Authors:
Jan Kantert
1
;
Hannes Scharf
1
;
Sarah Edenhofer
2
;
Sven Tomforde
2
;
Jörg Hähner
2
and
Christian Müller-Schloer
1
Affiliations:
1
Wilhelm Gottfried Leibniz University Hanover, Germany
;
2
Augsburg University, Germany
Keyword(s):
Adaptive Control Loop, Multi-agent-Systems, Trust, Norms, Desktop-grid System.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence
;
Formal Methods
;
Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
;
Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization
;
Intelligent Fault Detection and Identification
;
Planning and Scheduling
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Software Agents for Intelligent Control Systems
;
Symbolic Systems
Abstract:
Grid Computing Systems are examples for open systems with heterogeneous and potentially malicious entities.
Such systems can be controlled by system-wide intelligent control mechanisms working on trust relationships
between these entities. Trust relationships are based on ratings among individual entities and represent system-wide
information. In this paper, we propose to utilise a normative approach for the system-level control loop
working on basis of these trust values. Thereby, a normative approach does not interfere with the entities’
autonomy and handles each system as black box. Implicit rules already existing in the system are turned into
explicit norms – which in turn are becoming mandatory for all entities. This allows the distributed systems to
derive the desired behaviour and cooperate in reaction to disturbed situations such as attacks.