We explain the raison d’ˆetre and basic ideas of input/output logic, sketching the central elements with pointers to other publications for detailed developments. The motivation...
Abstract. The paper proposes a logical systematization of the notion of countsas which is grounded on a very simple intuition about what counts-as statements actually mean, i.e., f...
The purpose is to explore how norm-governed behavior within agent societies can be achieved in the context of Virtual Enterprises. We analyze a number of formal models from the age...
Abstract. In the last years, social and organizational aspects of agency have become a major issue in multi-agent systems’ research. Recent applications of MAS enforce the need o...
Abstract. In open and heterogeneous environments offered by the Internet, where agents are designed by different vendors, the development of standards for agent communication nee...
We present a stationary iterative scheme for PageRank computation. The algorithm is based on a linear system formulation of the problem, uses inner/outer iterations, and amounts to...