ATAL
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
Methods for solving Distributed Constraint Optimization Problems (DCOP) have emerged as key techniques for distributed reasoning. Yet, their application faces significant hurdles...
ATAL
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
ATAL
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
ATAL
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
Researchers have been emphasizing the strong role that multi-agent systems can play progressively towards the design and implementation of complex autonomic systems. The aim of th...
ATAL
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
ATAL
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
We present a general logic of explicit knowledge represented as finite sets of logical formulae which can evolve by nondeterministic reasoning and communication. It is partly bas...
ATAL
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
In many multi agent learning problems, it is difficult to determine, a priori, the agent reward structure that will lead to good performance. This problem is particularly pronoun...
ATAL
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
This paper describes our preliminary analysis on the induction of communication protocols. Our work has two goals: (i) to recognize rules (i.e. protocols) from the communicative b...
ATAL
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
Mediation is the process of decomposing a task into subtasks, finding agents suitable for these subtasks and negotiating with agents to obtain commitments to execute these subtas...
ATAL
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
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 ...