Collective Adaptation
Collective control looks at groups as adaptive goal-oriented systems. How can groups coordinate in real-time and collectively control the behavior of simple and complex systems? This line of work looks at time-critical multi-agent coordination, from internet challenges to crisis response.
Relevant publications:
Galesic M., Barkoczi D., Berdahl A. M., Biro D., Carbone G., Giannoccaro I., Goldstone R. L., Gonzalez C., Kandler A., Kao A. B., Kendal R., Kline M., Lee E., Massari G. F., Mesoudi A., Olsson H., Pescetelli N., Sloman S. J., Smaldino P. E. and Stein D. L. (2023) Beyond collective intelligence: Collective adaptation. J. R. Soc. Interface. 2020220736. Download.
Tsvetkova, M., Yasseri, T., Pescetelli, N. Werner, T. (2024) A new sociology of humans and machines. Nat Hum Behav 8, 1864–1876. Download.
Pescetelli, N., Cebrian, M. (2023) Proof of Concept for AI-Driven Alternate and Augmented Reality Games. Download.
Pescetelli, N., Cebrian, M., & Rahwan, I. (2020). BeeMe: Real-Time Internet Control of Situated Human Agents. Computer, 53(8), 49–58.
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