The Teamcore research group is focused on applying research in multiagent systems (MAS) to real-world problems and advancing fundamental research to address these needs. As such, we explore the full spectrum of approaches in MAS, making necessary breakthroughs in the one that best suits the application at hand. Our research includes work in Belief-Desire-Intentions (BDI) systems, in Distributed Constraint Reasoning (DCR), and in Decision Theoretic and Game Theoretic approaches.

A key example of this use-inspired research is the ARMOR system, a game-theoretic application for security scheduling at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). In this work, we created new algorithms for solving a class of game-theoretic games known as Stackelberg games to address efficiency concerns with existing techniques. Only in overcoming these challenges could we successfully produce a practical application for real-world use. Today, the ARMOR system has received numerous accolades and has been in use at LAX since August 2007.