A MAS architecture consisting of service centers is proposed. Within each service center, a mediator coordinates service delivery by allocating individual tasks to corresponding t...
In this paper we consider how a BDI agent might determine its best course of action. We draw on previous work which has presented a model of persuasion over action and we discuss ...
Katie Atkinson, Trevor J. M. Bench-Capon, Peter Mc...
Collaborative construction is a main application in the field of autonomous systems. An interesting subject in the area is the construction of realistic human-like architecture. ...
Yifeng Zeng, Dennis Plougman Buus, Jorge Cordero H...
A multi-agent VRP solver is presented in this paper. It utilizes the contract-net protocol based allocation and several improvement strategies. It provides the solution with the q...
While there has been much work on developing frameworks and models of norms and normative systems, consideration of the impact of norms on the practical reasoning of agents has at...