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IJAOSE
2007
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A formal semantics for Gaia liveness rules and expressions
The Gaia methodology is a development methodology for multi-agent systems that uses the concept of roles to define behaviour. Gaia uses liveness expressions, which are expression...
Tim Miller, Peter McBurney
IJIS
2007
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The eightfold way of deliberation dialogue
Deliberation dialogues occur when two or more participants seek to jointly agree an action or a course of action in some situation. We present the first formal framework for such...
Peter McBurney, David Hitchcock, Simon Parsons
ENTCS
2002
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Sketch Data Models, Relational Schema and Data Specifications
When different mathematical models are used for software analysis and development it is important to understand their relationships. When the models are truly mathematical, and wh...
Michael Johnson, Robert D. Rosebrugh
FAC
2002
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Shallow Linear Action Graphs and their Embeddings
Action calculi, which generalise process calculi such as Petri nets, -calculus and ambient calculus, have been presented in terms of action graphs. We here offer linear action grap...
James J. Leifer, Robin Milner
RIA
2008
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Representing and Manipulating Situation Hierarchies using Situation Lattices
Situations, the semantic interpretations of context, provide a better basis for selecting adaptive behaviours than context itself. The definition of situations typically rests on t...
Juan Ye, Lorcan Coyle, Simon A. Dobson, Paddy Nixo...