Logic-Based Agent Communication Protocols

Abstract. An agent communication protocol specifies the rules of interaction governing a dialogue between agents in a multiagent system. In non-cooperative interactions (such as negotiation dialogues) occurring in open societies, the problem of checking an agent’s conformance to such a protocol is a central issue. We identify different levels of conformance (weak, exhaustive, and robust conformance) and explore, for a specific class of logic-based agents and an appropriate class of protocols, how to check an agent’s conformance to a protocol a priori, purely on the basis of the agent’s specification.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: AGENTCL
• Authors: Ulrich Endriss, Nicolas Maudet, Fariba Sadri, Francesca Toni
• Keywords: Agent Communication Protocol, AGENTCL 2003, Agent’s Conformance, Communications, Robust Conformance