I am interested in investigations of the emergence of order in decentralized systems. Exploring theories and applications of the management of decentralized, autonomous, mobile information systems through agent-based computer simulations. These investigations have included robotics, sensor networks, mobile ad-hoc networks, unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), computational biology, and space exploration.
Altenburg KR, Hennebry M, Pikalek J, Nygrard KE. 2008. Simian: A Multi-agent Simulation Framework for Decentralized UAV Task Allocation. ISAST Transactions on Intelligent Systems, 1(1): 69-73.
Xu D, Borse P, Altenburg K, Nygard K. 2006. Distributed Control for Self-organizing Systems with Petri Nets. WSEAS Transactions on Systems, 5(4, April), 781-786.
Nygard KE, Altenburg K, Jingpeng T, Schesvold D, Pakalek J, Henebry M. 2007. Alternative Control Methodologies for Patrolling Assets with Unmanned Air Vehicles. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, 588:105-116.
Nygard KE, Altenburg K, Jingpeng Tang, Schesvold D. 2004. A Decentralized Swarm Approach to Asset Patrolling with Unmanned Air Vehicles. 227-239. In: Grundel D, Murphey R, Pardalos P (editors). Theory and Algorithms for Cooperative Systems. World Scientific Publishers. 604 p.
Altenburg K, Namasivayam K. 2008. A Multiagent Multicellular Systems Biology Model of Trichoplax adhaerens. IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology, May 18-21, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Naznin M, Juell P, Nygard K, Altenburg K. 2007. A Clustering Heuristic by Effective Nearest Neighbor Selection. In: Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, April 20-21, Grand Forks, ND.
Lua CA, Altenburg K, Nygard KE. 2005. ANTS with Firefly Communication. The 2005 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, June 27-30, 2005, Las Vegas, NV. 90-96.
Schesvold D, Tang J, Ahmed BM, Altenburg K, Nygard KE. 2003. POMDP Planning for High Level UAV Decisions: Search vs. Strike. 16th International Conference on Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering. Las Vegas, NV. 145-148.
Schlecht J, Altenburg K, Ahmed BM, Nygard KE. 2003. Decentralized Search by Unmanned Air Vehicles using Local Communication. In: Arabnia HR, Joshua R, Mun Y (editors), Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2003 (Volume II). Las Vegas, NV. 757-762.
Lua CA, Altenburg K, Nygard KE. 2003. Synchronized Multi-Point Attack by Autonomous Reactive Vehicles with Simple Local Communication. In: 2003 IEEE Swarm Intelligence Symposium Proceedings. Indianapolis, IN. 95-102.
Altenburg K, Schlecht J, Nygard KE. 2002. An Agent-based Simulation for Modeling Intelligent Munitions. In: Mastorakis NE, Kluev VV (editors), Advances in Communications and Software Technologies. WSEAS Press. 60-65.
Karsai I, Pénzes Z, Altenburg K. 1996. Working Autonomously: Searching and Piling: building compact structures by groups of robots. In: Drougal A (editor). 1996 International Conference on Multi-Agent Systems Workshop: Animal Societies as an Alternative Metaphorical Basis for Distributed Artificial Intelligence. 21-28.
Altenburg KR, Pavicic M. 1993. Initial results of the use of inter-robot communication for a multiple, mobile robotics system. p 95-100. In: IJCAI 1993 Workshop on Dynamically Interacting Robots.
Tang J, Schesvold D, Altenburg K, Nygard K. 2008. Hierarchical Control for Forward Air Controller UAV Agents. 8th International Conference on Cooperative Control and Optimization, January 30-February 1, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Lua C, Tang J, Altenburg K, Nygard K. 2008. Adaptive Swarm Emergent Intelligent Methodologies, Development and Validation. 8th International Conference on Cooperative Control and Optimization, January 30-February 1, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Mukhami H, Pakalek J, Altenburg K, Nygard KE. 2007. Swarm Intelligence for Formation Flight with Autonomous UAVs. Presented at: Seventh International Conference on Cooperative Control and Optimization. Gainesville, FL.
Xu D, Borse P, Altenburg K, Nygard K. 2006. A Petri Net Simulator for Self-organizing Systems. In: 5th WSEAS International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Engineering, and Databases (AIKED ’06).
Nygard KE, Altenburg K, Jingpeng T, Schesvold D, Pakalek J. 2005. Alternative Control Methodologies for Patrolling Assets with Unmanned Air Vehicles. Presented at: Fifth International Conference on Cooperative Control and Optimization. Gainesville, FL.
Nygard KE, Altenburg K, Jingpeng T, Schesvold D, Pakalek J. 2004. Heterogeneous swarm agents in hunter-killer teams. Presented at: 2nd Annual Swarming: Network Enabled C4ISR Conference. Arlington, VA, June 14-15, 2004.
Nygard KE, Altenburg K, Schlecht J, Ahmed BM. 2003. Local Behaviors for Emergent Intelligence in UAV Mission Tactics. Poster presented at: The Second Annual Symposium on Autonomous Intelligent Networks and Systems. Menlo Park, CA, June 30-July 1, 2003.
Altenburg KR. 1995. Simple communication for a population of simple robots. In: Posters Abstracts Book: 3rd European Conference on Artificial Life. 48.
Altenburg KR. 1994. A demonstration of a colony of simple robots. In: Poster and demonstration abstracts for the 1994 International Conference on Artificial Life (ALife IV).
Altenburg, Karl. 2004. Diets, Nutrition, and You; or, Care and Maintenance of Military Aircrews. Presented at: The North Dakota Aviation Safety Conference. Bismarck, ND, March 20, 2004.
Altenburg K. 1999. Multiple Minimalist Agents: Robots and Metaphors for Computational Ethology. Presented at: University of North Dakota Computer Science Colloquium, Grand Forks, October 11, 1999.
Altenburg K. 1998. The Mind’s I – Artificial Intelligence and Identity. Presented at: The 13th Faith, Reason and World Affairs Symposium, Concorida College, Moorhead, MN, September 27-29, 1998.
Altenburg KR. 1999. Construction of yellowjacket wasp nests: internal models or collective reactive behavior? Ph.D. Dissertation, NDSU, Fargo, ND. 200 p.
Altenburg KR. 1995. COCOBOTS: Robots, Ants, and Randomness. MS Thesis, NDSU, Fargo, ND. 238 p.
Altenburg K. 2001. UAVs Doing the DDDs. North Dakota Wingspan. Winter 2001.
Altenburg KR, Gammill SH, Haglund RE, Rice RE, Rowell GV, Sze A, Thureen DJ. 1997. Report from computer science. Teaching at Concordia 19(1):15-26.