Software systems development happens within a context which organizational processes are wellestablished. Hence, software needs to be built with flexible architectures based in so...
Carla T. L. L. Silva, Jaelson Brelaz de Castro, Jo...
Agent-based simulations are an increasingly popular means of exploring and understanding complex social systems. In order to be useful, these simulations must capture a range of a...
David Scerri, Alexis Drogoul, Sarah L. Hickmott, L...
We believe that successful co-operation between multi-agent systems providing services in a specific domain can be realized by constructing an infrastructure that supports the sem...
This paper discusses conditions under which some of the “higher level” mental concepts applicable to human beings might also be applicable to artificial agents. The key idea ...
Negotiation is an important mechanism of coordination in multiagent systems. Contrary to early conceptualizations of negotiating agents, we believe that decisions regarding the neg...