In open societies of agents, where agents are autonomous and heterogeneous, it is not realistic to assume that agents will always act so as to comply to interaction protocols. Thu...
Marco Alberti, Marco Gavanelli, Evelina Lamma, Fed...
A system built in terms of autonomous agents may require even greater correctness assurance than one which is merely reacting to the immediate control of its users. Agents make su...
Cu D. Nguyen, Anna Perini, Paolo Tonella, Simon Mi...
We propose a hierarchy-driven approach to facilitate student learning and foster a deeper understanding of the importance of attack patterns in computer, network, and software sec...
This paper takes the view that to be considered autonomous, a software agent must possess the means by which to manage its own motivations and so define new goals. Using the motiva...
Responsive environments are physical surroundings whose components change their behaviour to accommodate the presence of people as well as other components. We describe a means to...