MODELING OF OPEN NORMATIVE MULTIAGENT SYSTEMS

Carolina Howard Felicíssimo, Carlos José Pereira de Lucena, Jean-Pierre Briot

2009

Abstract

A major challenge in the research of multiagent systems (MAS) is the design and implementation of open MAS in which norms can be effectively applied to their agents and easily managed. These tasks are arduous because norms are usually written for general purposes, hindering a more precise regulation. The motivation for this research came forth from the need to resolve this challenge, providing an approach applicable in open systems. In such systems, heterogeneity and autonomy rule out any assumption concerning the way third-party entities are implemented and behaved. This paper summarizes the result of a study done on solutions for the modeling of MAS. That study motivates the development of our DynaCROM approach.

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Felicíssimo C., Lucena C. and Briot J. (2009). MODELING OF OPEN NORMATIVE MULTIAGENT SYSTEMS . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 1: ICAART, ISBN 978-989-8111-66-1, pages 540-546. DOI: 10.5220/0001663705400546


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@conference{icaart09,
author={Carolina Howard Felicíssimo and Carlos José Pereira de Lucena and Jean-Pierre Briot},
title={MODELING OF OPEN NORMATIVE MULTIAGENT SYSTEMS},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 1: ICAART,},
year={2009},
pages={540-546},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001663705400546},
isbn={978-989-8111-66-1},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 1: ICAART,
TI - MODELING OF OPEN NORMATIVE MULTIAGENT SYSTEMS
SN - 978-989-8111-66-1
AU - Felicíssimo C.
AU - Lucena C.
AU - Briot J.
PY - 2009
SP - 540
EP - 546
DO - 10.5220/0001663705400546