AATMO 2014 - International Workshop on Agent-based Approaches for the Transportation Modelling and Optimisation

The aim of the workshop is to gather and present different types of the applications of multi-agent and agent-based approaches for modelling and solving optimisation problems related to transport and traffic. The nature of this group of problems makes them an interesting field for applying multi-agent systems because of the various possible degrees of autonomy of interacting decision elements, their distributed and decentralised character, as well as the dynamic of the varying reliability and correctness of the knowledge that constructs their environment models.
Different models determining destinations to be visited may be taken into account, including sets of shipments to be delivered, public transport schedules and individual preferences for leisure itineraries or pedestrian behaviours. Special attention is given to the construction and optimisation of multi-modal paths. The methods of traffic optimisation using intelligent road information systems and advanced adaptive mechanisms of intersection control are also in the domain of interest. For solving these problems, different methods may be applied in agent-based and multi-agent systems, which include negotiations, planning, organisation models, as well as heuristic, machine learning and data mining algorithms.
The scope of interest includes, however, is not limited to the application of agent-based technologies to:
Route planning and scheduling, and their dynamic modification
Construction of multimodal paths
Line planning for public transport
Choice of optimal and efficient decision strategies in transportation and traffic systems using machine learning and data-mining methods
Autonomy/decentralisation of decision entities and quality of solutions in transportation systems
Intelligent traffic control systems based on agents
Adaptation to new decision strategies and changing state of the environment in transportation systems
Intelligent composition of transportation units
Intelligent management of shipment composition, storing, freight handling and trans-shipments
Modelling of human agent (pedestrian, driver, …) behaviour
Agent coordination, platoons, groups
Innovative services in transportation, public transport, traffic control