This chapter tackles the relation between declarative languages and multi-agent systems by following the dictates of the five Ws (and one H) that characterize investigations. The ...
The development of applications for monitoring, control, simulation and diagnosis in the petroleum industry involves a multitude of complex software tools. These tools have their ...
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This paper presents a formal framework and outlines a method that autonomous agents can use to negotiate the semantics of their communication language at run-time. Such an ability...
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Most quality and software process improvement frameworks emphasize written (i.e. formal) documentation to convey recommended work practices. However, there is considerable skeptic...