BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240929T044056Z UID:88C66BBC-3B81-4165-A8F7-1BBAE2B58315 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240925T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240925T173000 DESCRIPTION:Solving the multi-agent herding control problem: theory and app lications\n\nThe emergence of coordinated action between groups of interac ting individuals or agents is a common feature of multi-agent complex syst ems in Nature and Technology. Often different groups of agents need to int eract to control and tame their behaviour. Among these types of behaviour\ , a notable case of study is that of herding where a group of “active ag ents” (the herders or controllers) is assigned the task of corralling an d drive another set of agents (the herd) towards a desired goal region and maintain them therein\, or to make the herd follow a desired path or traj ectory. In Nature this is precisely what shepherd dogs do when controlling the motion of a group of flocking sheep. In Applied Science similar herdi ng tasks have applications in robotic exploration\, search and rescue oper ations\, surveillance and containment and\, more recently\, in the study o f human cooperation and interaction. Currently\, this problem is studied o ften assuming some simplifying properties such as that the target agents h ave a tendency to aggregate or flock with each other. Moreover it is often assumed that one or two agents are tasked with the goal of corralling the target agents without an explicit need to cooperate and share information in order to solve efficiently the problem. In this talk I will present re cent work carried out by my group to model and analyse herding behaviour i n complex systems in order to solve the herding control problem in the abs ence of some often made simplifying assumptions. After presenting the math ematical control problem of interest\, I will discuss some of the solution s we proposed and investigate applications in human-machine cooperation an d the emergence of coordinated behaviour in multi-agent systems.\n\nCo-spo nsored by: kihas@ieee.org\n\nSpeaker(s): Mario di Bernardo \, \n\nAgenda: \nAgenda:\n\nWelcome: 4:00pm-4:10pm\n\nTalk: 4:10pm - 5:00pm\n\nDiscussion : 5:00pm - 5:30pm\n\nRoom: ASB 10704\, Bldg: Applied Science Building \, S imon Fraser University\, Burnaby Campus \, Burnaby \, British Columbia\, C anada\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/431027 LOCATION:Room: ASB 10704\, Bldg: Applied Science Building \, Simon Fraser U niversity\, Burnaby Campus \, Burnaby \, British Columbia\, Canada\, Virtu al: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/431027 ORGANIZER:ljilja@sfu.ca SEQUENCE:30 SUMMARY:Solving the multi-agent herding control problem: theory and applica tions\, Prof. Mario di Bernardo URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/431027 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; l ine-height: 107%\; font-family: 'Aptos'\,sans-serif\; mso-fareast-font-fam ily: 'Times New Roman'\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial\; color: #222222\; ms o-font-kerning: 0pt\; mso-ligatures: none\; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA\; mso -fareast-language: EN-CA\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;">Solving the multi-a gent herding control problem: theory and applications&nbsp\;</span></stron g><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-family: 'Arial '\,sans-serif\; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\; color: #22222 2\; mso-font-kerning: 0pt\; mso-ligatures: none\; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA \; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;"><br><br>The e mergence of coordinated action between groups of interacting individuals o r agents is a common feature of multi-agent complex systems in Nature and Technology. Often different groups of agents need to interact to control a nd tame their behaviour. Among these types of behaviour\, a notable case o f study is that of </span><em><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height : 107%\; font-family: 'Aptos'\,sans-serif\; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Time s New Roman'\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial\; color: #222222\; mso-font-ker ning: 0pt\; mso-ligatures: none\; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA\; mso-fareast-l anguage: EN-CA\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;">herding&nbsp\;</span></em><sp an style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-family: 'Arial'\,sa ns-serif\; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\; color: #222222\; m so-font-kerning: 0pt\; mso-ligatures: none\; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA\; ms o-fareast-language: EN-CA\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;">where a group of & ldquo\;active agents&rdquo\; (the herders or controllers) is assigned the task of corralling and drive another set of agents (the herd) towards a de sired goal region and maintain them therein\, or to make the herd follow a desired path or trajectory. In Nature this is precisely what shepherd dog s do when controlling the motion of a group of flocking sheep. In Applied Science similar herding tasks have applications in robotic exploration\, s earch and rescue operations\, surveillance and containment and\, more rece ntly\, in the study of human cooperation and interaction.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Cur rently\, this problem is studied often assuming some simplifying propertie s such as that the target agents have a tendency to aggregate or flock wit h each other. Moreover it is often assumed that one or two agents are task ed with the goal of corralling the target agents without an explicit need to cooperate and share information in order to solve efficiently the probl em. In this talk I will present recent work carried out by my group to mod el and analyse herding behaviour in complex systems in order to solve the herding control problem in the absence of some often made simplifying assu mptions. After presenting the mathematical control problem of interest\, I will discuss some of the solutions we proposed and investigate applicatio ns in human-machine cooperation and the emergence of coordinated behaviour in multi-agent systems.</span></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>Agenda:&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Welcome: 4:00pm-4:10pm</p>\n<p>Talk: 4:10pm - 5:00pm</p>\n<p>Discussion: 5:00pm - 5:30pm&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR