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Special Issue:
Co-operative Multi-Agent Systems
with Engineering Applications
The current study of multi-agent systems is pervading many scientific disciplines, ranging from physical to biological,
even to economic sciences. Its impact on modern engineering and technology is prominent and will be far-reaching.
Typical co-operative behaviors of multi-agent systems include consensus, flocking, swarming, rendezvous and so
on. Research on co-operative multi-agent systems has become overwhelming today, which not only helps the better
understanding of the mechanisms of natural collective phenomena, but also benefits the applications of networked
cyber-physical systems, such as multi-robots and unmanned autonomous vehicles.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide an opportunity for scientists, engineers, and practitioners to present their
latest theoretical and technological achievements in co-operative multi-agent systems. All the submissions are expected
to contain original ideas and novel approaches. Papers presenting newly emerging fields are especially welcome.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
n Co-ordinated control of multi-agent systems
nSynchronization and pinning control of
nModeling, identification, and optimization of
complex networks
nDistributed estimation and control for mobile
sensor networks
nDistributed fault diagnosis of mobile sensor networks
nControllability and observability of complex
complex networked systems
networked systems
nApplications of co-ordinated control of complex networked systems
All submissions are subject to the journal’s peer-review procedures. The authors should follow the journal’s Author Guide at
http://digital-library.theiet.org/journals/author-guide when preparing papers for submission to the Special Issue.
For enquiries regarding this Special Issue please contact the Guest Editors
Important dates:
Submission deadline:
31 May 2014
Tentative
publication date:
May 2015
Dr. Michael Z. Q. Chen
Department of Mechanical
Engineering, The University
of Hong Kong, Hong Kong,
P.R. China,
E: mzqchen@hku.hk
Professor Xiaofan Wang
Department of Automation,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
Shanghai, P.R. China,
E: xfwang@sjtu.edu.cn
Professor Guanrong Chen
Department of Electronic
Engineering, City University
of Hong Kong, Hong Kong,
P.R. China,
E: eegchen@cityu.edu.hk
Dr. Housheng Su
School of Automation,Huazhong
University of Science and
Technology, Wuhan, P.R. China,
E: shs@mail.hust.edu.cn
Professor Mario di Bernardo
Department of Engineering
Mathematics, University of
Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom,
E: m.dibernardo@bristol.ac.uk
Professor Tamás Vicsek
Department of Biological
Physics, Eötvös University
Budapest, Budapest, Hungary,
E: vicsek@hal.elte.hu
All papers must be submitted through the journal’s Manuscript Central system:
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/iet-cta
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