Nicholas R. Jennings
Nicholas Jennings studies autonomous agents that act and coordinate in large, changing environments. Jennings develops automated negotiation algorithms for uncertain settings and mechanisms for inter-agent cooperation. His research includes coalition formation, message-passing methods, and models of trust and reputation. His research examines how to engineer systems that combine people and software agents. He held founding roles in the Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems journal and research foundation.
- Now at
- Loughborough University
- Works
- 888
- Citations
- 59,714
- h-index
- 109
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 14 October 2026.
Timeline
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2010
Research recognition
AAAI elected Nicholas R. Jennings as a Fellow in 2010.
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2015
Disaster response collaboration
Jennings worked with Rescue Global on a system combining learning, information fusion, and coordination for the response to Nepal’s 2015 earthquake.
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2021
Loughborough appointment
Jennings became Loughborough’s vice-chancellor and president in October 2021. He had previously held roles at Imperial and Southampton.
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As of October 2026
Negotiation and coordination
Jennings develops automated negotiation algorithms for uncertain settings and mechanisms for inter-agent cooperation. His research includes coalition formation, message-passing methods, and models of trust and reputation.
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As of October 2026
Agent-oriented software engineering
His research examines how to engineer systems that combine people and software agents. He held founding roles in the Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems journal and research foundation.
Sources and credits
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