Multi-agent Systems to Distribute Intelligence in Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems


Global markets are imposing strong changing conditions for industrial companies running their businesses, facing strong pressures related to the customization of products in high flexible production systems. The fourth industrial revolution aims to promotes the digitization of the traditional industries, aiming intelligent factories characterized by adaptability, efficiency, functionality, reliability, safety, and usability. This digital transformation is also noticed in other domains like administration, electrical grids, transportation, healthcare and agriculture. In this context, smart products, processes and systems emerge of applying cyber-physical systems, complemented with emerging ICT and Artificial Intelligence technologies, such as Internet of Things, Big data, cloud computing, machine learning, virtual/augmented reality and multi-agent systems.