Abstract. Taxonomies in the area of Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) classify problems according to the underlying principles and assumptions of the agents’ abilities, rationality and i...
Abstract. Current approaches to multi-agent interaction involve specifying protocols as sets of possible interactions, and hard-coding decision mechanisms into agent programs in or...
Abstract. Software agents are a promising technology for today's complex, distributed systems. Methodologies and techniques that address testing and reliability of multi agent...
In this paper we investigate two related aspects of the formalization of open interaction systems: how to specify norms, and how to enforce them by means of sanctions. The problem...
Abstract. While agents and environments are two intimately connected concepts, most approaches for multi-agent development focus on the agent-specific part of the system, whereas ...