@inbook {5415, title = {Mixed Environments for MAS: Bringing Humans in the Loop}, booktitle = {Agent Environments for Multi-Agent Systems}, volume = {9068}, number = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science}, year = {2015}, pages = {52-60}, publisher = {Springer}, organization = {Springer}, abstract = {In many application domains for agents and MAS, the in- teraction between the systems and human users is a main element. In some cases, the interaction occurs behind a traditional computing device, such as a computer desktop or a smartphone. In other cases, the inter- action occurs through the physical world. This is the case, for instance, of smart/intelligent environment applications, and more generally in the wide context of Internet-of-Things based apps. Can the concept of agent environment for MAS play a role in the design of such systems, where humans are in the loop? In this position paper we further develop this question, providing some reflections and suggestions for future works. }, author = {Alessandro Ricci and Juan A. Rodr{\'\i}guez-Aguilar and Ander Pijoan and Franco Zambonelli}, editor = {Danny Weyns and Fabien Michel} }