Last week, Anastasia and Łukasz participated in the Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS) 2026 conference, presenting the collaborative research paper “Autonomous Vehicles Need Social Awareness to Find Optimal Policies in MARL Routing Games”. The study demonstrates that autonomous vehicles can improve both overall system performance and individual outcomes when, in addition to optimizing their own travel times, they take into account the impact of their decisions on other road users.

The work was very well received by the research community, generating engaging discussions and valuable feedback from conference participants.

Anastasia also had the opportunity to present this research at the Agents for Societal Impact (ASI) workshop and to participate in the AAMAS Doctoral Consortium.

Many thanks to the organizers, reviewers, and everyone who contributed to inspiring conversations and exchanges of ideas throughout the conference!