Abstract. There are two main traditions in defining a semantics for agent communication languages, based either on mental attitudes or on social commitments. In this paper, we tran...
A key property of agents is that they are social, and hence the design of agent interactions is a crucial part of an agentoriented software engineering methodology. Agent interact...
Communication is essential in multi-agent systems, since it allows agents to share knowledge and to coordinate. However, in open multi-agent systems, autonomous and heterogeneous a...
Abstract. Agent Communication Languages (ACLs) play a fundamental role in open multiagent systems where message exchange is the main if not the only way for agents to coordinate th...
Today many people with serious diseases use online support groups to seek social support. For these groups to be sustained and effective, member retention and commitment is import...