Vidal

Professor Vidal's research interests are in the area of multiagent systems. On the theoretical side he is interested in developing systems that coordinate and aggregate the actions of large number of autonomous agents. This is interdisciplinary work which straddles the boundaries of economics, algorithmic game theory, distributed algorithms, agent-based modelling, and the social sciences. On the practical side he is interested in the development of web applications and web services.

Education

• Ph.D., University of Michigan (1998)
• M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1991)
• B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1990)

Selected Publications

• Anand Nair and José M. Vidal. Supply Network Topology and Robustness against Disruptions: An investigation using Multi-agent Model. International Journal of Production Research, 49(5):1391--1404, 2011.
• José M Vidal and Nathan Huynh. Building Agent-Based Models of Seaport Container Terminals. In Proceedings of 6th Workshop on Agents in Traffic and Transportation, 2010.
• Andrew Smith and José M. Vidal. A Practical Multiagent Model for Resilience in Commercial Supply Networks. In Proceedings of the Twelfth International Workshop on Agent-Mediated Electronic Commerce, 2010.
• Benito Mendoza and José M. Vidal. Approximate Bidding Algorithms for a Distributed Combinatorial Auction (Short Paper). In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, Padgham, Parkes, Müller, and Parsons editor. May, 2008.
• Hrishikesh J. Goradia and José M. Vidal. An Equal Excess Negotiation Algorithm for Coalition Formation. In Proceedings of the Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems Conference, 2007.