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Integrating Simulated Exogenous Environments to Support the Learning Process of the Embedded MAS Approach

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: A multiagent system (MAS) is a group of autonomous software entities capable of collaboration and cooperation. It is a common practice to use simulators in MAS development. However, in the case of Embedded MAS education, integrating simulators is difficult because the agent’s reasoning is tightly coupled to hardware communication interfaces. This work then presents a simulator integration methodology based on serial channel emulation that fully decouples the agent’s reasoning from the environment, allowing flexible integration of simulators. We present a report on an Embedded AI undergraduate course in two academic semesters, showing that the student’s projects completion rate increased from 33% to 100%.

DOI: 10.5753/wei.2025.9115

Authors: Bruno Policarpo Toledo Freitas, Nilson Mori Lazarin, Carlos Eduardo Pantoja, José Viterbo

Institutions: Federal Center for Technological Education Celso Suckow da Fonseca, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Language: English

Topic: Educational Robotics and Engineering

Subfield: Artificial Intelligence

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W4413356739

FWCI: 4.235

Cites: 21

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10