Cooperative collaborating autonomous systems are at the forefront of research efforts in
numerous disciplines across the applied sciences. There is constant progress in solution
techniques for these systems. However despite this progress cooperating systems have
continued to be extremely difficult to model analyze and solve. Theoretical results are very
difficult to come by. Each year the International Conference on Cooperative Control and
Optimization (CCO) brings together top researchers from around the world to present new
cutting-edge ideas theories applications and advances in the fields of autonomous agents
cooperative systems control theory information flow and optimization. The works in this
volume are a result of invited papers and selected presentations at the Eighth Annual
International Conference on Cooperative Control and Optimization held in Gainesville Florida
January 30 - February 1 2008.
