These transactions publishresearch in computer-based methods of computational collective intelligence(CCI) and their applications in a wide range of fields such as the semanticWeb, social networks, and multi-agent systems.

Developing Embodied Agents for Education Applications with Accurate Synchronization of Gesture and Speech.- Abstraction of Heterogeneous Supplier Models in Hierarchical Resource Allocation.- Shape Recognition through Tactile Contour Tracing - a simulation study.- Real-time tear film classification through cost-based feature selection.- Scalarized and Pareto Knowledge Gradient for Multi-objective Multi-armed Bandits.- Extensibility Based Multiagent Planner with Plan Diversity Metrics.- Concurrent and Distributed Shortest-Path Searches in Multiagent-based Transport Systems.- SAJaS: Enabling JADE-based Simulations.- Strategic Negotiation and Trust in Diplomacy -The DipBlue Approach.- Overcoming Limited Onboard Sensing in Swarm.- A Question of Balance: The Benefits of Pattern-Recognition when Solving Problems in a Complex Domain.