Multi-Agent Systems Engineering: 9th European Workshop on Modelling Autonomous Agents in a Multi-Agent World, Maamaw'99 : Valencia, Spain, June 30-July 2, 1999 : Proceedings

by European Workshop on Modelling Autonomous Agents in a Multi-Agent Worl; Garijo, Francisco J.; Boman, Magnus

• ISBN13: 9783540662815
• ISBN10: 3540662812
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th European Workshop on Modelling Autonomous Agents in a Multi-Agent World, MAAMAW'99, held in Valencia, Spain in June/July 1999.The 18 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. The papers are organized in sections on engineering aspects of multi-agent systems, multi-agent systems frameworks, languages and protocols, negotiation and cooperation, and formal methods.

Table of Contents

Engineering Aspects of Multi-agent Systems
Agent-Oriented Software Engineering	1	(7)
Nicholas R. Jennings
Specification of Behavioural Requirements within Compositional Multi-agent System Design	8	(20)
Daniela E. Herlea
Catholijn M. Jonker
Jan Treur
Niek J.E. Wijngaards
Agent-Oriented Design	28	(13)
K. S. Barber
T. H. Liu
D. C. Han
A Developer's Perspective on Multi-agent System Design	41	(11)
P. Charlton
E. Mamdani
Multi-agent Systems Framework
A Development Environment for the Realization of Open and Scalable Multi-agent Systems	52	(11)
Federico Bergenti
Agostino Poggi
Modelling Agents in Hard Real-Time Environments	63	(14)
V. Botti
C. Carrascosa
V. Julian
J. Soler
Multi-agent Systems on the Internet. Extending the Scope of Coordination towards Security and Topology	77	(12)
Marco Cremonini
Andrea Omicini
Franco Zambonelli
Languages and Protocols
Protocol Engineering for Multi-agent Interaction	89	(13)
Amal El Fallah-Seghrouchni
Serge Haddad
Hamza Mazouzi
Designing Agent Communication Languages for Multi-agent Systems	102	(13)
Jeremy Pitt
Abe Mamdani
A Temporal Agent Communication Language for Dynamic Multi-agent Systems	115	(13)
T. Carron
H. Proton
O. Boissier
Multi-paradigm Languages Supporting Multi-agent Development	128	(12)
Analia Amandi
Alejandro Zunino
Ramiro Iturregui
Negotiation and Cooperation
An Efficient Argumentation Framework for Negotiating Autonomous Agents	140	(10)
Michael Schroeder
Negotiating Service Provisioning	150	(12)
Mihai Barbuceanu
Cooperative Plan Selection through Trust	162	(13)
Nathan Griffiths
Michael Luck
Extending Social Reasoning to Cope with Multiple Partner Coalitions	175	(13)
Nuno David
Jaime Simao Sichman
Helder Coelho
Formal Models
Basic Mental Attitudes of a Collaborating Agent: Cognitive Primitives for MAS	188	(22)
Cristiano Castelfranchi
Rino Falcone
Subjective Situations	210	(11)
Antonio Moreno
Ulises Cortes
Ton Sales
Formal Analysis of Models for the Dynamics of Trust Based on Experiences	221	(12)
Catholijn M. Jonker
Jan Treur
Author Index	233