and Yen, J., Role-Based and Agent-Oriented Teamwork Modeling Role-Based and Agent-Oriented Teamwork Modeling, Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI'02), pp. 1190-1196, Las Vegas, NV, June 24-27, 2002 (acceptance rate 30%). [PDF]

Zhang Y., He, L., Biggers, K., Yen, J., and Ioerger, T.R., Simulating Teamwork and Information Flow in Tactical Operations Centers using Multi-Agent Systems, Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Computer Generated Forces (CGF'01), pp. 529-539, Norfolk, VA, May, 2001. [PDF]

Zhang Y., Biggers, K., Reddy, S.K., Yen, J., Ioerger, T.R., A Distributed Intelligent Agent Architecture for Simulating Aggregate-Level Behavior and Interactions on the Battlefield, Proceedings of the 5th Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybemetics, and Informatics (SCI'01), pp. 58-63, Orlando, FL, July 22-25, 2001 (acceptance rate 59%). [PDF]

Zhang, Y. Volz, R., and Sehgal, A., Generating Perti Net Driven Graphical Simulation Tool for Automated Systems, Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, pp. 140-147, San Diego, CA, June 4-8, 2000. [PDF]

Zhang, Y. and Chen, S., The Method Study of System Integration, the Chinese Journal of Automation, 40(1): 17-24, 1998 (in Chinese).

Zhang, Y., Wang, Z., and Chen, S., Characteristic Analysis of Production Planning and Operation Scheduling, the Chinese Journal of Metallurgy Automation, 36(2): 121-130, 1998 (in Chinese).

Zhang, Y. Wang, Z., and Chen, S., Optimal Modeling and Analysis of Production Planning Based on Minimum Cost, the Chinese Journal of Metallurgy Automation, 35(1): 56-63, 1997 (in Chinese).

Zhang, Y. and Chen, S., Application of TRS in Computer Generated Test, Computer Engineering and Science, vol.18, No.A2, 1995, 102-108, 1995 (in Chinese).

Technical Reports

Zhang, Y., Biggers, K., Elms, R. and Wall, J. A., Knowledge Networks for Objective Force Training, TCAT-ARI-03-04, Texas Center for Applied Technology, Texas A&M Systems, 2003.

Zhang, Y., Biggers, K., Elms, R. and Wall, J. A., Brigade TOC (Tactical Operation Center) Staff Trainer. TCAT-ARL-02-02, Texas Center for Applied Technology, Texas A&M University, 2002.

Zhang, Y., Sehgal, A., and Volz, R. A., Petri Net Driven Graphical Simulation Tool. ANRCP technical report, TR-99-01, Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M University, 1999.

Thesis

Zhang, Y., PhD thesis: Proactive Communication in Multi-Agent Teamwork, Algorithms for Collaborative Tele-Operation. Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M University, 2005. [PDF]

Zhang, Y., M.S. Thesis, Online Planning and Scheduling Computer Integrated Manufactory Systems, Department of Computer Science, Central South University, March 1998.

Zhang, Y., B.S. Thesis, Computer Generated Test Systems, Department of Computer Science, Central South University, July 1995.