Self-Adaptation Using Multiagent Systems

Each decade has its key software technology to advance artificial intelligence, and each technology is highlighted in a novel that sells much better than the underlying technology. Who hasn´t read Michael Crichton´s Prey and wondered how far multiagent systems might evolve and how they might affect humankind? Our technology column digs into this topic in this issue. Danny Weyns and Michael Georgeff provide a short introduction and show how multiagent systems help master the complexity of self-adaptive systems. They contrast multiagent systems with other current technologies and provide links and hints for practitioners who want to get started with this emerging field.