A '''multi-agent system''' ('''MAS''' or "self-organized system") is a computerized system composed of multiple interacting [[intelligent agent]]s{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}. Multi-agent systems can solve problems that are difficult or impossible for an individual agent or a [[monolithic system]] to solve.<ref name="A Multi Agent-Based System for Securing University Campus: Design and Architecture - IEEE Conference Publication 2019">{{cite document | title=A Multi Agent-Based System for Securing University Campus: Design and Architecture - IEEE Conference Publication | date=2019-12-17 | doi=10.1109/ISMS.2010.25 }}</ref> Intelligence may include [[Scientific method|method]]ic, [[Function (computer science)|functional]], [[Algorithm|procedural]] approaches, [[algorithm]]ic [[search algorithm|search]] or [[reinforcement learning]].<ref name="ScienceDirect Topics 2016">{{cite web | title=Multi Agent Systems - an overview | website=ScienceDirect Topics | date=2016-01-01 | url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemical-engineering/multi-agent-systems | access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref> | A '''multi-agent system''' ('''MAS''' or "self-organized system") is a computerized system composed of multiple interacting [[intelligent agent]]s{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}. Multi-agent systems can solve problems that are difficult or impossible for an individual agent or a [[monolithic system]] to solve.<ref name="A Multi Agent-Based System for Securing University Campus: Design and Architecture - IEEE Conference Publication 2019">{{cite document | title=A Multi Agent-Based System for Securing University Campus: Design and Architecture - IEEE Conference Publication | date=2019-12-17 | doi=10.1109/ISMS.2010.25 }}</ref> Intelligence may include [[Scientific method|method]]ic, [[Function (computer science)|functional]], [[Algorithm|procedural]] approaches, [[algorithm]]ic [[search algorithm|search]] or [[reinforcement learning]].<ref name="ScienceDirect Topics 2016">{{cite web | title=Multi Agent Systems - an overview | website=ScienceDirect Topics | date=2016-01-01 | url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemical-engineering/multi-agent-systems | access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref> |