In most of the existing approaches to the design of multiagent systems, there is no clear way in which to relate organisational and normative structures to the model of the enviro...
This paper describes the simulation of a foraging agent in an environment with a simple ecological structure, alternatively using one of three different control systems with varyi...
The organisational specification of a multi-agent system supports agents’ effectiveness in attaining their purpose, or prevent certain undesired behaviour from occurring. This r...
Huib Aldewereld, Virginia Dignum, Catholijn M. Jon...
Self-organising systems are a popular engineering concept for designing decentralised autonomic computing systems. They are able to find solutions in complex and versatile problem ...
In a normative multi-agent system the behaviour of the constituting agents is regulated by means of social and organisational inspired concepts like norms and sanctions. This pape...
Lacramioara Astefanoaei, Frank S. de Boer, Mehdi D...