Designing protocols for agent institutions

We show how protocols can be derived from norms using landmarks. The resulting protocols can be used by agents to fulfill the norms governing an e-institution without having to have a capability for normative reasoning. It can also be used by normative agents as a default protocol to be used, but from which it can deviate in specific circumstances. Categories and Subject Descriptors I.2.11 [Artificial Intelligence]: Distributed Artificial Intelligence—multiagent systems General Terms Theory, Legal Aspects, Design Keywords Norms, Electronic Institutions, Normative Systems

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: ATAL
• Authors: Huib Aldewereld, Frank Dignum, John-Jules Ch. Meyer
• Keywords: ATAL 2007, Design Keywords Norms, Normative Agents, Normative Reasoning