IEEE ICCA 2018 Plenary Panel Session: Trends in research on multi-agent systems

Summary form only given, as follows. A complete record of the panel discussion was not made available for publication as part of the conference proceedings. The theme of the IEEE ICCA plenary session this year is Trends in Research on Multi-agent Systems. We are honored that four prominent researchers in our field will join this panel to share their expertise and visions, as well as to discuss about challenges and opportunities, in research on multi-agent systems. Through direct conversation between these world-renowned panelists and other ICCA attendees, we hope to gain a deeper insight into some fundamental and emerging problems in the research area of multi-agent systems and in our general field of control and automation. This panel will also serve as a platform for the audience, in particular students and other junior researchers, to hear the opinions of senior members of our community on issues we often face at the early stage of our career or study.