I know of no other book on agents...that matches its coprehensive treatment and clear, enjoyable exposition." Van Parunak Centre for Electronic Commerce "Jacques Ferber can legitimately claim to be one of the founders of the discipline that is today known as multi-agent systems. In Multi-Agent Systems, he draws on over a decade of experience as a first-rate researcher and teacher in order to set out a coherent, unified view of the field. The end result is a readable and comprehensive textbook, that will be enthusiastically received by a growing and increasingly important discipline." Mike Wooldridge, Queen Mary and Westfield College "This book is easily the most comprehensive textbook on multi-agent systems and collective intelligence that I have seen.