Distributed Constraint Optimization Problems (DCOPs) are an important subclass of combinatorial optimization problems, where information and controls distributed among multiple autonomous agents. Previously, Machine Learning (ML) has been largely applied to solve problems by learning effective heuristics. However, existing ML-based heuristic methods often not generalizable different search algo...

in many flood control projects, watershed management and water resources development, calculation of the river flow discharge is of the paramount importance which requires a comprehensive hydrological modeling of the region of interest. in this respect, lack of the existence of hydrometric and meteorology measuring stations in most of watersheds, has caused numerous problems in development and ...

of Dissertation Presented to the Graduate School of the University of Florida in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy DISTRIBUTED CONTROL OF MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS: PERFORMANCE SCALING WITH NETWORK SIZE By He Hao December 2012 Chair: Prabir Barooah Major: Mechanical Engineering The goal of distributed control of multi-agent systems (MASs) is to achieve a g...