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AOIS
2003
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Comparing Agent-Oriented Methodologies
Numerous methodologies for developing agent-based systems have been proposed in the literature. However, their application is still limited due to their lack of maturity. Evaluati...
Khanh Hoa Dam, Michael Winikoff
IADIS
2004
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ATEAM - agent mediated team performance model
This paper introduces a study about managing the performance of virtual teams using intelligent agents. Through a review of previous research, the paper starts by contextually sit...
Mauro Nunes, Henrique O'Neill
EUMAS
2006
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Situated Semantic Alignment
Ontology matching is currently a key technology to achieve the semantic alignment of ontological entities used by knowledge-based applications, and therefore to enable their inter...
Manuel Atencia, W. Marco Schorlemmer
EUMAS
2006
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E*plore-ing the Simulation Design Space
One of the major puzzles in performing multi-agent-based simulations is the validity of their results. Optimisation of simulation parameters can lead to results that can be deceit...
Luis Antunes, Helder Coelho, João Balsa
EUMAS
2006
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Near-Optimal Anytime Coalition Structure Generation
Forming effective coalitions is a major research challenge in the field of multi-agent systems. Central to this endeavour is the problem of determining the best set of agents that...
Talal Rahwan, Sarvapali D. Ramchurn, Viet Dung Dan...
EUMAS
2006
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Self-regulating Multi-agent System for Multi-disciplinary Optimisation Process
This article presents a multi-agent method to tackle multidisciplinary optimisation, based on the notions of cooperation and self-regulation. It is focused on the preliminary airc...
Jean-Baptiste Welcomme, Marie Pierre Gleizes, Roma...
EUMAS
2006
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Friends No More: Ostracism in Multi-Agent Systems
In a normative society there are two main problems: defining norms and enforcing them. Enforcement becomes a complex issue as societies become more decentralized and open. We propo...
Adrian Perreau de Pinninck, Carles Sierra, W. Marc...
EUMAS
2006
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The Effect of Heterogeneity on Coalition Formation in Iterated Request for Proposal Scenarios
This paper explores a general model of economic exchange between heterogeneous agents representing firms, traders, or other socioeconomic entities, that self-organise into coaliti...
Carlos Mérida-Campos, Steven Willmott
EUMAS
2006
14 years 1 months ago
Norm-Oriented Programming of Electronic Institutions: A Rule-based Approach
Norms constitute a powerful coordination mechanism among heterogeneous agents. We propose means to specify and explicitly manage the normative positions of agents (permissions, pro...
Andrés García-Camino, Juan A. Rodr&i...