1. Optimization in Multi-Agent Systems Jesús Cerquides Alessandro Farinelli Pedro Meseguer Sarvapali D. (Gopal) Ramchurn Juan A. Rodríguez-Aguilar University of Verona

2. Schedule 9:00 – 9:15 – Intro 9:15 - 11:00 Distributed Constraint Optimization 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 - 13:00 Tutorial -- Distributed Constraint Optimization (continued) 13:00 - 14:30 Lunch break 14:30 - 16:30 Tutorial -- Market Based Allocation 16:30 - 17:00 Coffee break 17:00 - 18:30 Tutorial -- Coalition Formation

3. OPTMAS in different forms… AAMAS 08,09, 10, 11 – With Nick Jennings, Alex Rogers, Alessandro Farinelli, Gopal Ramchurn, Juan Antonio Rodriguez JAAMAS Special issue (Vol. 22, No. 3)

4. Why OPTMAS? How do we optimise (for) multi-agent coordination? Can benchmarks and modelling techniques be shared across problem spaces? What are interesting application domains for multi-agent coordination where optimisation is important?

5. Outline DCOPs for Decentralized Decision Making – Pedro Meseguer (DCSP) – Alessandro Farinelli (Approximate Algorithms) Market Based Resource Allocation – Juan A. Rodriguez-Aguilar (Introduction to Auctions) – Jesus Cerquides (Combinatorial Auctions/Supply Chain Formation) Coalition Formation – Sarvapali Ramchurn

6. What you will learn from this tutorial MAS representations for optimisation Using existing techniques and algorithms and developing new ones Optimisation for a purpose (research is not just about theorems)