1. eXiT research group University of Girona Research line on agent-based distributed planning and scheduling

2. eXiT Institutional Framework Teachers and students belong to the Departament d'Electrònica Informàtica i Automàtica (ISA+ATC) Departament d'Electrònica Informàtica i Automàtica –IT Doctoral program (Dept. EIA / IGSOC)IT Doctoral programDept. EIAIGSOC Research activity is developed in the Institut d'Informàtica i Aplicacions Institut d'Informàtica i Aplicacions Innovation: EASY Center (CIDEM/X-IT network)EASY Center CIDEMX-IT network

3. Scope and research lines eXiT group develops an active research in the field of process supervision with emphasis in the integration of methods and techniques to assess process behaviour from measurements and experience reuse based on the following main points: Case Based Diagnosis Multivariate statistical process control Qualitative representation of trends Knowledge discovering in data bases for situation assessment Agent-based distributed planning and scheduling Remote and virtual laboratories. Domains: Chemical and petrochemical process (European project) Waste water treatment plants (MEC projects) Electric Distribution System (Power Quality) (Innovation) Electronic Circuits Road transportation: passenger, ambulances. Pilot plant webCam

4. Membership PhD: –Joan Colomer –Joaquim Meléndez –Carles Pous –Beatriz López –Sergi Herraiz –Dídac Busquest (Ramón y Cajal, from April 1st, 2006) PhD students wiht MsCThesis (DEA): –Juan José Mora –David Llanos –Magda L. Ruiz O –Bianca Innocenti –Francisco I. Gamero –Daniel A. Macaya PhD students: –Montse Rubio –Pere Urra –Víctor Muñoz Other university staff: –Josep Xargayó –Orlando Contreras Arlab Silvia Suárez Dept. IMA Josep M. Humet Miquel Bofill Mateu Villaret Others Miquel Muntaner

5. Agent-based distributed planning and scheduling Motivation (history): Resource allocation in rescue environments Resource allocation in industries Research on robot architectures and distributed control Domains: Rescue environment (MEC project, UPV, URV) Animal food productions (Innovation ?) Cutting (Innovation) Road transportation: –Passenger (Innovation, MEC project, UPV) –Ambulance coordination (J.Trueta Hospital) Seat allocation in massive events (Innovation) Surveillance (MEC project)

6. Task and resource allocation in distributed environments MARKET MECHANISMS COMBINATORIAL AUCTIONS Re-scheduling Biding policies MAGNET (John Collins,USA) Robocup Rescue PhD Student: Silvia Suárez Supervisor: Beatriz López, Josep Lluis de la Rosa

7. Distributed scheduling based on multi-agent systems MARKET MECHANISMS COMBINATORIAL AUCTIONS. PhD Student: Víctor Muñoz Supervisor: [Beatriz López], Didac Busquets DISTRIBUTED CONSTRAINT SATISFACTION PhD Student: Pere Urra Supervisor: Beatriz López

8. Multi-Agent Deliberative System Applied to Control a Single Robot Multi-Agent Systems Planning merge Task Planning Distributed Robot Control PhD Student: Bianca Innocenti Supervisor: Beatriz López, Joaquim Salvi

9. Thank you ! University of Girona http://exit.udg.es blopez@eia.udg.es