Commitment-modeled protocols enable flexible and robust interactions among agents. However, existing work has focused on features and capabilities of protocols without considerin...
This paper details the implementation of a software framework that aids the development of distributed and self-configurable software systems. This framework is an instance of a n...
David Lillis, Rem W. Collier, Mauro Dragone, Grego...
Cooperation and autonomy are two antagonistic core variables of agent-based systems, and a key challenge in designing such systems is to balance these variables appropriately. Thi...
In this paper, we present our lessons from the design and use of two educational software tools for teaching behavioral modeling to graduate students of digital art. The tools, Pai...
This paper describes a new approach to programming autonomic systems. Autonomic functions are integrated into element objects at design time using a special language called JSpoon...